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What Can Gardening Teach Us About Editing?

We’ve been spending time at the house on the coast. Lots to do to recover from winter.
We were told it’s been a dry winter. You can’t tell it by the vegetation. Everything has grown like crazy. A little, or a lot of rain and a little sun, really makes the plants put on growth spurts.
We [...]

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NaNoWriMo 2009–Can You Write 50,000 Words in 30 Days?

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NaNoWriMo 2009 has kicked off. Some people are shooting ahead and some are lagging behind. Whatever your status, just keep going. NaNo is a great way to get some words out of your head and down on your favorite medium.
The NaNoWriMo forums are a great place to get ideas, inspiration, and [...]

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How Can You Improve Your Writing Skills?

You’ve probably had this problem at one time or another. When you sit down to write, your fingers don’t fly over the keys or your words would be better gracing the bottom of the bird cage instead of shining in your next novel.

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