Is it Done Yet? — Oct. 3, 2025
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Is it Done Yet? — Oct. 3, 2025

“Writing without revising is the literary equivalent of waltzing gaily out of the house in your underwear.” – Patricia Fuller

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Transformation — August 17, 2025
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Transformation — August 17, 2025

“This diamond ring doesn’t shine for me anymore.. This diamond ring doesn’t mean what it did before.” – Gary Lewis & The Playboys

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Music — May 18, 2025
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Music — May 18, 2025

“If you do not hear music in your words, you have put too much thought into your writing and not enough heart.” – Terry Brooks

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Villains — March 16, 2025
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Villains — March 16, 2025

“No-one thinks of himself as a villain.” – Christopher Paolini’s character Oromis in his book Eldest.

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That First Chapter — March 2, 2025
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That First Chapter — March 2, 2025

“Your first chapter is not a straight horizontal line. It’s a jagged driveway leading up a dark mountainside — and the shadows are full of danger.” — Chuck Wendig

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