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January 2006

Writing Progress

30 January 2006

Yesterday and today, I edited Fahim’s short story Dad’s Gone that he wants to submit to short story markets.
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Progress 14 Aug 2004
Progress
Goals for 2006
Basement of the Universe in editing
Sentinel and Short Stories

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Editing Haiku

29 January 2006

Short story editingNot even my own – husband’s Bad punctuation.
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Sentinel and Short Stories
Writing Progress
How important is proper punctuation?
Story Length
More on Plagiarism in Sri Lanka

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Writing Haiku

27 January 2006

Writer’s block be gone!You’re not allowed here no more! Have exorcised you!
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On plotting
How do I become more prolific?
Plotting
Angela Hoy comments on the AbsoluteWrite situation
Progress 9 Aug 2002

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Insomnia as a form of writing sabotage

27 January 2006

I have some pretty huge – for me – writing goals. I have a lot I want to accomplish this year. I have far too many writing ideas moving around in my head, and far too many of them want attention. The only way I can give them the attention they deserve is to actually [...]

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Macro for MS Word

26 January 2006

Fahim wrote a macro which can be accessed directly from the current document and which highlights adverbs, passive words, overly used words and cliches/misused words. It runs fairly fast – completed a 90,000+ word document in about 30 seconds.
To use, first download the Macro.txt file. Then open [...]

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Currently working on…

26 January 2006

I’ve spent some time thinking about what I should focus on. I’ve had lots of time since I’ve been feeling unwell since last Saturday.
I’ll finish writing Children of the Dome, then I’ll re-write Djinn Rummy (formerly New United Earth), followed by Milky Way Bar, and then with [...]

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What do you want out of your writing contract?

23 January 2006

Andrew Zack is an agent who keeps a blog with a load of great advice. One entry I read and enjoyed lately, Are you the weakest link? talks about writers sabotaging their own careers via bad contracts. Granted, he gives some of the blame to the publishing houses who offer the [...]

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SiteScore

22 January 2006

I found SilkTide site scorer and ran this URL through it – curiousity, ya know? The sitescore tool that rates how well designed, accessible, and popular your site is. Even better, it’s free, and if you register with them, you get a few more options. Here are the results for this [...]

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Dream Ideas

21 January 2006

I had another story idea last night before I fell asleep – wrote it down, of course. I have six novels I’ve actually started writing, and I have at least another half dozen that I’ve either started plotting or need to start plotting, and a bunch more that are clamoring for attention. So, let’s say, [...]

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Book sizes

16 January 2006

Do you wonder what the differences are between mass market books versus trade paperbacks? Size. :p
Mass market paperback – 4.25 x 7". Also called dime novels.
Trade paperback – 5 x 8".
Trade paperback and hardcover – 5.5 x 8.5".
Trade paperback and hardcover alternate – 6 x 9". Used to be the standard trade paperback size.
Workbook – [...]

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