20 Apr 2015

Beta Reading Etiquette

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Good morning everyone! One of the hardest things to do as writers, or any artist for that matter, is to hand over our work, our baby, to someone else to look over and critique. Generally, we’re lucky enough to get to know the person so we’re able to understand what they’ll have to say. Then you get that one person… You know who I mean. The one that lives to eviscerate any manuscript that crosses their path. As someone that … Read More »
13 Apr 2015

Breaking the Writing Rules

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Good morning everyone! We’ve all been told to obey the rules since we were kids, but remember when we would ask why? I don’t know about you all, but I was regularly told, “Because I said so” and that was that. One of the things I’ve learned is that when it comes to writing, nothing is that simple. To be honest, roughly 95% of the “rules” so many tout are nothing but opinions. Just look at how many different thoughts … Read More »

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