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Robin Ambrose: Consequences, Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

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How NOT to Write a Query. Friday, February 27, 2015. My sons talked me into watching Expelled. This week. It's an hour and a half I'll never get back, so I figured I'd spend more time trying to save everyone else from it. What, exactly, does your character want in this scene? What is he doing right now to try to get it? How does he feel about what he's doing? Yanno, the basics. But that wasn't the real problem with the movie. Let me explain. No, is too long: Let me sum up:. Along the way, he gets help fr...

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Robin Ambrose: How NOT to Write a Query

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How NOT to Write a Query. How NOT to Write a Query. Once it became painfully obvious that I had no clue how to write one of these query thangs, I decided I'd better at least figure out all the things I shouldn't. Do in a query. See, I had this teacher in college that liked to define things by including what they aren't and. Anyway, this series was born. If you'd like to peruse my past entries for private enjoyment/enlightenment/self-actualization, here's what I've done so far:. How NOT to Write a Query.

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Mystic Treehouse: "The Enchantress" is up on Smashwords!

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My rants about writing, drawing and occasional life that sneaks into my existence. Tuesday, September 13, 2011. The Enchantress" is up on Smashwords! I've finally gotten around to putting my short story "The Enchantress" up on Smashwords. All of you that liked the characters from my Challenge entry, you can read more about them right here. I hope you will not be disappointed. There's also a bonus story at the end. Thank you all for dropping by! Posted by Daina Rustin. September 15, 2011 at 9:05 AM. Ive o...

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Robin Ambrose: Entangled Plots (or why I'm not a pantser, either)

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How NOT to Write a Query. Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Entangled Plots (or why Im not a pantser, either). And I can't know why she'd choose him until I know what he says to her. And I don't know what he says to her until I see what else is happening in the scene! And around we go.). But then, when I try "discovery writing" or "pantsing," I run into dead-ends. It's a very fun game with all sorts of parallels to writing. Parallels I've been dwelling on lately, instead of, you know, writing. So I combine the tw...

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YIPpee!: 2011 here we come!

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The exciting life of a wannabee writer. Monday, December 27, 2010. 2011 here we come! As a new year begins and my little one has started sleeping through the night, I am refocusing on my writing. I am not sure yet how much time or energy I will have, but I know I still have the desire to write. I would love to get published this year, though in many ways that is out of my hands. However, I can work to be the best writer I can. I think good editing is the difference between good and great. I need a synops...

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Robin Ambrose: June 2014

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How NOT to Write a Query. Tuesday, June 24, 2014. What OW Can Teach Us About Building a Better Hero. There's been a lot- possibly too much- said about the Ordain Women "movement" (can we call it a movement when it's so tiny? These women were demonstrably strong and, just like that, they. weren't. If we look at the church as a fantasy magic system, the antagonist just scored some major points, yes? This got me thinking about Kaladin in Words of Radiance. I'm not going to spoil Words of Radiance. Since the...

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Mystic Treehouse: Rule of Three: First Post

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My rants about writing, drawing and occasional life that sneaks into my existence. Thursday, October 6, 2011. Rule of Three: First Post. The rules say the entry must be based on one or more of these prompts:. There is an argument. There is fear of an impending misfortune. There is a humorous circumstance. Someone might fall in love. To quit all the jibber-jabber, here it is:. They reached the first of the houses. The few people in the street stared at them. Do you have a healer in this town? Adrien gentl...

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I'm an Author not a Writer!: "It's the journey, not the destination" - part 2

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I'm an Author not a Writer! Since I am usually stuck in the creation phase when it comes to writing, it's a little joke of mine that I'm an author and not a writer because authors create while writers, well, write. My hope is that blogging will spur me into action and help me move from the brainstorming/creation phase and on to the real hard part - writing. View my complete profile. Library Journal: Library News, Reviews and Views. A Storybook World: Awards. Hatrack River Writers Workshop. Marta Szemik b...

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Mystic Treehouse: Rule of Three - Fourth post

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My rants about writing, drawing and occasional life that sneaks into my existence. Thursday, October 27, 2011. Rule of Three - Fourth post. Here's the fourth and final entry for the Rule of Three blogfest, the rules for which you can find here. You can find my first entry here. The second one here. And the third one here. The prompts for this week are:. 1 The misfortune is resolved/accepted. 2 Relationships are mended/are torn asunder. 3 The final event becomes another secret for generations to come.