Author Archives
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Critique Group – Jupiter’s Ghost
A critique flies in to save the day! Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a comment about the submission below. Don’t feel like you have to critique the whole piece. Even a short comment on… Read More ›
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The Blog Lives!
As you might have read in an earlier post, I took a hiatus from this blog to focus on my wife’s health. She is doing much better now, and I am ready to restart the fun. I hope to follow my… Read More ›
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Update and Plans for the Future
Susie and her oncologist, Dr. Lee Schwartzberg Thank you for your patience regarding my pause in posting during the past two months. I thought you might like an update on my wife’s progress. Susie had a mastectomy, which included the… Read More ›
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Blog Silence – A Higher Priority
I will be suspending regular posts such as the critique group and story development for a while. We learned recently that my wife has breast cancer, so I need to devote as much time as possible toward her and her… Read More ›
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Critique Group – In the Beginning
I am posting this critique submission today, because I need to end this feature for now. I will post my reasons why later today. Since this is the last one in the submission queue, no one will be left hanging…. Read More ›
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Critique Group – Writer’s Dilemma
Of course we want a critique. Everyone wants a critique, right? Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a comment about the submission below. Don’t feel like you have to critique the whole piece. Even a… Read More ›
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Story Development – Let the Ghosts Speak Part 4
Parts 1, 2, and 3 of Let the Ghosts Speak brought the story to the crisis event, which some call the inciting incident. Because of this incident, the protagonist’s normal world will never be the same. He will now have to… Read More ›
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Critique Group – The Brothers of Elliar
Have you ever had a moment like this? Most writers have. Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a comment about the submission below. Don’t feel like you have to critique the whole piece. Even a… Read More ›
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Story Development – Let the Ghosts Speak Part 3
In Parts 1 and 2 of Let the Ghosts Speak, we saw the essential beginnings of a story as well as how to establish an emotional attachment between readers and the protagonist. Part 2 also began the revealing of the… Read More ›
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Critique Group – Out of the Curse
We’ll shave off the poor prose and make your manuscript look really spiffy. Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a comment about the submission below. Don’t feel like you have to critique the whole piece…. Read More ›