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Three Words Everyone Keeps Misusing

Being an English major (or anything related) can save the human race. Because of us, there…

Well, fellow Wrimos, it’s that time of November again. Not just National Novel Writing Month. Not…

No thought is more conflicting than, “Do I really have to kill off this character, too?”…

There are people out there who need to plan out at least the major plot points…

Back when I was “just an English major,” finding time to write was a whole lot…

Question: How do you, as the author of your novel-in-progress, maintain control of your setting, characters…

Since NaNo 2014 began (aka this past Saturday), I’ve accomplished plenty of non-NaNo tasks. I’ve slept (a…

No, you did not misread the title of this post. I’m not only breaking an…

Literary insanity is upon us. National Novel Writing Month is less than a week away. Just…

[Author’s note: I started writing this post, and one sentence in, my laptop shut off and…