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Tag: writing
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Deflating and Energizing on Day 3 of SIWC !
Highlights from Day 3 of SIWC ! Okay, so two full days of activity at a conference can take its toll. At the beginning of the third day, people came ambling into the ballroom looking a bit like… Monaghan‘s bacon trick did its job to get us all there (eventually), and then a hard-hitting keynote…
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SIWC Countdown: 2 days: 2 ideas to keep in mind during the conference !
2 Days Away: 2 Ideas to Keep in Mind ! Okay, we are getting super close to conference time. The excitement is building and the nerves are jangling. There’s a good chance we get swept up in the three days and then, in the blink of an eye, it’s over, and we’re looking back wondering, What just…
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SIWC Countdown: 5 days: 5 kudos, gold stars, and TYs!
5 Days Away: 5 People to say TY to at SIWC! 5 days away–can you believe it? It’s going to get crazy really fast, really soon! And at SIWC, it can get crazy too–rushing off to pitches, blue pencils, sessions, trying to take in all you’re being taught, and going from one thing to the…
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SIWC Countdown: 7 days: 7 reasons to consider doing a blue pencil session!
7 DAYS: 7 Reasons to Consider Blue Pencil ! Seven days…I know, it sounds like a certain horror movie: But it’s not bad at all–and neither is a blue pencil editing session. There is much to be gained from putting a few pages of your work into the hands of another writer or editor. Here…
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SIWC Countdown: 8 days? 8 Ways to Prepare for the Writing Conference!
8 Days: 8 Ways to Prepare for SIWC 1. Read bios of your favourite agents, editors and writers. 2. Practice your pitches. 3. Decide which works to blue pencil. 4. Check the schedules for workshops that interest you. 5. Select clothing for three days—you don’t want to be thinking about that kind of thing during…
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SIWC Countdown: 9 days? 9 Ways…to find opportunities at SIWC!
Time is ticking…only 9 days until the main conference begins…here’s what to expect: 9 OPPORTUNITIES YOU’LL FIND AT SIWC 1. Education—attend workshops where writers and others teach you their craft. 2. Inspiration—keynote speakers who will light your fire! 3. Sustenance—great food, and drink, and vendors to fulfill your needs. 4. Treasures—autographs from your favourite…
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Step 6 of Nanowrimo Planning: Time to Get Real!
STEP SIX: TIME TO … Build and expand, build and expand . . . . Remember those five sentences you wrote in step two that you made into five paragraphs in step five? Well, we’re going to expand each of those to a page each…with a twist. We’re going to write what…
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Step 5 of Nanowrimo Planning: Step Two, Pumped Up!
STEP FIVE: STEP TWO, PUMPED UP! Now that you know your characters better, and you know your plot a bit better, it’s time to look back for a moment and build on step two. You know more now, so this shouldn’t be tough, but here’s what step five involves: In step two, you…
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Step 4 of Nanowrimo Planning: The Handshake
STEP FOUR: THE HANDSHAKE In steps one and two, you thought about story. In step three, you thought about characters. It’s now time for step four, and that means. . . Character, story. Story, character. Now say “Hello.” That’s right—it’s time for your story and character to meet. It’s time to do character…