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October 3, 2009
- So many people have said to me, "I don't know where to start! How do you do it?' How do you manage to write a book?" Well, it may not be as difficult as you fear. The "doing" simply is in the knowing how.Let's start with the basics. Just as you prepared for doing your homework as a child and young adult, you must prepare for writing your manuscript. This isn't something you ...
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June 8, 2009
- Sandy Nathan, award winning author, rides her horse for the first time after having her ankle fused. Little did she know that getting over writer's block would be harder. I wrote an introductory article on unlocking writers block a few weeks ago. (The one illustrated with photos of us trying to get a horse into a trailer.) After three weeks of vacation in New Mexico, I’m home and ...
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May 23, 2009
- Not sure whether you've seen my article on How to plot a novel, but there's a tantilising pic of a completed outline where the font is just too small to read. I keep getting emails from people asking me to make the pic bigger so they can read the text, or to provide the Freemind outline it belongs to. In the past I've said no because the outline was written for my own use and could contain just ...
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April 25, 2009
- Today I'm thinking about how so many people have lost their jobs, and how terrifying that must be. Some years ago I wanted a separate "money-making" source , and since my famiy was in the small hotel and food business, I devised a plan to put the $$$ in my own pocket for a change. I developed a pie business, found out that I could operate it myself, and began to pile up the money I ...
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October 17, 2008
- Hello everyone! I'm really thrilled to be here at the Red Room.I've decided that it would be fun to use my new Red Room blog as a place where I can discuss the craft as well as the business of writing (and reading). So my first post is about tightening prose.I just finished reading a novel by an author I hadn't read before (and no, I will not name it, so don't ask) yesterday that was okay. ...
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August 22, 2008
- Collecting vintage watches is misconceived as expensive and exclusive. You need not be an expert, a watchmaker or horologist to go on the adventure of recovering old watches from nowhere and restoring them, as much as possible, to their original glory. A watch is a very personal piece of accessory that defines its wearer and putting up a collection is a pursuit of preference and discovering ...
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