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Join #JuNoWriMo & Win Prizes

It’s true! Simply joining JuNoWriMo could win you free stuff. How cool is that? We know how tough it is to finish JuNoWriMo. You’re going to need strength, stamina, determination, and…chocolate! But never fear, we’re here for you. One of our awesome participants from last year, Vicki Trask offered to …

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Cliffhangers: A Divisive Literary Mechanism

I had today planned out, a post for both IWSG and the A-Z Challenge. Then, I had a mini-conversation with another author that whipped up my brain so, I threw out my other post and decided to write on Cliffhangers (which can be a source of insecurity among writers, so …

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Review: The Word-Loss Diet (Writing Craft) by Rayne Hall

The Word-Loss Diet (Writing Craft) by Rayne Hall January 2nd 2013 by Scimitar Press Review by Fel Wetzig What’s the most common thing I remember writing on people’s manuscripts and essays over the years? “Wordy” Whether the sentence is from an academic article or a fiction manuscript, if it trips …

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Nerd Bite: Tragic love by Paul Wetzig

Tragic love. It’s something that can pull on the heart-strings. These events can stick in our minds–we feel the sadness and we come back for more. When it’s done right it can be an event that can haunt our thoughts. Comic Books have been known for having some of the …