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Tag: writer
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Article in WordWorks Magazine
Speaking of FBCW, earlier in the year, I had the pleasure of writing an article for Volume 3, 2023 of WordWorks, their magazine. My piece was titled “Breaking the Singles Barrier: Mastering the art of multi-book sales.” You can read that entire issue here: WordWorks
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How to Make a Killing Jar: Out and About!
Ace Baker’s collection of 12+1 stories is published and is getting reviews! Find it on amazon.ca or amazon.com:
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Putting myself out there…writing goals for Oct 2014 to Oct 2015!
Ok, a bit of a heart to heart post today, from one writer to another. Yesterday, I wrote about the benefits of journaling and setting writing goals. Today, I’ll show you what I mean by that. Here are my writing goals for my upcoming writing year: 1. Find a GOOD agent. 2. Write a new…
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Name drop 2: MICHAEL SLADE!
Just in case you even for a moment thought Lisa Unger would respond and Michael Slade wouldn’t, here’s a post from the Master of Horror himself: That’s what good books and good teachers do, right? Pass on the passion from one generation to the next! By the way, that talk of Slade’s I went to in…
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Vandermeer on dissection for fiction writers
First of all, I picked up a copy of Jeff Vandermeer’s book, Wonderbook, and I’m having trouble deciding whether it’s a book about writing or a work of art–amazing! But on page 42, I read the following: To grow as a fiction writer, you absolutely must engage in some dissection of stories, your own and…
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Can you smell it? How to use strong imagery like Natalie Kusz in “Vital Signs”!
Imagery is a definite “choose your weapon” topic. I mean, you have five senses to choose from (or combinations of them). While sight and touch are present in many works, look at how Natalie Kusz appeals to the sense of SMELL in “Vital Signs”: I was always waking up, in those days, to the smell…
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Make your opening paragraph Google-worthy!
Strange title for today’s post, I know. I’ll let you know in a minute or two what I mean by it, but in the meantime, read this short passage from “Man Changing into Thunderbird,” by Armand Garnet Ruffo(published in the summer 2013 edition of The Malahat Review): The room is cramped with people. an…