Author Quote
“Books aren’t written – they’re rewritten. Including your own. It is one of the hardest things to accept, especially after the seventh rewrite hasn’t quite done it.” –Michael Crichton The post Author...
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Toward More Effective Writing
To avoid misunderstandings, make sure your writing accurately reflects your thought. The post Toward More Effective Writing appeared first on Jack Ronald Cotner.
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Publishing And Marketing Scams
For authors seeking publishers and marketing help you should know it’s a dangerous world out there full of pitfalls, and offers of help aren’t all they are cracked up to be. In fact, those offers may...
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California’s New Law Affects Writers
I don’t live in California but I do write and this post from Victoria Strauss at Writer Beware Blog with reference to an article from Authors Guild makes for interesting reading especially if you are...
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Elmore Had It Right.
Slogging along on a manuscript or other piece of writing? Taking longer to finish than you expected? Exhausted trying to complete that description, paragraph, sentence, scene, dialogue, or other story...
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Bradbury’s Writing Inspiration
No doubt we are living through despairing times. Many writers, myself included, find it difficult to concentrate on writing with our minds focused sharply on current events. One of my favorite authors,...
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Surviving The Writing Experience I have encountered many aspiring writers who face challenges while working on their manuscripts and I am one of them. Writing a book is a significant undertaking that...
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Writing A Successful Classic Mystery
Attribution: J. R. Cotner I recently spent time browsing through my rather dusty bookshelves, taking stock of the great reads I’ve collected over the years. Many are intricate, classic mysteries...
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A Little Show Don’t Tell Advice
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Mastering Misdirection: Tips For Crafting Convincing Red Herrings
What is a red herring? Simply put, a red herring is a piece of information in a story that distracts readers from an important truth or leads them to mistakenly expect a particular outcome in any...
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