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Beat Sheets: For Plotters, Pantsers, and Technophobes

Guest Blogger — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 11:01:46 +0000

by Jami Gold If you’ve heard of beat sheets before, you might have heard about complicated forms or spreadsheets. I don’t know about you, but I don’t do math. Heck, I write my stories by the seat of my pants, so something that forces me to draft in a regimented way doesn’t appeal to me […]

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Plot vs. Character – Which Side are You On?

writersinthestorm — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:00:53 +0000

Before I jump into today's post, I just want to remind you to stop back on Friday for our next Fabulous Friday guest blogger, multi-published author, Louisa Bacio! Part 1 of a series This part brought to you by Laura Drake. Check back Monday when Fae Rowen presents the opposite viewpoint. People have a hard time even […]

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Make Your Writer's Bookshelf Work For You

writersinthestorm — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:00:11 +0000

by Jenny Hansen What do you do when you need help with your writing? I don’t mean when you can’t find the right word or phrase…my critique partner, Sharla Rae, did an excellent job of solving that issue in her "Writing Antifreeze" post a few weeks back. No, what I’m talking about is the books […]

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