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Month: July 2016

July 21, 2016 JES HaysBlatherings

10 Awkward Writing Questions

We’ve all been there: someone discovers you’re a writer, fixes you with a curious eye, and blurts out That Question. Where do you get your ideas? I usually say “www.ideas.com” […]

July 12, 2016 JES HaysOn Writing, Tips and Tricks

10 Steps to Writing a Travel Article

(And a Bonus Step to Boot!) One of my Works in Progress is a travelogue for “I Must Be Off!” Here are some of the tips I’ve learned about writing […]

July 7, 2016July 7, 2016 JES HaysOn Writing, Plot

7 Sure-Fire Story Ideas

Coming up with new story ideas is easy for some writers – they have trouble narrowing their ideas down to just one! However, some writers have more trouble figuring out […]

July 2, 2016 JES HaysFor You, The Birth of a Novel

Works in Progress

So I have a couple of projects cooking at the moment, and I thought you’d be interested in what’s going on. First, Western Fictioneers like my story for Luck of […]

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