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Most people think of an ellipsis as the three dots. Yes, well, there’s a bit more to it than that. Quite frankly, there’s a lot more to it than that, but rather than bamboozle you all (and myself!) I will concentrate on the key points. If you have any…
Now that I’ve had some minor successes with my beta swap model, I’m ready to bring it back online and share the process. My Role Play – Beta Swap. By role-playing as agents, publishers, and editors, we learn something in play that we learn otherwise only by making publishing mistakes. Most new writers make these mistakes, and […]
Read More Doing BETA BetterI suck at firsts. First song (a holiday card poem Weird Al’d into an old hymn) First epic poem (anyone else remember Prodigy? Way back before AOL? Well, that’s where I posted it then promptly forgot my password.) First short story (Don’t get me started; children should not be blamed for their upbringing, after all) […]
Read More When Your First Tries Flop“The Beyond Within” “The Elders expect us at the Temple by nightfall,” Rixx said. “Where’s your gear? I’ll fetch it.” I pushed myself out from the roamer’s wide undercarriage across the hard ground, blinking at my twin. Her sturdy figure glowed in the ocher morning light of Clarannas’ sun, with our small habitation dome […]
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