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In just ONE word: Your biggest distraction. 58 Replies
Television. (I know, I'm weak)
Tagged: procrastination, writing, distractions
Started by J.W. Gustin. Last reply by Debra Ann Elliott 1 hour ago.
Great Read on Chuck Sambuchino's blog ... 19 Replies
As a follow up to a discussion of last week: Blogging, Building a Platform etc I came across this post on Guide to Literary Agents ... http://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/ Media Rehab: Opp…
Started by Florence Fois. Last reply by Robert C. Nelson 16 hours ago.
Rewriting Lost Work ... So Painful 26 Replies
Anyone else familiar with the pain of putting in long hours over a project, just to have the computer crash or electricity go out? Why is it so painful to rewrite ideas previously, even recently, put…
Started by J.J. Daniels. Last reply by Terri Hill 16 hours ago.
Self Publishing Journey-Day 20, The Editing Process 6 Replies
So to jump right in I’ll start by saying that anticipating a response on the edits to your novel is torture. Xlibris does a great job by updating me on my novel and informing me where it is at as far…
Tagged: Publishing, Self, Eagle, Black
Started by Cedric. Last reply by Duane Lee 21 hours ago.
write a paragraph with these three words in them: maisma, spectre and wraith! 13 Replies
now I was given the three words, otherwise it's like cheating almost! so let me give them to you: alternatively, this could be fun--think of any words! Anyway, here's the one I wrote. I'll show you…
Tagged: wraith, spectre, miasma
Started by Carole Gill. Last reply by Carole Gill 22 hours ago.
Fear of being finished 19 Replies
I am writing my first novel, and though I know it's a great story, I am TERRIFIED to finish. Not because I wont know what to do next, because I have LOADS of story ideas bouncing around in my noggin.…
Started by Ashley Ann Rich. Last reply by Jessica Miller 1 day ago.
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Comment by Carole Gill 9 hours ago - i like big blue bears as long as they're not blue!
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Comment by Mark Richard Hunter 18 hours ago - That is one big blue bear.
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Comment by Carole Gill 1 day ago
- yeah! i had a good writing day, don't forget it's going on 4pm here in merry olde England! in a good mood!
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Comment by Martin Rus 1 day ago - Awww, he's cute!
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Comment by Carole Gill 1 day ago
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glitter-graphics.com Hi Martin! it's Saturday!
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Comment by Martin Rus 1 day ago
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*waves*
Hey, Carole!
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Comment by Carole Gill 1 day ago
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Hi everyone! just joined. I have a dark gothic fiction group on another site and we had some fun today! we tried to write a paragraph with these three words in them:
wraith, spectre and maisma. going to put that up as a discussion!
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Comment by Mark Richard Hunter 1 day ago
- I think Nano is meant for those writers who just can't stop editing, and never finish their story. I like to go back at the beginning of each session and go over what I did the day before, editing as necessary, but I haven't been stuck on editing yet. On the other hand, I'm with you -- my Nano story is only 52,000 words right now, but I haven't touched it out of being intimidated by the amount of work that needs to be done on the thing.
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Comment by Jess 1 day ago - Nano was too fast for me, too. I'm an 'edit-as-you-go' writer, and the thought having to edit a completely rough 85,000 word manuscript makes me feel nauseous. ;) Different writing styles!
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Comment by Mark Richard Hunter 1 day ago
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That's amazing, Claire. It was all I could do to write 53,000 words in one month for Nanowrimo; the way I usually write, a rough draft takes close to six months. That includes working around the jobs, of course!
I think you're right that going faster means more editing later, though, and I usually do a little editing along the way on the first draft. Nanowrimo was just moving too fast for my taste.
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