08.12.2011
The cliche when it rains, it pours has rung true lately. The rare tornado we had late summer proved to be an omen because that’s what it has felt like the past few months with the latest family emergencies. Still, I managed to get three children’s manuscripts out—two stories and an article—to children’s magazines, and [...]
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08.10.2011
I know I’ve mentioned this before. I must have because I see it all the time in manuscripts and it continues to irk me. Instead of a story, the writer has written a scene. If your character doesn’t want anything, if he doesn’t need anything, if he is perfectly happy and just goes about his [...]
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