#a writer's help

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Paul V. Hartman (The Capitalized syllable gets the emphasis) A alacrity a-LACK-ra-tee cheerful willingness and promptness anathema a-NATH-a-ma a thing or person cursed, banned...

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There's so much to learn while writing, publishing a novel.

I’m not a perfectionist and only a half-hearted procrastinator. Yet it took me a decade or more from that first thought of writing a novel to today, when I can lift my eyes and see copies of Kylie’s Heel (link is external) on my shelf. I’d like to share 25 things I learned along the way.

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Read a great book and wondering what to read next? Ask the famous bookseer

Hail fellow. I've just finished reading _____________________ by_______________________ . What should I read next?

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http://weheartit.com/entry/89588898/via/who_i_am_xxx

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http://weheartit.com/entry/118695526/via/who_i_am_xxx

We are horrible.

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shared by StaceySD on Jun 26, 2013 in Lifestyle

Did you know that how you write can indicate more than 5,000 personality traits? The size of your letters, spacing between words, shapes of letters and more can all signify different characteristics. ...

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Short fiction is the "garage band" of science fiction, claims Tor Books editor Patrick Nielsen Hayden, so it's time to step on that fuzzbox and thrash as hard as you can without knocking over your mom's weed-trimmer.

Short fiction is the "garage band" of science fiction, claims Tor Books editor Patrick Nielsen Hayden, so it's time to step on that fuzzbox and thrash as hard as you can without knocking over your mom's weed-trimmer. Actually, I think Nielsen Hayden was referring to the fact that you can try more crazy experiments in short SF than in novels, because of the shorter time commitment of both writer and reader. But how can you become a super-master of the challenging form of short fiction? Here are a few suggestions.

I wouldn't claim to be an expert on short fiction writing, but I have written over a hundred of the little fuckers, a large proportion of which have been science fiction-y. Here are a bunch of do's and don'ts, that I discovered the hardest way possible. ____

- Charlie Jane Anders Filed to: STEAL THIS PITCHBOOKSPATRICK NIELSEN HAYDENFEATUREFREE ADVICE, FOR WHAT IT'S WORTHSHORT FICTIONTOPWRITINGFREE ADVICEWRITING ADVICEPUBLISHINGOVERMIND3/12/08 9:35am