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    The Problem with Hannah: Or, Learning to Love to Kill Your Babies (a rant on writing)

    Monday, September 17th, 2007
    Category: The Solitude of the Tentacled Space Monster, Writing: Technique
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    I got a rejection email today from a market that I had sold to before.  While I’m disappointed, of course, I’m also glad that the editor gave me a personal rejection, filled with solid suggestions for improving the story and a kind note saying that if the market did not have a strong policy against [...]

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    Straight Ahead

    Monday, September 3rd, 2007
    Category: Writing: Technique
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    I am a linear writer.  A very linear writer.  And what I mean by that is when I write a story, I start at the beginning, and write in chronological order, scene by scene, until I reach the end of the story.  I may rearrange scenes later, or insert a new scene at the beginning [...]

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    Writing about Writing?

    Friday, June 15th, 2007
    Category: Writing: Technique

    Since I started taking my writing seriously back in 2003, I’ve only published six stories (but gotten a heck of a lot of rejection slips), so I’m not sure I have a lot of writerly cred; at the same time, though, I feel like I’ve learned at least a little bit, and have some insight [...]

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