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Carnival of Storytelling #7
Welcome to the Carnival of Storytelling! Thanks to everyone who submitted articles. Please show your support by checking out other articles on these blogs. If […]
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A Sure-Fire Cure for Writer’s Block
I got this from a copywriting maven… Sorry, I don’t remember who. Maybe it was Dan Kennedy. Or the late Gary Halbert. It might have […]
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The Value of a Skillful Writer
A paragraph struck me while I was reading an open letter by Joss Whedon about the writers’ guild strike: Writers can be replaced, as we […]
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Is my story cliché and contrived?
An actual question asked on one of the writer’s boards. An aspiring author gave a two-paragraph summary of his plot idea. He said he feared […]
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100 Free Fictional Character Ideas
… a tiny sample from 1001 Character Quirks for Writing Fiction. Literally, the full list is more than 10 times as big. Of course, the […]
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Free Newsletter from a Long-time Published Author
I’m going to let you in on a brand-new, free writer’s resource that has really impressed me for the quality of tips, tricks, and sage […]
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I’m Reed Fish Top-10 Review
(I originally posted this review of I’m Reed Fish at Gilmore-ism.com.) Alexis Bledel’s latest film I’m Reed Fish, also starring Jay Baruchel as the title […]
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Kickin It Old Skool Bottom-10 Review
I rented Kickin It Old Skool, because it co-stars Aris Alvarado of Gilmore Girls fame, and I’m a huge Gilmore Girls fan. But I clearly […]
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Carnival of Storytelling #6
Welcome to the Carnival of Storytelling! Thanks to everyone who submitted articles. Please show your support by checking out other articles on these blogs. If […]
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The Real 7 Steps to Becoming a Better Writer
Getting caught up on my RSS feeds, I saw Brian Clark’s 10 Steps to Becoming a Better Writer. He didn’t make up this advice. It […]
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