Dec 31
Posted: under snippet.
Tags: snippet December 31st, 2010
You very patient people deserve another snippet from Kings of the North, as a Happy New Year present…or Bye-bye 2010 present. Oh, what the heck. Two presents, one for each year. I’ll be keying this in from my reference ARC, so do not assume that any typos here are actually in the book (I sure […] [...more]
You very patient people deserve another snippet from Kings of the North, as a Happy New Year present…or Bye-bye 2010 present. Oh, what the heck. Two presents, one for each year. I’ll be keying this in from my reference ARC, so do not assume that any typos here are actually in the book (I sure hope not…)
Spoiler-phobes, don’t read below the line.
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Dec 31
Posted: under Craft, Revisions, the writing life.
Tags: craft of writing, revision, the writing life December 31st, 2010
As I sit here bleary-eyed after midnight yet again…I’m issuing a warning to anyone contemplating facing the same situation. Do Not Try This At Home. Yeah, eventually, every writer is in this spot, but it’s often (not always!) avoidable and avoidance has many benefits. Such as a full night’s sleep at least every other night. [...more]
As I sit here bleary-eyed after midnight yet again…I’m issuing a warning to anyone contemplating facing the same situation. Do Not Try This At Home. Yeah, eventually, every writer is in this spot, but it’s often (not always!) avoidable and avoidance has many benefits.
Such as a full night’s sleep at least every other night.
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