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5 Reasons the CW’s Supergirl Should Have Been Written as a Teenager
Before we get into this, I just wanted to say that I do really enjoy the CW’s Supergirl. It became one of my favorite superhero shows this past year, adopting a great hopeful tone (that the new movie...
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Update
Hello all, and belated Happy July 4th! I just wanted to write a quick update post and say that I will be moving my regular posting day to Sunday for the moment. I’m going to have more things happening...
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Franchise Writing Fever
Last week I saw Spider-Man: Homecoming, a fun film I highly recommend if you haven’t seen it…but that’s not what this article is about. One of the most interesting things about the film is how it is...
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5 Tips for Writing a Great Opening Line (for a Novel or Short Story)
There is a lot of weight on opening lines, perhaps more so than on any other single line in your story. And in some ways there is good reason for this. The opening line is the reader’s first...
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5 Horror Writing Tips
Awhile back I wrote a post about what elements I think are necessary for a good horror story. This week, I’m adding on to that with some tips to consider if you’re sitting down to write a horror...
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5 Takeaways from Rachel Aaron’s 2K to 10K Writing Guide
I’ve listened to a couple of podcast interviews with Rachel Aaron, and so I’d heard about her book 2k to 10k on how to increase your writing speed. Efficiency is something that’s always important, and...
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The Writing Rituals Tag [from Mandi Lynn and Kim Chance]
Last weekend author vloggers Mandi Lynn and Kim Chance put together a writing tag about writing rituals, and I thought tackling that this week would be a fun diversion from the sorts of posts I...
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Update: Next Post Will Be Sept 20th (and Other News)
I know I’ve been a little inconsistent about post on this site lately, and that has been, in large part, due to my trying to figure out what I wanted to do moving forward with this blog. I’ve been...
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So You Wanna Be a Writer… (10 Tips for the Aspiring Author)
So…you wanna be a writer. And no, I don’t mean just any type of writer. Like a real storyteller. One of those people who burns the midnight oil slaving over a series of novels, dreaming of having them...
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Moving to JYJ Writes
This site is now moving over to a self-hosted website: JYJ Writes. I will continue to post more articles on writing and publishing (especially self-publishing) at that location. I apologize for the...
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