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30

Jul

Life Experience

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The old adage goes; “write what you know.” As an author, I’m what I like to call a “method writer.” Like a method actor, I want to have some experience in areas I’ll be writing about so I can portray them with realism. I’m a rather curious, adventurous person, so I’ve racked up a number [...]

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Tags: inspiration, j.r.r. tolkien, research, writing

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17

Jul

My real garden with imaginary toads

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*waves* Hey, guys. Don’t worry about the Twitter thing, it will all get worked out, and if not, I’ll figure something out. But I’m not stressed about it. In fact, right now I am just so happy that I’ve had enough energy to write a little bit of my book every single day! And now [...]

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Tags: editing, schedule, writing

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12

Jul

I’m Twitterpated

Posted by Christina A. Nelson  Published in Blog, Tweet Archive

Hello, readership I am moving my twitter feed from the sidebar, to be updated on a daily basis in the journal proper, so I can have a record of all my tweets, just because I like keeping records. Also, it will mean my blog is updated more regularly, heehee, although the posts will often be [...]

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6

Jul

I meant REALLY listen!

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I had a really great phone convo with one of my dear writer friends last night. We hadn’t chatted in a while, and it felt good to catch up. We know each others’ writing weaknesses, and she helps me so much (I can only hope it’s mutual!). We talked about life and stories, and she [...]

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Tags: characters, methods, writing

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