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Archive for April, 2008:

Choosing the Right Publisher

{ Posted on Apr 30 2008 by Eliza Knight }
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Categories : The Inclined
Well it's time.  You've spent an enormous amount of time working on your baby, your story.  You've developed the most amazing plot, your characters jump off the page, you've polished it to perfection, and even you feel elated with you read it.  So ...Read More »

Being heard

{ Posted on Apr 28 2008 by Leigh Royals }
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Categories : The Inclined
The old adage is that it is better to be seen than heard, or something like that.  I think my children believe that. Don't get me wrong. They are great kids, but they have gotten immune to the sound of ...Read More »

Dwarf Tossing

{ Posted on Apr 27 2008 by Maggie Robinson }
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Categories : The Inclined
With apologies to Little People everywhere…   I posit to you that we aspiring writers are Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. And it is ‘dwarfs,’ not ‘dwarves.’ I looked it up.     We are not bipolar; we are octoplolar.   We are sweet, naïve, innocent, ...Read More »

Grrrr At The Phone

{ Posted on Apr 26 2008 by Haven Rich }
2 Comments
Categories : The Inclined
Breath... Inhale... Exhale... Repeat... Ok, better now! At least for the moment. I'm going to rant for a moment, so if you don't want to read about it, avert your eyes now. I'm all snug in my chair, honeymelon candle burning, music ...Read More »

Classic Plots

{ Posted on Apr 24 2008 by Shelley Munro }
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Categories : The Inclined
The secret of writing a great book is to take a classic plot and twist it to make the plot unique. Here is a list of the classic plot types: 1. Secret Baby - a pregnancy results from a romance and ...Read More »

Advice for Entering a Contest

{ Posted on Apr 23 2008 by Eliza Knight }
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Categories : The Inclined
Are you thinking about entering a contest, but you’re just not sure what to do?  How will you win?   As a judge myself for numerous writing contests, as well as a category coordinator for two different RWA chapters, I thought I ...Read More »

V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N

{ Posted on Apr 20 2008 by Maggie Robinson }
8 Comments
Categories : The Inclined
I'm hearing that oldies song in my head, where they're singing and spelling the word vacation. I think it's about summer vacation, but I'll have to be satisfied with spring break. I work in a high school library and we're off until April ...Read More »

Deadline Preparedness

{ Posted on Apr 19 2008 by Haven Rich }
2 Comments
Categories : The Inclined
The other day I stumbled upon a really cute video by one of mine and RI's favorite authors, Julie Anne Long. Julie gives you the basics on what to have around you while on a deadline. I happen to ...Read More »

Writing for the sake of writing

{ Posted on Apr 18 2008 by Diana Castilleja }
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Tags : challenges., writer's block, Writing
Categories : The Inclined
That's what I've been doing for the last few days. Friends challenged me to a 50K write off, with good intentions. The bad part? I haven't a clue what I'm doing. So I sit down and I write, one line, one ...Read More »

The Real Ellora’s Cave

{ Posted on Apr 17 2008 by Shelley Munro }
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Tags : Ajanta, Ellora's Cave, India, Shelley Munro, Wanderlust
Categories : The Inclined
I have a real love affair going with India. It's a colorful and vibrant country and one that's top of my list to visit again. After visiting Ellora in India it seemed only right for me to target Ellora's Cave ...Read More »
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