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    She's Write About That: Vol V

    Dialogue, for many people, is the bane of their writerly existence. Either the formatting throws them off, or it feels impossible to create believable exchanges between characters, but the fact is, dialogue is one of the most important parts of your story. It creates atmosphere, draws away from the “telling” aspect of characterization and plot, develops character and sets the overall tone for your story. [...]

    She's Write About That! - Do Your Homework (Vol IV)

    Homework. The word brings dread to the hearts and minds of nearly everyone who hears it. It inspires memories of high school algebra, chemistry and vocab. It may even bring to mind that horrid teacher, you know the one who was always on your case about turning in late assignments, but when I talk about homework, I’m talking about something different. I’m talking about [...]

    She's Write About That! - How Does That Sound? (Vol III)

    Look at me, blogging when I’m out of town. Okay, not really, I wrote this blog before I left because Michele and I didn’t want to leave you guys in a lurch on our third week out. This week, we’re talking about reading our work out loud, something podcasting requires you to do, obviously, but [...]

    She's Write About That! Vol II: Breaking the Block

    At first, I wasn’t sure why I proposed to MichBek that we write about writer’s block. Other than the fact that it affects just about every writer on the planet, I sometimes like to think it doesn’t affect me. I have always had an abundance of creative ideas. In fact, right now I have about [...]

    THIS WEEK IN AWESOME

    While I honestly haven’t been a part of the TGIF crowd since I worked at this really awful 9-5 telemarketing job back in 2001, I do really look forward to THIS WEEK IN AWESOME, which has Friday written all over [...]