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Omniscient Point of View (Richard R Draude)

10/05/2017 Richard Leave a comment

Once in a while I come across an article that nails the subject I’m working on better then I ever…

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Show, Don’t Tell (Richard Draude)

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Speech and Thought Through Personality . The fiction-writing dictum for both publisher & editor is, “Show, don’t tell.” How do…

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LOSE THE ADVERBS AND GAIN THE READER

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This post is about using (overusing) adverbs in narrative not in dialogue. While adverbs have their place, (even in narrative) beginners tend…

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Two Bits Worth 25 Writing Tips from Fiction Authors (Richard Draude)

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Writing success boils down to hard work, imagination and passion—and then some more hard work. Here are 20 writing tips…

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How To Write Successful Dialogue (Jo A. Wilkins)

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Writing dialogue is as simple as writing the way people speak, right? Actually, no. If you copied down a real…

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Punctuating Your Dialogue (Jo A. Wilkins)

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Since you want your reader to get concise information from the way you present your story, you must write pithy…

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Don’t Judge a Book by it’s Cover by Richard Draude

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The popular idiom “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” might be true in an idealistic sense, but it usually refers to…

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Self Editing: The Bane of Self-Publishing

09/03/2017 Richard Leave a comment

(Disclaimer: This is how unedited manuscripts can turn out.) Think how many times you’ve received a reply to an email…

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Common Writing Mistakes

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When you’re writing, are you tempted to use adverbs to punch up your pros. Don’t! EMPTY ADVERBS Actually, totally, absolutely,…

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Author Insight Series in Las Vegas

08/15/2017 Richard Leave a comment

Mystic Publishing speaks at the Clark County Library Mystic Publisher’s C.E.O. and Acquisition’s Editor will be speaking at the Clark…

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Tempe Library Book Festival

08/14/2017 Richard Leave a comment

November 4th, 2017 Newlink Publishing Recruits at the Tempe Public Library Book Festival Come visit our booth from 10 AM…

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Passive Voice v Active Voice

09/16/2016 Richard Leave a comment

“Nothing drives me up a wall quicker than people writing in passive voice. How do you teach people to differentiate…

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Do as we say, not as we do. (Richard Draude)

06/20/2015 Richard Leave a comment

Do As We Say, Not As We Do Attending the Las Vegas Writer’s Conference this past April made the Do…

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Balance (By Jo A Wilkins)

05/13/2015 Richard Leave a comment

What I mean by balance is that each and every piece you write must have a balanced portion of narrative,…

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Dialogue Tags VS Descriptive Beats (By Richard R Draude)

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In any good ‘how to write fiction’ book you’ll find at least one chapter if not two on the use…

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