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Writing Prompt #2

This month’s writing prompt should appeal to fantasy writers more than anyone. It is a screen capture from Lord of the Rings online. Gaming, especially MMO and RPG centered games, are one of my...

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Novel Writing: Word Count Matters Not Chapter Count

Word count is a tricky thing when writing a novel. Most publishers have rules that govern word count. Always check with the publisher you plan to pitch your novel to or at least check their website for...

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Develop These Essential Habits And Become A Better Writer

We’ve all read countless articles online telling us we need to develop habit XYZ in order to be a more productive writer. The problem with these articles is they all say the same thing and it all boils...

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Finding Places To Get Paid To Write Online

We all want it. Wake up around noon; go outside and get the paper or run to the market; then after a few hours we sit down and write two or three blog posts and send them to the editors… Read more ›...

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Promote Your Ebook On Facebook

Creating an Ebook is hard enough without worrying about marketing your Ebook. If you don’t promote your Ebook, chances are no one will read it except the occasional person that enters that perfect...

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Proven Ways To Beat Procrastination

We all do it. I’ll start tomorrow or I need to go to the market first. Everyone, yes everyone, procrastinates at some point. For writers procrastination is a hobby in itself. Some poorly wired part of...

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Looking Back At 2014 As A Writer And Blogger

2014 was a good year for me as a blogger. As a writer I failed miserably. Today writer and blogger seem to be considered the same thing, but I like to make a distinction between the two. I do that…...

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Set Writing Goals And Stick With Them

I have failed on my resolutions for 2015 so far. I am a victim of procrastination so it isn’t my fault. Ok, it is my fault and beating procrastination can be done. The secret is finding a method that...

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How To Create A Fantasy World

A good fantasy novel isn’t complete without a believable fantasy world to go with it. Arguably, the depth of the world and how well you “build” it is more important when writing fantasy than it is in...

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Writing the Military for Your Fantasy Novels

For me, watching a movie with less than accurate battle scenes or soldiers using pistols for 500-yard kill shots is a travesty. I find novels with a poorly written military and weapons used...

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