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15. The best hours to write
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Everyday, I spend a couple of hours reading manuals about the world of writing. I hope that expression sums it all up: techniques, grammar, advices, commercial VS literary, other authors, editors, agents, publishers, readers... I'm an addict for knowledge about the things that are driving me the most on each moment of my life.
After reading all the...
Thursday, December 17, 2009
14. About the Money
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Money
Usually writers don't like to talk about the money they earn from writing. I can understand that, if you give away your numbers maybe you cannot negotiate a better deal next time?... Don't know, never been there.
I found a post entry from Susan Beth Pfeffer, someone that lives and lived from her writing all her life, and is now on her 75th book (!)...
13. If it's not scary, it's not for you
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First Steps
I heard somewhere, many years ago, that we should go for the things that make us scared. Obviously, they didn't mean date a psychopath! Only the things that you are scared of but at the same time never really leave your mind. Those are the things that will make you stronger after you've done them. Those are the things that define your limits, so when...
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
12. Openings
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Tips and Advice
Several authors write about the importance of Openings.
When starting a new story, Mary Mackie on Creative Editing, advises us that we should make sure the 5 Ws are somewhere in the first paragraphs. Who (character), where (place), when (time), why (motivation) and what (motif). Of course there's an exception to this rule and we may want to leave...
11. Why I write
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Other Authors
Today I found the quote that defines exactly why I stopped (almost) everything in my life, to write:
"You only lose energy when life becomes dull in your mind. Your mind gets bored and therefore tired of doing nothing. Get interested in something! Get absolutely enthralled in something! Get out of yourself! Be somebody! Do something. The more you...
Monday, December 14, 2009
10. Music gets me there
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First Steps
Music always helped me write. At the moment, I'd recommend Zero 7, Dave Mathews (these guys can never go wrong!) and New Moon's OST.
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Vanessa Condez, Note to self: Humani...
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