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Improve your writing by slashing adverbs–Here’s how

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Jun 7, 2010 | Best Writer Tips, For the love of writing, Guest posts, Who is Writing What?

Today’s educational and enlightening guest post is from the creative mind at My Literary Quest, authored by Utah resident “tsujigiri.” I feel an immediate kinship with this writer; like me, she has had a story to tell for more than a decade and is finally...

Chapter two… Done? Not so fast

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | May 18, 2010 | Fiction Novel Writing

It was with a great sense of accomplishment that I completed chapter two. I absolutely loved getting in the mind of Mike Hayden, and introducing his thoughts, some of his history, and his pain from the loss of his beloved Camille. My main character, Treva, was...

Fiction Writing Chapter Two: Character Name Crisis!

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | May 13, 2010 | Fiction Novel Writing

As I mentioned in Fiction Novel Writing: Chapter Two Begins! my second chapter’s narration springs from the mind of Mike Hayden, Treva’s father and the owner of Hayden Autos, a Southern California used-car dealership boasting mediocre success at best. A man of heart...

Writing And Blogging: “The Good Way”

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | May 13, 2010 | For the love of writing

Today’s guest-post will inspire bloggers and writers seeking to sharpen skills, improve clarity and have more fun! It was written by Of Parchments and Inks, a blog authored by “Brown Eyed Mystic.” The Brown Eyed Mystic makes these observations, “You may have a reason...

Writing And Blogging Can Improve Your Health!

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | May 13, 2010 | For the love of writing

Last night, my husband and I were discussing the future of blogging. With so many social media outlets–most of which requiring only a sentence or less, did blogging have a future? It’s easy to jump to “yes!”, especially if you are a writer who simply must write, or if...
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