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Month: September 2017

Achieve World Domination

5 reasons summer is better than winter

Posted on 28/09/201713/05/2018
It’s that time again. Summer was born premature, underweight, and with little chance of survival.
 
It held on a while, kept alive by the foolish hopes and dreams of all those who loved it. Then, before we could get to know it, it died.
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Outsell James Patterson

Developing that initial idea (pt. 1 – Story)

Posted on 21/09/201713/05/2018
This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Developing that Initial Idea
Ideas come at writers in different forms. A new character will hit you harder than the boyfriend of that cute blonde you’re checking out. A storyline will appear faster than that rash after your last night out.
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Outsell James Patterson

3 ways a professional writer is more than just a writer

Posted on 14/09/201712/05/2018
Calling a professional writer a writer is like calling an MP a liar. Sure, lying is a big part of what they do, and their ability to lie well is the reason they’re an MP in the first place. But there’s a lot more to being an MP than lying.
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Understand My Writing Process

My attempts at a novel cover letter

Posted on 07/09/201709/05/2018

Here’s a fact: I hate writing cover letters.

It’s the worst.

People think you should be good at it because you’re a writer, but it’s not the same. I know a lot of writers have trouble with it, too.

So I’m not going to say too much.… Read the rest

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