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October 24, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-Short: 34 Writing Tips

HERE’S a link to a good writing tip page – 34 tips to make you a better writer!

October 17, 2014 JES HaysOn Writing, Tips and Tricks

Tips and Tricks: Getting a Start

NaNoWriMo approaches, so here are some quick tips to get you started on those 50,000 words. Stretch your writing muscles: if you’re short of ideas, find one of those writing […]

August 31, 2014 JES HaysOn Writing

More From DragonCon: What Do You Want To Know?

Here are some more gems of wisdom from the experts at the Writer’s Track. Nancy Knight: Never start a sentence with a semicolon. Georgia McBride: This business runs on new […]

July 25, 2014 JES HaysOn Writing, Tips and Tricks

21 Rules For Writers

Here are some more guidelines from the masters Keith Waterhouse’s Ground Rules for Writers Use specific words (red and blue) not general ones (brightly coloured). Use concrete words (rain, fog) […]

February 15, 2014March 1, 2014 JES HaysOn Writing, Tips and Tricks

5 Tips for Anthologies

Got word of a new anthology coming out in the Wolf Creek series – they’ve thrown open the submissions to anyone within the Western Fictioneers, so I’m going to see […]

November 6, 2013December 2, 2013 JES HaysPlot, Tips and Tricks

5 Plot Tips

Having trouble thinking of plots? Twisted around when it comes to twists? Here are some tips and tricks to help you solve your problems. Brainstorm. This is the number one […]

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