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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amiegibbons15
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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amiegibbons15
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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amiegibbons15
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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amiegibbons15
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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amiegibbons15
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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amiegibbons15
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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amiegibbons15
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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amiegibbons15
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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amiegibbons15
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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amiegibbons15
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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amiegibbons15
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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amiegibbons15
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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amiegibbons15
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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amiegibbons15
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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amiegibbons15
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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amiegibbons15
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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amiegibbons15
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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amiegibbons15
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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amiegibbons15
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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