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Terms Not So Much of Endearment By Beth Daniels, aka Beth Henderson, J.B. Dane and Nied Darnell

My 2020 Resolutions list isn’t a list at all, you see. It’s a filled calendar for the new year. And barring any new disasters, this year I’ll accomplish more that’s on that calendar than I managed last year. This year, at least, I’m forewarned about things that will arrive from the publisher for my attention.

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How to Write Without Distractions in the Summer by Irene Roth

It can be hard to write in the summer months. There are vacations and other distractions. People are home from work and school, and this year it will be even different because of the pandemic. We can’t travel too far. So, our family members will be at home, and some of them will arrive at …

Take a Walk on the Wild, Weird and Wonderful Side of Setting by Tracy Koppel

Why do the craft books make such a fuss about setting? Many readers start skipping ahead when they come to a description. Even some writers admit to skipping descriptions. But in On Writing, Stephen King spends seven pages on description—and he isn’t spending those seven pages telling us to skip all descriptions. Instead, he says, …

Accuracy, Reality, and Writing in Today’s World by Terry Odell

When we write, we strive for accuracy. Even if we’re writing fantasy, there are rules about the universes we build, and they have to be consistent. If your writing includes guns, there’s an obligation to get weaponry facts right. Ask any author who’s made the mistake of showing a character thumbing the safety off a …