Yeah.
You guys took the time and voted.
By the end, our tree got over 20,000 votes.
Woah.
I mean, WOAH.
You guys ROCK.
You rock my candy cane socks off!
Merry Christmas, folks!
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Author: Stephanie Orges
Archives for Christmas: How to edit your novel
We can elbow each other and wink. I guess the world didn’t end after all. Until we remember it did, for some.
Hold your families close this Christmas, folks. Remember how lucky you are.
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This post is a “re-run” to give me time to take in the holidays (still haven’t made those gingerbread men – I’ll let you know). It was originally published January 6, 2012.
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You’re drowning in words. There are a million things wrong with this book. And you’re so busy trying to figure out why page thirty-five sounds so blooming doofy that it’s months before you notice the whole first half of the book drags and your characters are totally flat. Keep reading >>
Inspiration Monday: trying not to cry
I’m hungry. Gahhh I need to go to bed. Why is there so much to do??? I still haven’t made gingerbread men!!!
Read these things!
::EDIT:: Ack! Why did all the links disappear? Is anyone else having this problem? I’m trying to fix it.
MrPerfect
Kay
Oscar
Elmo
LadyNimue
TK
LoveTheBadGuy
Kim
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The Rules
There are none. Read the prompts, get inspired, write something. No word count minimum or maximum. You don’t have to include the exact prompt in your piece, and you can interpret the prompt(s) any way you like.
OR
No really; I need rules!
Okay; write 200-500 words on the prompt of your choice. You may either use the prompt as the title of your piece or work it into the body of your piece. You must complete it before 6 pm CST on the Monday following this post.
The Prompts:
trying not to cry
drift
late again
future music
space age
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Happy writing!
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* MC = Mature Content.
Opinions expressed in other writers’ InMon pieces are not necessarily my own.
Archives for Christmas: How to Hang a Lantern
It’s midnight in Texas. I just got home from the office Christmas party. It was amazing! I feel sorry for anyone who doesn’t work at the Balcom Agency. Seriously. I am so lucky.
But as it’s rather late and I’ve had quite a long week, I won’t be catching up with comments and InMon pieces until tomorrow (er, I guess it technically already is tomorrow – in that case, until this afternoon). In the meantime, here’s a post from the archives for the holidays, originally published way back on February 4, 2011.
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To hang a lantern (or “hang a lamp”) is to call attention to an inconsistency in the story by having a character notice the inconsistency. It’s the writer’s way of telling the reader “I did this on purpose; it’s not a mistake.” Keep reading >>
Inspiration Monday: imaginary research
Just finished assembling new bookshelves. Power tools! Mwahahahahaha!
Read a few shorts from these cyber shelves:
Parul
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The Rules
There are none. Read the prompts, get inspired, write something. No word count minimum or maximum. You don’t have to include the exact prompt in your piece, and you can interpret the prompt(s) any way you like.
OR
No really; I need rules!
Okay; write 200-500 words on the prompt of your choice. You may either use the prompt as the title of your piece or work it into the body of your piece. You must complete it before 6 pm CST on the Monday following this post.
The Prompts:
imaginary research
power tools
moon burn
peeling back
transparent
Want to share your Inspiration Monday piece? Post it on your blog and link back to today’s post (here’s a video on how to do it); I’ll include a link to your piece in the next Inspiration Monday post. No blog? Email your piece to me at bekindrewrite (at) yahoo (dot) com. (I do reserve the right to NOT link to a piece as stated in my Link Discretion Policy.)
Plus, get the InMon badge for your site here.
Happy writing!
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* MC = Mature Content.
Opinions expressed in other writers’ InMon pieces are not necessarily my own.
