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Month: November 2014

November 17, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-Short: Dressing Cases

HERE’S a link to an interesting article I found while researching the lads’ upcoming trip to the East Coast. It’s all about dressing cases.

November 16, 2014 JES HaysYour Platform

The Art of Blogging

This was a panel at the Hillerman Conference, featuring Dawn Wink, Susan Tweit, and Joe Badal. Advice from Dawn, whose blog is called Dewdrops: Follow your passions Figure out who […]

November 14, 2014 JES HaysOn Writing

To Outline or Not to Outline

This was a panel at the Tony Hillerman Conference, featuring Anne Hillerman, CB McKenzie, Sara Hoklotubbe, and John Sandford. Q: Do you outline or wing it? John: There’s no right […]

November 12, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-Short: Random Last Name Generator

HERE’S a nifty little random name generator – for surnames. It’s only English, but it’ll get you started on those secondary characters.   Back to the Hillerman Conference soon…

November 11, 2014 JES HaysOn Writing, Tips and Tricks

The Serious Art of Writing Humor

Kris Neri shared some of her secrets with us at the Tony Hillerman Conference. Here are a few tricks of the trade. Teaching humor is hard, Kris says. To teach, you […]

November 10, 2014 JES HaysBlatherings

Tony Hillerman Writing Conference

I’m back down from the rarified air of this lovely little conference! This is my second Hillerman Conference and I’m definitely going back again (and again)!   If you’ve never […]

November 8, 2014November 8, 2014 JES HaysOn Writing, Tips and Tricks

What Writers Can Learn from Cinema

Sandi Ault is a great teacher! This session shared some of the tricks and tips of the screenwriting trade which can translate to novel writing. There are four design elements […]

November 7, 2014November 7, 2014 JES HaysEditing, On Writing

The Art of the Rewrite

Susan Cummins Miller gave a great talk at the Tony Hillerman Conference. Here are the highlights: A Baker’s Dozen: Common Writing Mistakes Starting at the wrong point – usually it’s […]

November 5, 2014November 5, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-Shorts: Why Content Marketing Still Works

HERE’S a good article about marketing – and keep plugging towards those 50,000 words!

November 4, 2014 JES HaysOn Writing, Tips and Tricks

5 Quick Tips About Word Count

With NaNoWriMo upon us, many of you are thinking seriously about your daily word count. Here are some tips to maximize that total. Get an early start – If you […]

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