Category Archives: Writing

Writing Technical Post: The Danger of Passive Sentences

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Tim Dodge

If you’ve read any books or articles on writing, at some point you’ve read or heard an instructor say that you should avoid using passive sentences. For those who don’t obsess about these things and who may have forgotten what … Continue reading →

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Writing As Investment

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Tim Dodge

Dean Wesley Smith offers an interesting new perspective for writers: An Indie Publisher Investing Plan Step One: Set a Goal to Publish Something New Every Two Weeks. — It could be a short story or your latest book. It could … Continue reading →

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What Will Happen in the Publishing World in 2012?

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Tim Dodge

Happy New Year! At this time of year, we get a lot of “year in review” and “predictions for the new year” blog post. As someone who greets every new year with renewed hopes of getting a book published, I … Continue reading →

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The Key To Marketing Your Writing

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Tim Dodge

I really like this post by Rob Eagar from the Writers Digest There Are No Rules blog, especially this quote: Marketing isn’t about striking it rich with every activity you do. That’s an unrealistic expectation. You can’t expect perfection, but … Continue reading →

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The First Draft is Done!

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Tim Dodge

I neglected to post that I finally finished the first draft of my ghost hunter novel two weeks ago. As you might imagine, it was quite a relief to get it done. This book took much longer than the last … Continue reading →

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To Self-Publish or Not? That is the Question

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Tim Dodge

Ever since I got back from Dragon*Con, I’ve been mulling over the possibility of getting into the self-published ebook game. Ebooks seem to be growing more popular by the hour, and more and more of my peers in the podcast … Continue reading →

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Collaborating

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Tim Dodge

I’ve never collaborated with anyone on a fiction project before, and I’m not entirely sure what to expect. Continue reading →

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How To Write a Great Book: It’s That Easy

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Tim Dodge

If I can raise the stakes for my characters to a high enough point that readers will care, trace character arcs that change in reaction to the events of the story, and get the pacing right, I think I’ll produce a book worth reading. It’s that easy. Continue reading →

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Recommended Reading: ‘Bloodroot’ by Amy Greene

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Tim Dodge

This is a fine young writer whom we would all do well to emulate. Continue reading →

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More on Query Letters

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Tim Dodge

If you can’t clearly sum up the plot in a paragraph, your chances of getting the agent to ask for sample pages appear to be greatly reduced. Continue reading →

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