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Posted on January 29, 2019January 29, 2019

Free Your Mind to Write. Smoke a Cigar.

When you have something to write, how do you start? Where? With an outline? Or a burst of notes? I didn’t plan it this way,…

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Posted on June 5, 2018

Don’t Be a Dunce with Your Book: J.K. Toole and First Impressions

It didn't matter that my manuscript had some great stuff near the middle - - if the opening pages weren't very good, no agent or…

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Posted on April 29, 2018April 29, 2018

Slow down, breathe, write

Every person has a story to tell. Some people are lucky enough to even have two. What is yours? Why haven't you started? You are…

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