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Where do stories come from? (III)

June 11, 2016 by Phil Town Leave a Comment

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Where do stories come from? (II)

May 14, 2016 by Phil Town Leave a Comment

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On Writing: The Fight for Publication

April 30, 2016 by kstuart00 2 Comments

Filed Under: Historical Fiction, On Writing Tagged With: dream chasing, how to publish a book, Like a River From Its Course, On Writing, publication

Where do stories come from?

April 16, 2016 by Phil Town Leave a Comment

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What’s involved in publishing a book

April 9, 2016 by Ann Stanley Leave a Comment

Filed Under: On Writing Tagged With: fiction, On Writing, self-publishing, short story, the publication process, writing

Creative Writing – The Hobbit: Movie vs. Book

March 5, 2016 by Alice Nelson 12 Comments

Filed Under: On Writing Tagged With: Blog, Books vs. Movies, writing

On Writing – The Day I Learned to Be a Professional

February 13, 2016 by Jeff Elkins 6 Comments

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Creative Writing: We Have To Take A Look At Bad Writing Too

January 30, 2016 by Alice Nelson 6 Comments

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Creative Writing – ‘Twas the Day After Christmas

December 26, 2015 by Alice Nelson 6 Comments

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And Art Unlike Any Other

December 19, 2015 by kstuart00 4 Comments

Filed Under: On Writing Tagged With: character development, fiction writing, imagination, On Writing, plot development, writing great fiction

Creative Writing: It Really Is A Wonderful Life

December 12, 2015 by Alice Nelson 5 Comments

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On Writing – Angels and Demons

December 5, 2015 by Guest Author 2 Comments

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On Writing – NaNoWriMo – Even If You're Done, You're Not Done

November 28, 2015 by Jeff Elkins 2 Comments

Filed Under: On Writing Tagged With: NaNoWriMo

Creative Writing – Fringe: Second Time's a Charm

November 21, 2015 by Alice Nelson 8 Comments

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Write a Story They Won't Soon Forget

October 24, 2015 by kstuart00 3 Comments

Filed Under: On Writing Tagged With: detail in writing, On Writing, on writing well, writing, writing compelling stories

Creative Writing: Lost

October 10, 2015 by Alice Nelson 13 Comments

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