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Writers, Writerly Friends, and Friend Friends
So, everyone needs friends but it is especially important for writers and artists. Every once in a while we need a ninja kick to the brain and our friends are the best people to do this. Let me explain… I was having a hard time with past vs. present tense with my trilogy-now-a-series. The reason for this being that it is written in present tense currently, but that makes some scenes particularly harsh. It makes the first scene of the first book incredibly harsh. I don’t want to put people off, but that really is where everything changes and the story begins. Also, now that it is a series and…
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Advice from Authors
Part 1Part 2 Yes folks, this article is so long that the Guardian had to split it in two. Read it. It’s fun to see the insides of author’s heads, how they work, why they work, and what their senses of humour are.