Writing
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It all started with an invitation and an impulse decision. I was chatting with a friend about self publishing, picking her brain a bit because she’s been an indie author for 2+ years. It’s something I’ve been considering and I never pass up a chance to ask someone who has personal experience versus going to…
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This is an excerpt from the second draft of a story I am currently working on. I finished the first draft year before last for NaNoWriMo. I’m still working on a title. This is where the story begins. “This changes everything!” “This changes nothing. I am sorry Monica, but we cannot devote resources we don’t…
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I meant to write this yesterday, but I ended up getting caught up in other things I needed to work on. So here I am, writing it today. Better late than never, right? I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the difference between what I feel like I have to do and what I want…
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All writers, whether they are published or not, tend to agree upon one thing. The hardest part of being a writer is actually FINISHING the first draft. Its something I myself have done once in all my years of writing. It is kind of sad actually. So many stories go unfinished because either we lose…
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People don’t always take creators seriously. Even as a kid growing up I knew that my passion for writing could never be more than a hobby. I never invested in my not too shabby drawing skills because I knew nothing would come of it. I learned quickly to spend more time doing what other people…
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If you think about it, writers are natural born liars. It’s basically our job description. We craft worlds from our words and fill them with living, breathing people who never existed outside of our minds. We imbue them with life and embed pieces of our soul throughout the story. We twist your expectations to fit…
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2018 was an…interesting year for most people. Very little went as I had planned it, so I had to do a lot of learning on the fly and adapting to uncertain situations. I’m not going to lie, it was tough. It all worked out, though. I can say with confidence that I am in a…
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I think we can all agree that retconning is bad. We have been there, covered that. Time to move on. Now, how do we avoid retconning? I have been putting some thought into this recently. As a writer, I understand how easy it can be to let details slip or lose track of where a…
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If there is one thing readers can’t stand, it is a retcon. Whether you are changing an inconsequential detail or something big, they will notice and they will not be happy. Now, there are lots of reasons that a writer retcons. Stories can change a lot as they are being told. Sometimes this results in…
Brianna Blythe 