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Read MoreSix Errors That Will Kill Your Dialog
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Read MoreWriting That Would Impress Hemingway
Jan 29,18“If a writer of prose knows enough about what he is writing, he may omit things he knows, and the …
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Mar 30,17You’ve heard, “Kill your darlings.” Well, I’m here to tell you to “Murder the myth.” Every writer I meet or …
Read MoreTo Illustrate or Not to Illustrate Your Children’s Book?
Mar 30,17Everyone who is writing a children’s book erroneously believe that illustrations must accompany the manuscript. They are wrong. The answer …
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