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Did I mention today is the offi Al release day of Harvey Duckman Presents Volume 7The now traditional 'shelfie' of my bookshelf of books I have writtenSo many Harvey anthologies now, and that doesn't include book 7 out this weekendComing this weekend, the latest Harvey Duckman Anthology,The first part of many is up now on markhayesblog.comThe latest Harvey appeared in the post todayNew Release
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Category Archives: amediting
POV matters… it does
One of the writing issues we encounter most in the manuscripts we receive here at Sixth Element is POV (point of view). Whether from new writers or some of the most experienced published authors, it doesn’t matter… POV is still … Continue reading
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Why Your Day Job could be Good for Your Creativity
We’re all familiar with the dilemma. “I’ve just had this great idea and I want to write it down immediately, but I’m stuck at work right now.” If you’re anything like me, when you think about your day job in … Continue reading
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Harvey Live, podcasts, and the writers list
I’ve been involved in a couple of on line things to do with writing in the last few days. First there was the Harvey Duckman writers on-line get together and broadcast as part of Scarborough scifi on-line (which replaced the … Continue reading
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Choosing Names for Your Characters
One of the most important decisions you can make about a character is their name. Whether it’s their first, middle, or last name, it imbues your character with the very essence of who they are. There are so many names … Continue reading
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Quotes for 2020 #41
An on going series of a quote a day from those most worthy of individuals, writers… Disclaimer: Not all quotes are meant to inspire… Not all comments I make upon them are entirely honest either, occasionally Hannibal writes them… Today … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020quotes, humour, quotes, writers, writerslife, writing, writingcommunity
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Making it pretty, and other vanities…
I really enjoy typesetting. There is something cathartic about it. For months I have been slaving away with first drafts, second drafts , third drafts , edits, redrafts, more edits, post editor editing, revisions… All fun stuff I assure you. … Continue reading
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Tagged #selfpub, indie, indie publishing, indiebooks, indienovels, indiewriter, reads, self-publishing, writer, writerslife, writing, writingcommunity, writingtip, writingtips
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Quotes for 2020 #40
An on going series of a quote a day from those most worthy of individuals, writers… Disclaimer: Not all quotes are meant to inspire… Not all comments I make upon them are entirely honest either, occasionally Hannibal writes them… As … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 quotes, amediting, amreading, Hannibal Smyth, humour, indie writers, indiewriter, quotes, reads, steampunk, writes, writing
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The great cover debate…
One of the problems with self-publishing is that the writer exists in a microcosmic world. Unlike more traditional routes where many decisions are taken for you and to a degree a certain amount of the weight is taken form your … Continue reading
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Occasional self promotion… Maybe…
2020 is hopefully going to be a big year for me, I say more in hope than expectation but if you can’t back yourself who will? Among other things I turn fifty on the ides of march. So I will … Continue reading
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