August 7th, 2019
Golden Tips from RWA 2019
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Fae Rowen | Writing Craft
by Fae Rowen
Years ago, when I attended the UCI Summer Writing Institute, I learned about golden lines. These are the lines you go back and highlight after taking notes in a class or workshop or in a great book.… Read the post
July 3rd, 2019
Lost Love—Use Your Young Adult Voice
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Fae Rowen | Inspiration
by Fae Rowen
Not often, but sometimes I return to my teen experiences to help connect with a past emotion. It helps me get into a deep point of view by remembering something that happened. Since Young Adult Science Fiction is one of the genres I write in, this is a cool trick.… Read the post
June 5th, 2019
Six F-words for Compelling Characters
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Fae Rowen | Writing Craft
by Fae Rowen
Got you at F-words, huh? That's okay. All these f-words are fine to use in whatever company you happen to be in right now. No one will wrinkle a brow once they get past the title, so there's no need to angle your screen or slouch and look over your shoulder.… Read the post
May 20th, 2019
Soldiering On With Your Writing
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Fae Rowen | Inspiration | Publishing | Writer's Life
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines perseverance as "continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition."
I don't usually check definitions, but I knew perseverance meant more than stubborn, even when I was confronted by the word for the first time.… Read the post
March 6th, 2019
Writing the Perfect Book
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Fae Rowen | Inspiration | Writing Craft
Writing the Perfect Book
by Fae Rowen
I'm not one hundred percent certain, but I'm pretty sure that the perfect writer doesn't exist. It certainly isn't me.
When I began writing the second book in my published series, I wanted it to be perfect.… Read the post
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