Writer s Resource Editing

After reading this I thought to myself 'I really need to go back and read it again so it will stay in my head forever and ever’. I honestly feel the things I read in between the three tabs can be quite useful. Hopefully, what I am typing here won't go against with what I just finished reading. If it does, then I guess I have to re-read it again. This is bugging me because I feel I have to backspace every few seconds because I think I'm violating a rule. I guess it can be good in some ways because... read more

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From yoshitsune , a link that, in his words, will break your brain . Some more fun links, with random brain dumps afterwords. An injured soldier is suing an accused Al Queda finnancier, for $102mil . Now he says that the govt. freezing the guys assets is making it impossible for him to collect. While I can't really begrudge the guy for taking advantage of one of the lesser known parts of the patriot act, I find this pretty disgusting. Among other things, the terrorist he's suing is a...

I had a small realization the other day. Since I received my contract from Big Finish and cashed the advance check, I guess I'm now an "internationally published writer". *grin* Well, the credit union wasn't quite certain what to do when I presented them a check for X pounds sterling, that's for certain. OK, it's only a short story, but still, it sounds impressive, doesn't it? Must have done something for me though, since I knocked out another good evenings worth of writing on Chronicles of the...

Well, I ask Melissa if she wanted me to drop out of belly dance class until I started bringing in money. She shrugged and said that we'd worry about it later since this session just started. She said, "I try to be a good hersband." She really does, but I don't want her to feel like she's letting me down if we can't afford for me to continue because of money. I'd rather miss it for a couple of sessions than to put the added strain on her. I asked the one friend about his comment about me being spoiled...

Step One: Make sure you understand and/or specify what you’re looking for. For a writer, this means that when you send your fic to your beta, be clear and concise and tell them what you are asking them to look for. For example, if you are unsure about your characterizations, then ask your beta's opinion. If you aren't sure about your timeline, ask your beta to help you check canon against the real world. If you aren't sure if your sex scenes flow well, ask your beta to give you examples on where...