The Scribophile Writing Blog
Archive for August, 2010
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Three Books
by Holly Jennings • 8 comments
My favorite three books on writing.
A while back, I was involved in a lot of those mail-order book clubs. (This was around the same time I submitted a poem to poetry.com- the notorious scam artists preying on hopeful writers.) I own a p...
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Ready to send your novel to an agent? Are you sure?
by Justin C. Key • 6 comments
Things you should think about to get your novel/package agent-ready.
Writing is a very intimate experience. It can be easy to forget that what we're creating we want to eventually share with others (or not, and that's fine, too). We write what we like and the things th...
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People Listening
by Ervin Anderson • 4 comments
Have you ever closed your eyes and just listened? Great dialogue surrounds you. Learn from it.
For many, People Watching is a grand hobby. To sit in a café or on the bus or on a park bench or at your window, and watch the lives of others unfurl before your eyes is more than just a fun way to pa...
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Time Management for Writers
by Holly Jennings • 8 comments
Time management for writers is especially important for those of us who suffer from procrastinationitis.
Keeping deadlines is important, so they tell me. During my freelance writing career, I am proud to say I have yet to miss a deadline. This is not because I am organized or a planner: I am a procrast...
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Writing 2.0
by Justin C. Key • 4 comments
How we interact with each other is changing. Should your writing, too?
As with any art, there is a certain level of respect for 'the old-school' methods. For music, people look down on auto-tune and even electrical instruments. A hand-drawn cartoon is infinitely more imp...
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