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Mar 15, 20151 min read

Quotes on Writing – Writers’ Inspiration Sunday

Quotes to kick off your week and get you through the dreaded Monday. “When I sit down to write a book, I do not say to myself, ‘I am...

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Mar 13, 20154 min read

Friday the 13th Story Excerpt

It’s baaaaaaaaack. Friday the Thirteenth is here to torment you by stealing your luck all over again, and this time, it’s personal…...

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Mar 12, 20151 min read

RIP – Throwback Thursday to Terry Pratchett Quotes

This is a post I did about a month ago on the great quotes by one of my favorite quotable writers. RIP Sir Terry Pratchett, what you...

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WritersLife Wednesday – Veronica Roth Pep Talk From Nano

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Mar 11, 20154 min read

WritersLife Wednesday – Veronica Roth Pep Talk From Nano

Hey guys, for the writing tips and tricks today, I’ve dragged up one of my favorite pep talks from Nanowrimo last November. This doesn’t...

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Mar 9, 20151 min read

COFFEE PROMPT MONDAY

Prompts: 1. Pull an electronic device out of the fridge. 2. Use music as a weapon. 3. Throw someone into marshmallows. I’m starting a new...

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Mar 7, 20153 min read

Step one in Dr. Amie’s Plot Fixer Elixir – The Blurb

I gave myself (and you, dear readers!) a challenge here: https://authoramiegibbons.wordpress.com/2015/03/04/first-novels-beginnings-how-t...

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Mar 5, 20152 min read

LOOKING FOR STORY IDEAS FOR NANO? TAKE YOUR LIFE AND DUMP IT ON THE PAGE

In this post, we’re going to play a game. It’s kind of 20 questions, I never, er… other question games that are fun with drinking. You...

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Mar 4, 20153 min read

FIRST NOVELS’ BEGINNINGS – HOW TO FIX ‘EM

Beginnings can be tricky. Trickier still for the novice novelist. A common plot mistake we’ve all seen when critiquing new novelists...

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Mar 3, 20152 min read

I’M DOING CAMPNANO!

Camp Nano is sort of an extension of Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month) and it’s done in April and July. Basically you are doing...

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Mar 2, 20158 min read

THE ORDER OF THE SPHINX – ORIGINS

This is a section from a short story preceding my ‘The Order Of The Sphinx’ series, where my young witches’ powers first awaken. When I...

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Feb 26, 20155 min read

EVIE JONES AND THE GOOD LUCK FUNDRAISER

Here’s the first part of my next short story staring Evie, the pagen witch who faced down a zombie in her last adventure. Let me know...

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Feb 21, 20152 min read

DON’T JUST KILL YOUR DARLINGS, CANNIBALIZE ‘EM

Have you heard the expression, “kill your darlings,” in reference to editing your work? If you’re a writer, you have. And you do have to...

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Feb 17, 20151 min read

On The Care And Feeding Of Writers

http://amandaonwriting.tumblr.com/post/111266374125 Saw this on Facebook and just had to share. It’s just so on. Pick yourself up a...

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Feb 13, 20151 min read

FRIDAY THE 13TH

Dear normal people, I’m going to let you in on a secret. Friday the 13th isn’t bad luck. You believe it is so your luck floats off you,...

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Feb 10, 20154 min read

EXCERPT FROM Evie Jones and the Crazy Exes

I’m in writing mode today again, just letting the words flow with the wine. And I’ve come up with a magic with zombies story. It’s a...

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Feb 8, 20153 min read

TRIAL PERFORMANCE BASICS FOR WRITERS

This weekend I’m volunteering at my law school and judging the 1L Mock Trial competition. You don’t take Evidence until your second year...

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Feb 6, 20153 min read

Silver Linings Playlist

I had a bad month. I’ve been saying that a lot over January. It was one thing after another and I was just done. I was depressed and...

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Feb 3, 20152 min read

TERRY PRATCHETT QUOTES

I’ve been parked at my laptop for hours, pouring out words for a short story. Don’t know if the short story’s any good, don’t know if...

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Feb 1, 20154 min read

WRITING SUSPENSEFUL FICTION

Nothing is more terrifying than the unknown. Think about it. When you’re reading a book and the characters don’t know what’s going on...

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Amie and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Month

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Jan 31, 20152 min read

Amie and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Month

Here’s the last day of what has been, well not the actual worst month of my and my family members’ lives, but pretty far up there. I’d...

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