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14 Rocking Good NaNoWriMo Tips

by MKMarketing | Nov 1, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Guest posts, Who is Writing What?

With an entirely out-of-control outline tipping the scales at over 12,000 words, I dove headfirst this fine November 1st on a journey to make a messy manuscript my own personal heaven. Yes,  I wrote fast and furiously, throwing editing, self-censorship and...

18 random thoughts about creativity – Not just for writers

by MKMarketing | Oct 18, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, For the love of writing

What can we say about creativity? Joel Friedlander, a self-published author and book designer who blogs about book design, self-publishing and the indie publishing life at  spends a lot of time being creative… and thinking about creativity. “Where do ideas...

Act One: 10 Essential Elements

by MKMarketing | Oct 8, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Guest posts

I’m a little addicted to the The Script Lab. As I worry over and scrutinize my fiction novel, tweets about screen-writing from @TheScriptLab interject with lucid, helpful, applicable ideas. My blog is for creatives of all stripes, and ideas for good writing can...

The art of pitching your novel; advice from Ken Levine

by MKMarketing | Sep 21, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Guest posts

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post about writing and self-doubt, my husband doesn’t want to hear about my writing process. He has, however, made it abundantly clear that my “pitching technique” needs serious work. I need to sell my story, and...

Self-doubt and writing: amicable partners?

by MKMarketing | Sep 20, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Guest posts

It’s Monday morning, and I am dragging myself through the mud. Am I making any progress?  Is what I’m writing any good, any good whatsoever? Over the weekend, my husband and I had the rare opportunity to enjoy a date night. It was a beautiful evening, so...
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