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Category Archives: editing
The Dyslexic Writing Process
Over the years I have written a lot about writing, and different bits of the process. I’ve also written once or twice on the subject of dyslexia. This is not really a post about the latter and a lot about … Continue reading
Posted in amediting, amreading, amwriting, dyslexia, editing, humour, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indiewriter, reads, writes, writing
Tagged amwriting, books, dyslexia, dyslexic, reads, writer, writers, writerslife, writing, writingtips
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It’s just not Cricket… and other matters of research
Research is an important aspect of the fiction writers tool box. That may seem counterintuitive, after all its fiction, we just make it up don’t we? But actually when ‘just making things up’ research can become more important than you … Continue reading
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Tagged amreading, books, newbooks, newfiction, newreads, reads, steampunk, writer, writers, writerslife, writing, writingtips
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It’s been a while…
Hi, its been a while… Of cause, you may not of noticed, but the Passing Place has been on something of a hiatus. Real life has been throwing curve balls and writing blog posts has been thrown somewhere down the … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, amwriting, blogging, editing, fantasy, fiction, goodnews, goodreads, Hannibal Smyth, Harvey Duckman, horror, humour, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indiefriday, indiewriter, novels, reads, sci-fi, self-publishing, the elf kings thingy, writes, writing
Tagged #steampunk, amreading, amwritingsteampunk, authors, books, reads, steampunk, steampunk fantasy, writer, writers, writerslife, writing, writingtips
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Writing the Lexicromicon
Over the course of the last four years I have somewhat inadvertently written a non-fiction book. This was a somewhat alarming thing to discover as it was never really my intention. I’m a writer of fiction god-damn-it. I don’t write … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, amwriting, books, cthulhu, dreamlands, editing, goodreads, horror, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indieoctober, indiewriter, Lovecraft, mythos, Nyarlathotep, opinion, pointless things of wonderfulness, reads, self-publishing, writes, writing
Tagged amwriting, call of cthulhu, cthulhu, indie publishing, indiebooks, indieoctober, indiereads, indiewriter, Lovecraft, lovecraftian, mythos, writer, writerslife, writing, writingcommunity
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Linkin Park, the Thieves’ Guild and why I was so angry in 2007
Its October, the leaves are falling, the witches are abroad, and I’ve opened the blog up to guest writers again. Yes its Indie October. Throughout October some old favourites among my guests will be returning along with some new voices. … Continue reading
Posted in amediting, amreading, amwriting, book reviews, books, depression, editing, fiction, goodreads, Harvey Duckman, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indieoctober, indiewriter, mental-health, music, novels, reads, sci-fi, writes, writing
Tagged amreading, amreadingscifi, indie publishing, indiebooks, indienovels, indieoctober, indiereads, indiewriter, linkin park, mentalhealth, music, reading, reads, writer, writers, writerslife, writing, writingcommunity
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The Complexity of a review…
A little over six years now I had a odd dream, woke up in a cold sweat, scribbled some rather idiosyncratic notes, and then tried fleetingly to get back to sleep. After an hour of staring at the ceiling, as … Continue reading
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The value of U…
“England and America are two countries separated by the same language!” attributed to George Bernard Shaw, or possibly Oscar Wilde, or purely apocryphal, as its one of those quotes no one is entirely sure about even the QI elves apparently…. … 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
Posted in amediting, amreading, amwriting, editing, fiction, goodreads, Hannibal Smyth, Harvey Duckman, indie, indie novels, indie writers, IndieApril, indiewriter, publication, reads, sci-fi, self-publishing, steampunk, Uncategorized, writes, writing
Tagged amediting, authors, editing, nanowrimo, novels, steampunk, steampunk fantasy, writer, writers, writerslife, writing, writingcommunity, writingtip, writingtips
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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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