Today’s Two Hundred Word Tuesday question is: What one thing triggers writer’s block in you the fastest? Keep Loving!
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Dec 04
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 …
Dec 01
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!
Nov 20
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, …
Nov 17
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!
Nov 13
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 …
Nov 10
THWT Question for 10 NOV 2020
Here is today’s Two Hundred Word Tuesday question: What book(s) are you reading now? Keep Loving!
Nov 06
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, …
Nov 03
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!
Oct 30
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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