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10 Tips for a Clean Manuscript

June 16, 2016 //  by Mary Keeley//  26 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

Writers have so much craft or technique to master. If you are a novelist, you’re consumed with things such as adding more tension or deepening the character development. If you write nonfiction, you’re concerned with organizing your …

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Best Use of Story Flashbacks

April 28, 2016 //  by Mary Keeley//  25 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

I was talking to a new novelist recently about where to begin her story and the best way to introduce important backstory information about her main characters. It’s been a while since I’ve blogged about anything craft …

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Love Learning

March 31, 2016 //  by Mary Keeley//  35 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

Our brain sensors are always taking in information. Experts say that every brain is wired differently. Imagine that. I don’t even know how to wire an electrical outlet. How well we process the information filtering through our …

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Mount Hermon

Dreams Come True at Mount Hermon

March 18, 2016 //  by Michelle Ule//  30 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Filling in for Rachel, Janet and Wendy over the next three days as they attend, and I write about, the Mount Hermon Christian Writers’ Conference.

This is the story of my first visit to the Mount Hermon

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Action is Character

March 8, 2016 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  26 Comments

Blogger: Rachelle Gardner

Today I want to talk a little about the craft of fiction writing, and a principle I learned back when I used to write and read screenplays.

In real life, it’s not what a person says that …

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Secondary Characters

February 11, 2016 //  by Mary Keeley//  48 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

Julian Fellowes continues to amaze me. Loyal viewers are as engaged in Downton Abbey’s final season episodes as they were during the first season. No doubt the historian that was hired to advise and ensure the authenticity …

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An Agent’s Prerogative

February 10, 2016 //  by Wendy Lawton//  71 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

You’ve heard that it’s a women’s prerogative to change her mind. As an agent I’m going to claim the same prerogative. As I look back on some of the things I stated categorically about the craft of …

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Edit Your Book to Perfection

January 14, 2016 //  by Mary Keeley//  28 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

You just crossed the last “t” and dotted the last “i” and now your current book draft is finished. Many a brand new writer wants to think they’re almost at the finish line, but if you’re a …

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Beta Readers

November 19, 2015 //  by Mary Keeley//  39 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

Conversations with several clients in the last couple of weeks had one thing in common. All of them were waiting for feedback from their beta readers. Music to my ears. I highly recommend participating in a critique …

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Arcs and the Synopsis

October 21, 2015 //  by Mary Keeley//  32 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

This week an author asked me to take a look at her synopsis and offer suggestions because she was struggling to get it right. She isn’t alone. I talk to writers all the time who say the …

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