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12 Unexpected Reasons You Keep Procrastinating — Author Don Massenzio
Originally posted on Novelty Revisions: 1. Distractions that don’t really feel like distractions. 2. You have yet to master the art of an effective “writing break.” 3. You have commitment issues. (Sorry!) 4. You work better under pressure (great!) but take it a little bit too far. 5. You’re not sitting down to create at…
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October 28, 2018 · 10:10 am
Lay Or Lie And How Easy It Is For Everyone To Get Them Wrong – by Derek Haines…
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on Just Publishing Advice:
Why do we get lay vs lie so confused all the time?
These two verbs cause so many problems, even for proficient English speakers.
The cause of the misuse is in the grammar. Isn’t it always?
Well, let’s get the technical stuff out of the way first and then look at some examples.
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Novel Writing: What if it’s all for Nothing?
Good morning, creatives and creators. I hope you’ve all had a good week.
Mine started slow and has ended better! In the earlier stages of the week I was having some bad writing days, and some major writer’s doubt. But I’ve tried to be kind to myself, to relax and give myself a break. As such, I’m now back on track.
But one thing was nagging at me, something that I’ve seen many other unpublished writers worrying about to. This awful question, after years of working hard on a project, rewriting, revising, studying; what if it’s all for nothing?
It stems, I think, from a fear of rejection a worry that our works will never be read or appreciated. And with that in mind, I wanted to share some thoughts with you all, including ways to stop that question from taking over.
1. It’s never for nothing
I’ve put…
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Real Writers Never Write Anything In All Small Letters – by Derek Haines…
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on Just Publishing Advice:
youre not a writer if you write in all small letters
i get a lot of emails and messages from writers and authors
i also get book submissions along with book descriptions
but i get so annoyed when i get them written in all lower case letters with little or no punctuation
its not only lazy its impolite
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Book Promo – ‘My Vibrating Vertebrae’ – by Agnes Mae Graham…
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In remembrance of my Mum on her birthday.
16 Verified Purchase 5 Star reviews for My Vibrating Verebrae:
These are stories or narrative poetry centered in Ireland written metrically with rhyme. The language flows well. Even when the stories seem dark the author’s heart shines through to light the way. For example, in “Ulster’s Shame”, a dark narrative with “blood stained footpaths and bullet spattered walls” we are not left with “screams” and “terror” but a resolution: “What matters is the depth of God’s sighs.”
She describes the people around her with kind brevity. The ending of “The Brownie Pack” states her love and humbly leaves it to God whether it is returned.
She describes the joyful and sorrowful mysteries of life. In “Tender to Touch” an old man buys a medicine from her. In his confusion he rubs it on his pained stomach rather than drinking it. Nonetheless, he’s…
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