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Cursings and Musings: July 2011
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The triumphs and trials of an aspiring writer. Monday, July 25, 2011. Monday Madness: Toning Your Core. I really like to exercise and I find it funny that a lot of exercise vernacular can be applied to editing a manuscript. I find it so amusing, in fact, that I thought about paralleling my exercise routine with my current editing process. However, if that were the case, I would have been toning my core for, like, three months straight. Then the warmup: replacing telling with showing. I've been drawing a ...
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Cursings and Musings: April 2011
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The triumphs and trials of an aspiring writer. Thursday, April 28, 2011. Beta Reader vs. Critique Partner. I've recently dived into the field of beta reader. I looked at this as a thrilling opportunity to read some highly polished work by authors wanting that finish spit-shine before sending their novel into the hell of Queryland. Apparently I should have specified that. So, to sum it all up: A critique group/partner should be your first step with your newly fledged novel. THEN comes the beta reader.
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Cursings and Musings: October 2011
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The triumphs and trials of an aspiring writer. Friday, October 21, 2011. I've recently posted some of my poetry on Deviantart.com. (Yes, there goes my dream of actually getting paid to write drivel.) I claim to be a poet, but I never said that I was a good one. Thursday, October 13, 2011. For the Hell of It. Lately, I've found myself writing for just the hell of it. Or, to put it more nicely: Just writing to write, to have fun, create, explore, etc. It's been a long time since I've done that. Eric W....