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All Things Writing

 Kaye George ― http://allthingswriting.blogspot.com

A group of Texas writers discuss writing and try to offer helpful, supportive posts.

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Listed: Sep 28, 2010

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Develop a short story outline

Develop a short story outline

All Things Writing ― They might not take as long to complete as an epic novel. You won’t, in most instances, be putting in weeks, months or even years of research. But if anybody ever told you that writing short stories was easy, they were very wrong. And the...

Tags: Clive West, Guest Blogger, Dialogue, Characters, Short Story

Kaye George ― 2 days ago

Take Happily Ever After Away from your Characters

Take Happily Ever After Away from your Characters

All Things Writing ― I admit that there are a few television shows that I watch religiously. Some of them are good and some of them are just awful. The good ones are easy enough for me to justify watching: good writing, good storyline, good acting. The bad ...

Tags: Jeremy Carver, Supernatural, Revenge, Emotional Attachment In Writing

Kaye George ― 6 days ago

I knew you were going to say that (as the fortune teller said to her punter)

I knew you were going to say that (as the fortune teller said to her punter)

All Things Writing ― The Urban Dictionary defines a trope as an overused plot device. ∙ These tropes describe prefabricated situations that make anyone with at least two functioning brain cells and a love for inventiveness, cringe and fight the temptation to ...

Tags: Clive West, Guest Blogger, Trope

Kaye George ― 1 week 2 days ago

Querying and Book Awards

Querying and Book Awards

All Things Writing ― As I have been writing about, I am currently in the process of querying my work in progress. Last week I wrote about one of the things we can all do to become a better querier, and that is to learn more about the publishing business. My approach ...

Tags: Montaigne Medal, Silla Project, Eric Hoffer Award, Indie Press, Book Contest, Book Award

Kaye George ― 1 week 3 days ago

The Great Gatsby--a movie review

The Great Gatsby--a movie review

All Things Writing ― Well, I might as well make a confession.... ∙ I did not read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald in high school. I actually don't recall it being required reading. It's possible that I managed to somehow just review the Cliff Notes on ...

Kaye George ― 1 week 5 days ago

Adding some color to your life

Adding some color to your life

All Things Writing ― The bad guy wears black - it’s a convention, isn’t it? ∙ Black is the color of evil, of wrongdoers and of the night but what do the other colors mean? When used as the principal color on a book cover, what does the color convey...

Tags: Clive West, Guest Blogger, Colors, Book Covers

Kaye George ― 2 weeks 2 days ago

How to Become a Better Querier

How to Become a Better Querier

All Things Writing ― Is "querier" even a word? I suppose it is now, and you read it first here, on the internet's penultimate writing blog, Mary Ann Loesch's AllThingsWriting.* ∙ Mary Ann's previous post really resonated with me. I've been pretty busy the last ...

Kaye George ― 2 weeks 3 days ago

How to Become a Better Writer

All Things Writing ― I've been writing a long time, and while I'm not the greatest writer in the world, I know that I've improved over the last few years. A friend and I were chatting about what makes a writer better, what makes us feel that we are getting anywhere in...

Tags: Mary Ann Loesch, Better Writer, Writing Tips, Goal Setting

Kaye George ― 2 weeks 5 days ago

Giveaway Days for Books: Good or Bad?

Giveaway Days for Books: Good or Bad?

All Things Writing ― I've long been suspicious of the so-called free or give-away days that are perceived as providing the principal way to the top for aspiring authors. For me, it goes against the grain and, while I like packaging things together to up-sell or to ...

Tags: Clive West, Freebies, Writing, Promotions

Kaye George ― 3 weeks 2 days ago

Book Research: Tattoos and Nephilim

All Things Writing ― When sin stains your soul, he tattoos your skin… ∙ Tattoo artist Nathan Ink is more than he seems. An angel living in secret on earth, he forces his clients to face their flaws by tattooing images of their sins on their bodies, but ...

Tags: Nathan Ink, Tattoos, Nephilim

Kaye George ― 3 weeks 3 days ago

Giving it all away

Giving it all away

All Things Writing ― I've long been suspicious of the so-called free or give-away days that are perceived as providing the principal way to the top for aspiring authors. For me, it goes against the grain and, while I like packaging things together to up-sell or to do...

Tags: Give-Away, DRM, Clive West, Scam, Guest Blogger, Book Giveaway

Kaye George ― 3 weeks 5 days ago

Giving it all away

All Things Writing ― I've long been suspicious of the so-called free or give-away days that are perceived as providing the principal way to the top for aspiring authors. For me, it goes against the grain and, while I like packaging things together to up-sell or to do...

Kaye George ― 3 weeks 5 days ago

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