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Writing is a wondrous, mysterious, unknowable process, right? Um... #notsomuch! Once past the inspiration point, the rest is craft and craft can be learned!

Lost Inside a Story
Joined April 2010
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Is KDP Select Salvation or Damnation for Indie Authors? ow.ly/8AXca #kindle #free #kdp Plz RT
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RT @tuneintodanger Congrats to @WritingNoDrama and @amberscottbooks for their Kindle Lending Library payout ow.ly/8wz4D Thank you!
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Never end a scene with a character falling asleep. Otherwise your reader will too. #keepthemwantingmore
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The chances you will #makeit on one book are slim to none... think long term #backlist
Embrace the red. What does that mean? Embrace critiques/notes. Then decide if you use them or not.
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No matter what you think of your work, ultimately the reader decides #behumble #takenotesgracefullu
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Grammar matters. Just not in the first draft. Write messy if you have to #lineeditscamwait
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Narrative drive is just that. Even the most convoluted plot has a strong through line
Surprise is great. The reader feeling like you've pulled something over on them is not :-)
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Lost? Stuck? Turn to your senses. What does this scene taste like?
How many books are you going to write next year?#yes #Isaid #books
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Whining does not get words on the page #justsaying
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What five key words define your hero? Make sure you are consistent
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What three words define your book? Does EVERY chapter/section live up to that?
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On days you don't 'feel' like writing, just type. You can weave details in on another day. #KeepMovingForward.
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When writing, stopping to fix grammar can throw you out of the game. Worry about edits later. #justwrite
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