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THWT Question for 08 DEC 2020

Today’s Two Hundred Word Tuesday question is: What one thing triggers writer’s block in you the fastest? Keep Loving!

Melodee’s Rules for Authors — Number Twenty-One

Number Twenty-One Never Back Down From An Editor…Someone Else Will Buy The Book The best way I can sum this up for you is to say that the author (aka YOU) knows best what makes the story work. No one else—most especially an editor—can do a better job than the author (aka YOU) at making …

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THWT Question for 01 DEC 2020

The Two Hundred Word Tuesday question for the first day of December is: In all of the stories you have written, what is your favorite scene? Keep Loving!

Melodee’s Rules for Authors — Number Twenty

Number Twenty Just Because It’s In The Dictionary, That Doesn’t Mean It’s Right Back in the days when I did a little critiquing, I heard this all of the time. “Well, it’s in Webster, so it’s a real word.” And yes, I get the same crap from the kids when we play Scrabble. For example, …

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THWT Question for 17 NOV 2020

Today’s Two Hundred Word Tuesday question is: How many books/stories do you normally have working at the same time? Keep Loving!

Melodee’s Rules for Authors — Number Nineteen

Number Nineteen Between The Quotes, Grammar Doesn’t Count I’m a Grammar Nazi. I admit that freely and fully. Bad grammar—and other associated issues like slang, syntax errors, and all the rest—drive me absolutely bonkers. Ask my kids. But the simple fact of the matter is that between the quotes—that is to say, in dialog—grammar doesn’t …

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THWT Question for 10 NOV 2020

Here is today’s Two Hundred Word Tuesday question: What book(s) are you reading now? Keep Loving!

Melodee’s Rules for Authors — Number Eighteen

Number Eighteen Never Listen To English Majors…Most Aren’t Published The short version of this is that an English major knows a lot about the English language, like how to build a proper sentence, but by and large, they don’t know jack-shit about how to write a book people want to pay for and read. Now, …

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THWT Question for 03 NOV 2020

And the first Two Hundred Word Tuesday question for November is: Do you consider yourself a plotter or a pantster when you write? Keep Loving!

Melodee’s Rules for Authors — Number Seventeen

Number Seventeen Family Comes First…Most Of The Time Family is very important, and there is no denying that. In your day-to-day life, no matter what your occupation is, family should come first. But, just like if you’re a firefighter, police officer, military member, banker, lawyer, machinist, bus driver, or flipping burgers at the local fast …

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