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Sharpening Powers of Observation

Writers tend to be observant people, but I lack in this area. By nature, I’m attuned better to emotion and relationship dynamics (I wonder if my poor eyesight has anything to do with that). So I set...

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Focused Learning

Time is a finite resource. I'm a busy person, and I think most of us are. There are only so many fragments of time in the day I can use for writing, but it takes time to become an expert at something....

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Author Aerobics: Plot Challenge

One of the simplest plot structures is the three act structure. It's likely what you were taught in school, and if you were me, you probably didn't think much about it for a long time. 3 Act Structure...

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Author Aerobics: Dialogue Puncutation Exercise

Are your running shoes on? I will post the Author Aerobics challenges on Mondays from now on, to allow time for ideas to marinate, and more time to write! Dialogue Punctuation Exercise This week's...

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Author Aerobics: Character Voice Challenge

Here's this week's Author Aerobics challenge! Answers to the challenge will be posted on Friday. If you want to participate just post a link to your entry in the comments below and I'll update this...

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Author Aerobics: Tense Challenge

Here's this week's Author Aerobics challenge! Answers to the challenge will be posted on Friday. If you want to participate just post a link to your entry in the comments below and I'll update this...

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Author Aerobics: Pacing Challenge

Here's this week's Author Aerobics challenge. Answers to the challenge will be posted on Friday. If you want to participate just post a link to your entry in the comments below and I'll update this...

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Author Aerobics: Details Challenge

Here's this week's Author Aerobics challenge. Answers to the challenge will be posted on Friday. If you want to participate just post a link to your entry in the comments below and I'll update this...

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5 Weeks of Author Aerobics - Recap!

Wow, we've gone through 5 weeks of Author Aerobics already? If you haven't had a chance to read the stories by the participants, I've compiled this list. There's some fun stuff, there's some beautiful...

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Author Aerobics: Genre-Bender Challenge

Here's this week's Author Aerobics challenge. Answers to the challenge will be posted on Friday. If you want to participate just post a link to your entry in the comments below and I'll update this...

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Author Aerobics: Telling Challenge

Here's this week's Author Aerobics challenge. Answers to the challenge will be posted on Friday. If you want to participate just post a link to your entry in the comments below and I'll update this...

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Author Aerobics: Emotion Challenge

Here's this week's Author Aerobics challenge. Answers to the challenge will be posted on Friday. If you want to participate just post a link to your entry in the comments below and I'll update this...

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Author Aerobics: Setting Challenge

Here's this week's Author Aerobics challenge. Answers to the challenge will be posted on Friday. If you want to participate just post a link to your entry in the comments below and I'll update this...

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Author Aerobics: Internal Dialogue Challenge

Want to join in? Here's this week's Author Aerobics challenge. Answers to the challenge will be posted on Friday. If you use this writing prompt, post a link to your entry in the comments below, and...

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Author Aerobics: Action Challenge

Want to join in? Here's this week's Author Aerobics challenge. Answers to the challenge will be posted on Friday. If you use this writing prompt, post a link to your entry in the comments below, and...

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Author Aerobics: Layered Conflict Challenge

Want to join in? Here's this week's Author Aerobics challenge. Answers to the challenge will be posted on Friday. If you use this writing prompt, post a link to your entry in the comments below, and...

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Author Aerobics: Make it Fresh Challenge

Want to join in? Here's this week's Author Aerobics challenge. Answers to the challenge will be posted on Friday. If you use this writing prompt, post a link to your entry in the comments below, and...

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Author Aerobics: Something Old Challenge

Want to join in? Here's this week's Author Aerobics challenge. Answers to the challenge will be posted on Friday. If you use this writing prompt, post a link to your entry in the comments below, and...

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15 Weeks of Author Aerobics Recap!

15 weeks! Wow that's a lot of writing! A huge thank you, and round of applause to all the participants. Here's the roundup of all the stories. There are some gems in here! And a note: The Author...

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