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Tag Archives: writing advice
What have I learned about writing?
Writing is a funny old business. Writers probably learn most by reading. You are what you read. Reading develops your ear for tight prose and snappy dialogue. Without even thinking about it, you learn about character and plot. The difficulty … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy, historical fiction, reading, science fiction
Tagged donald maass, jacey bedford, misc.writing, usenet, writing, writing advice
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Style Sheets
Posted on February 7, 2017 by Jacey Bedford There’s a lot of information to keep in your head if you’re writing a book. There’s even more if you’re writing a trilogy or a series. I happily wrote seven books without … Continue reading
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Tagged copy edit, DAW, psi-tech, psi-tech trilogy, style sheet, writing, writing advice
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How Long is a Piece of String?
Chopping and Changing – Revisions, Cuts and Additions. How long should your story or novel be? A piece (story, novel or poem) should be as long as it needs to be – but that’s not always as long as you, … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy, reading, science fiction, writing
Tagged Ann Leckie, editing, fantasy, jacey bedford, revision, science fiction, Sheila Gilbert, word count, writing, writing advice
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Submission, Rejection, and my Coping Strategies
I’ve always written. I started my first novel when I was fifteen. (It was dire, and I never finished, but I loved writing it.) It took me years to actually tell anyone I wrote, and even more years before I … Continue reading
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Tagged jacey bedford, psi-tech, rejection, rowankind, writing, writing advice
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Finish What You Start – Or Don’t
Unless you stop faffing about re-writing the beginning of your story/novel, you’ll never finish it. Believe me, I know this. I am an expert in faffing around. I’ve spent untold hours/days/weeks/months getting the start of my novels just right. Sometimes … Continue reading
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Tagged beginnings, Nimbus, psi-tech, psi-tech trilogy, rowankind, Rowankind trilogy, writing, writing advice
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Committing Trilogy
As I write this blog post I’m editing and polishing my third Psi-Tech book, Nimbus, the last in my trilogy of space operas (though there may be more ahead set in the same universe—it’s too early to tell, yet.) It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged fantasy, fantasy books, historical fantasy, psi-tech, rowankind, science fiction, space opera, trilogy, writing, writing advice
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Style Sheets
There’s a lot of information to keep in your head if you’re writing a book. There’s even more if you’re writing a trilogy or a series. I happily wrote seven books without having a single style sheet… and then I … Continue reading
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Tagged jacey bedford, psi-tech, style sheet, writing, writing advice
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Ten Quick Tips for Writers
Here are ten quick tips for writers (not necessarily in order of usefulness and not necessarily complete). Feel free to ignore what doesn’t work for you. Remember: ‘Follow no rule off a cliff.’ – C.J. Cherryh. Besides these are not … Continue reading
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Tagged empire of dust, jacey bedford, writing, writing advice
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The Yin and Yang of Writing Advice
Writing advice is great – when it works for you. When it doesn’t, find another way of doing things. “There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” —W. Somerset Maugham: “Follow no rule … Continue reading