Useless words, the weak and the pointless words, steal power from your writing. We all let them sneak in during the first draft, so don’t panic – you’re not alone. It’s what we do about them later…
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Continuity in writing is important to me. Maybe obsessively so. I don’t know about the rest of you, but when I catch continuity errors in my own work, I cringe. I mean, writers are supposed to be…
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Medieval weapons were plentiful and go beyond your garden variety knightly sword. I love them all. Over time, I’ve accumulated quite a lot of reference material about these weapons that I organised into short cheat sheets to…
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I suppose it has to do with the “behind the scenes” aspect of what writers do, but people are curious, aren’t they? The writing process doesn’t have any moving parts that non-writers can see. It’s different from…
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Motivation and inspiration are two of those things writers lament, cry, and gnash their teeth over. Not to say it’s not frustrating as all get-out as a writer to lack the spark of inspiration so you really…
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Medieval weapons and those that evolved from them are more plentiful than you might be aware. When writing fantasy and historical fantasy stories, in our often fascination with swords, it’s easy to forget there are a plethora…
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Magic is my most favourite thing. And I don’t mean only practical magic as a modern Druid, I mean magic of every kind, real or imagined. Although, to be fair, I do see the magic in everything…
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Introverts is a psychological term for people who tend to: “shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts”. (Thanks WordWeb! Which, by the way, is a handy little free dictionary tool. If you…
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So I keep reading up on social media strategies… The kind geared toward writers, if you know what I mean. I keep thinking I’m going to run across some revelation I haven’t found yet. I know, I’m…
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Druid Tools – The Druid Cord The Druid Cord is another one of those tools we don’t hear about very often. While still a tool Druids use now and in the past, it’s not as fascinating or…
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