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Take one of my stories with you on the subway, or take me along to your gym while you do your workout. Or better yet, listen to my story on your iPhone via your car steroids while you are stuck in rush hour traffic. https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/448303241/Where-to-Find-the-Woman-of-your-Dreams

Where to Find: the Woman of your Dreams

Are you searching for the woman of your dreams and do not know where to start? Author Dalton Smith has written the quintessential guide to

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“Don’t make excuses for yourself. Writers write. They find a way.” - Sabaa Tahir #writerswrite #storydam #amwriting @sarahenni is making another @firstdraftpod calendar for 2018 and the vote for quotes is on! This one is leading the pack right now for good reason. We’ve either heard them all, or made them all: EXCUSES. And, really, that’s all they are. The blank page doesn’t ask for much, just words. Put them there. #justwrite

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F is for Flashfiction | #AtoZChallenge

F is for #AtoZChallenge #StoryDam Flashfiction #AtoZ #MondayBlogs #writestuff

Have you ever written a flash fiction piece?

In general flash fiction is a story that’s less than 2000 words. It can be any genre and topic, of course. Every month for #writestuff I create a flash fiction prompt. This year, stories written with the prompts in mind could possibly be published in an anthology next year. Join the fb group and learn more.

Here’s a flash fiction story that I wrote.…

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E is for Editing | #AtoZChallenge

E is for Editing | #AtoZChallenge #AtoZChallenge #StoryDam #writestuff #AZChat #CampNaNoWriMo

I’ve already given you one post with the basics of editing. I want to give you more good advice, but not from my mouth. I get tired of hearing my voice. I wanted to hear what others have to say. These are all writers who aren’t famous (yet), but are probably where you are today. They get it. The blood, sweat, coffee stained tears (or tea as the case may be). The late nights, confusing word…

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D is for Dialogue | #AtoZChallenge

D is for Dialogue | #AtoZChallenge #StoryDam #writestuff #AZChat #CampNaNoWriMo

The phone rings a few times and someone picks up. I have a hard time hearing over the sound of WWE blaring in the background.

“Hello?”

“Hey,” I said, waiting for my brother to figure out who I am.

“Hey T!” He got it.

“What are you doing?”

“Nothing much, what are you  up to??”

“Nothing much. Is Mom around?”

“Yeah, hold on a second.”

This is an example of what the conversation sounds like when I…

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C is for Character | #AtoZChallenge

C is for Character | #AtoZChallenge #CampNaNoWriMo #AtoZChallenge #AZChat, #writestuff #StoryDam #IARTG

When you’re reading a story, what grabs you the most- plot or character?

With me, it’s character. I enjoy reading a well-written character, who’s multifaceted and interesting. Of course, it’s easier said than done. I’m not an expert, but I do think I have an idea on how to get your characters moving and grooving in an interesting way. Here are five tipsfor writing characters who are interesting…

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Morgan published her first book! Read about her and her writing in this week's StoryDam author post.