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Making Feng Shui Work
Is your writing life working for you? Is your office
working for your writing life? If not, then consider the possibility
that you need to make some changes. Whether your chi is blocked or you
just have too much crap in your way, feng shui could help!
Writing
Outside the Box
Writer's Block. We've all heard of it, most of us have
suffered through it and we all dread getting it. There are few things
worse than needing to get the words down, but having your mind come up
blank. So steal this idea...
I
Got The Call! Now What?
Omigod! You did it! You stayed up late and
skipped lunches at the office. You got input from critique
partners and online friends. You made the final round of a
contest or seven. You sweated through the editor appointment,
the request for the full manuscript and the revision process.
And now...
Revision
Hell 101... 102... 103...
What does it take to go from acceptable
submission to published story? One hell of a lot of hard work.
Writing is a creative challenge, but revising is a test of your
talent and skills.
For every fifty partial submissions received, only one
manuscript will be requested in full. So
how can you possibly beat these odds? You can't. But maybe you
can shorten them by entering contests.
Dialogue
is not just conversation between characters;
it's one form of communication between you and your
reader. For that reason, it's important to make your
characters' words ring true.
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