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amiegibbons15
Jun 29, 20151 min read
Coffee Prompt Monday
1. (Insert your last bad dream here.) 2. Pod crashes to planet. 3. Convention goes bad in the best way. Every Monday I’ll give you a...
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amiegibbons15
Jun 28, 20152 min read
Dr. Amie’s Character Fixer Elixer
Last week I talked about the plot fixer, now we’re tackling the weak character. I don’t mean someone who is weak themselves, I mean...
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amiegibbons15
Jun 25, 20153 min read
Throwback Thursday – HEY BABY, WHAT’S YOUR PERSONALITY TYPE?
Have you heard of the Myers-Briggs personality test?  Have you taken it?  Did you read the description and think, “That’s creepy, it’s...
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amiegibbons15
Jun 24, 20152 min read
WritersLife Wednesday – Dr. Amie’s Plot Fixer Elixer
If you’re going back to edit a full novel, especially if it’s an early work, you’re probably facing down what I call the drunken cat...
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amiegibbons15
Jun 23, 20154 min read
Writing Other Cultures – Don’t Assume, Ask
Write what you know.  That’s the advice, right?  They (whoever the they are, I don’t know, there’s always a they though) say this because...
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amiegibbons15
Jun 22, 20151 min read
Coffee Prompt Monday
1. Friend’s depressed so must cheer them up. 2. Starbucks got the order wrong, send the girl. 3. Water demon attacked the cat. Every...
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amiegibbons15
Jun 19, 20151 min read
Links on Writing
Alright guys, today I’m not gonna talk.  I know you love my ramblings (what, only I love my ramblings? 🙂 but today I’m just gonna link....
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amiegibbons15
Jun 18, 20152 min read
Writing Exercises for the Motivationally Challenged
Hey guys, today I’m doing something a bit different.  I’m doing the Blogging 101 class and the assignment today is to write a post...
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amiegibbons15
Jun 17, 20157 min read
WritersLife Wednesday – The Choosing and Feeding of Betas
Beta Readers are perhaps the most important part of the editing process.  I’m going to say this up front because I’ve made this mistake....
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amiegibbons15
Jun 15, 20154 min read
Covers: Cueing Genre and Subgenre (Reblog of Dot’s Post)
Two friends of mine are a Space Opera/ Military SciFi author and his wife Dot, the marketing half.  She’s given me tidbits as I’ve...
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amiegibbons15
Jun 15, 20151 min read
Coffee Prompt Monday
1. Allergy to magic is making work difficult 2. Lost glasses, how will you get home? 3. The cat hurt your feelings and you have to suck...
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amiegibbons15
Jun 14, 20152 min read
Writer’s Inspiration Sunday – Critics and Critiques
Everyone who writes can agree ’50 Shades of Grey’ is pure crap. Millions of readers disagree. Do you think the author cares what other...
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amiegibbons15
Jun 11, 20151 min read
Trivia Thursday – Nashville
In honor of our streets being flooded with tourists for CMAFest (and who could blame them, we’re awesome!) this week’s trivia is going to...
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amiegibbons15
Jun 10, 20151 min read
Writers Life Wednesday – List What You Love About Your Writing
I am seriously in the weeds today. Didn’t sleep well last night or the night before because my legs have been cramping despite me...
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amiegibbons15
Jun 8, 20151 min read
Coffee Prompt Monday
1. The Chimp has no pants 2. Secret agent’s chapstick isn’t just chapstick 3. Makeup for zombies Every Monday I’ll give you a wacky...
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amiegibbons15
Jun 5, 20155 min read
Writing a Series? Plot the Series Arch from the Beginning.
I got into a discussion yesterday about writing series; the other writers in my group were blown away by the idea that I’m planning 15...
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amiegibbons15
Jun 4, 20153 min read
Throwback Thursday – Stephen King on Writing
Here’s a clip I found while scouring the internet for good writing tips from the authors, and I think it says it all.  “When you see an...
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amiegibbons15
Jun 3, 20154 min read
Writer’s Life Wednesday – Lyrics that Speak to Your Characters
Do you write with music?  It’s okay if you do or don’t, or if you write to classical/instrumental.  I’m one of those weird people that...
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amiegibbons15
Jun 2, 20153 min read
Con Law for Writers
(Basic up front disclaimer: These are over simplified concepts, and this post is not to be taken as legal advice.  I’m not your lawyer,...
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amiegibbons15
Jun 1, 20151 min read
Coffee Prompt Monday
1. The purse ate his hand 2. The cabbage is especially chatty this year 3. Banana’s stuck in a tree again, get the machete to chop him...
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