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Writing My Novel: 7 Ways Reading Makes Better Writing

The first day of a composition class, I ask my students a simple question: “Who in here likes to read?” I consider the inquiry a success if I have two people raise their hands. Most of the time all I get are a few sneers, blank stares, and no hands in the air. I ask [...]

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Writing My Novel: Keep On Writing

When I finished my novel’s first draft, I knew two things could happen: I could take a break and revel in the success of finally writing a book while I enjoy the summertime a little. I could jump immediately back into writing, using what I learned while writing my novel to produce some quality stories [...]

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A New Guest Blog and Other Awesome Posts

In case you missed it yesterday, I thought I would direct you all to the guest post I wrote for Bio Break. It is about setting small goals for yourself as a player in order to prevent MMO burnout. While you’re there, don’t forget to check out the rest of Bio Break’s guest blogs so [...]

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Writing My Novel: A Well Deserved and Much Needed Break

May 2010 was the first time I ever actively pursued my dream of being a novelist. I always said I wanted to be a novelist, and I even started some novels over the years. But I never actually put forth the effort it took to actually make that dream a reality. I would write 500 [...]

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Blogathon 2010: The End

Well, after 31 days of consecutive blogging, the WordCount 2010 Blogathon is over. And I made it. I posted something every single day of May from the 1st through today. And boy am I glad it’s over. Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m glad I did it. It was a great exercise, but I will [...]

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Current Picks – Feed and True Blood

In an effort to spread the word about awesome books, movies, and TV shows I am currently enjoying, I started the “Current Picks” section of my blog. In the upper right corner of every page (just under the green stripe), you can find at least two works I think everyone should check out. Despite my [...]

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5 Blogs I Just Can’t Not Read

I’m sure you have them, too. You know, those few sites that no matter what the topic is you always make time to see their latest entry and try to leave a comment? For me, blogging is a community based around dialogue. The blogger says this, the readers say that, and the whole thing ends [...]

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Post Mortem: Blogger vs. WordPress

I started this blog on Blogger. Six months later, I migrated all my posts and comments to WordPress. And I have never looked back. This week, a friend of mine did the same thing, and I started thinking. I have never heard of someone migrating the opposite direction: from WordPress to Blogger. Because despite all [...]

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