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Far-Sight Fiction: Learning to Let Go
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Wednesday, March 4, 2015. Learning to Let Go. If you have ever defined yourself by something you do or by the people you know, you will understand the crippling, shriveling notion of emptiness when you start to lose touch with what you thought was your very self condensed into one representative part. Or a story that will burn through the minds of generations to come? And sometimes, these considerations are painful, they are raw, and they are revealing. We see pieces of ourselves we do not want to se...
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Far-Sight Fiction: Editing Services
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If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it. Or, if proper usage gets in the way, it may have to go. I can't allow what we learned in English composition to disrupt the sound and rhythm of the narrative.". This does not mean that you can throw grammar to the wind and ignore things like proper formatting and punctuation. All writers have a responsibility to communicate their music in an effective manner, and correct grammar is the established common language. Please first contact me via email. Subject: Projec...
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Far-Sight Fiction: Tips for Self Editing
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Tips for Self Editing. The final sentence is finished, and you sit back in your chair, stunned. You’ve written a book – congratulations! I’m here to tell you, the joy of writing doesn’t end when the book does. And if you did not catch the sinister tone in that sentence, then you had better put on your seatbelt. Writing a book can be downright painful. And unfortunately, it’s only two-thirds of the battle. Your next big step can be one of the most crucial: self-editing. I just wrote the thing! Self-editin...
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Far-Sight Fiction: A Brief Guide to Self-Publishing
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A Brief Guide to Self-Publishing. A person who publishes a book willfully appears before the populace with his pants down. If it is a good book nothing can hurt him. If it is a bad book nothing can help him.”. Edna St. Vincent Millay. But how well you succeed will be entirely dependent upon how much muscle you put into the process. Long story short, while a traditional publishing company will do all that work for you, if you choose to self-publish you will be entirely on your own. Type Code Your Book.
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Far-Sight Fiction: Writing Prompt Reviews
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Thursday, April 16, 2015. Following back to my previous post. About writing prompts, I decided it would be interesting to find a couple and test them out myself, pointing out their potential weaknesses, strengths, and perhaps writing a few paragraphs based on how they inspire me. A few, brief, un-revised paragraphs (do forgive me! Today’s prompts come from the Writer’s Relief “Writing Prompt” pinterest board. How could we use that to our advantage in creating an original story? If they have been caught, ...
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Far-Sight Fiction: Writing Prompt Reviews
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Part One - April 16, 2015. Part Two - May 28, 2015. Part Three - July 9, 2015. Part Four - August 5, 2015. Part Five - September 3, 2015. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Tips for Self Editing. The Importance of Beta Readers. How to Write a Query Letter. How to Choose an Agent or Publisher. A Brief Guide to Self-Publishing. Science Fiction Journals You Should Be Submitting To. Suggested Books on Writing. The Wand in the Word by Leonard S. Marcus. P&W Literary Agents Database. Illumin...
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Far-Sight Fiction: A Writer’s Take on the Tomato – Day One of the Pomodoro Technique
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Tuesday, August 11, 2015. A Writer’s Take on the Tomato – Day One of the Pomodoro Technique. There’s a famous technique for increasing your productivity that has been popping up on my social media radar for a few weeks now. I’ve been meaning to give it a try, but just haven’t dedicated the time to do so until today. That’s the easiest way to defeat ourselves before we’ve even begun, isn’t it? So we have to ease into it. You might not be able to drum up the motivation to write for two hours, but you can p...