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Writing Blog Number 2

by s

Rated: 18+ · Book · Personal · #2311764

This is a continuation of my blogging here at WdC

This will be a blog for my writing, maybe with (too much) personal thrown in. I am hoping it will be a little more interactive, with me answering questions, helping out and whatnot. If it falls this year (2024), then I may stop the whole blogging thing, but that's all a "wait and see" scenario.

An index of topics can be found here: "Writing Blog No.2 Index"

Feel free to comment and interact.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Wordsmitty ✍️

about 7 hours ago
In response to "20240629 When Life Gets In The Way"

To keep people away from bothering me, when asked what I'm doing, I always tell them I'm writing porn. They quickly go away and don't come back.

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Elycia Lee ☮

about 7 hours ago
In response to "20240629 When Life Gets In The Way"

I never tell people in real life what I am writing or what I write. It's a secret.

Adherennium Dr of Phoolishness

Jun 27, 2024 at 5:44am
In response to "20240627 Motivation In The Middle"

Stuck in the middle has killed every attempt that I've made to write a novel. Only once with a shorter story, just over 10K words did I actually finish.

Thanks for all these articles, they are basically gold.

tracker

Jun 22, 2024 at 9:42am
In response to "20240622 Public Consumption Of Your Work"

I had the same thing happen with a couple of my pieces. One person insisted I needed to add an epilogue to one story because I owed it to my readers to explain how everything turned out, when I felt I already had one that.

I was embarrassed when I did a review maybe last week when I told the author I was sorry he was bullied in high school and what he had to go through in the story about attending his high school reunion. Here is his reply: "Hi. Thanks for the kind words---I have never been to a class reunion. This was all fabrication." So there you have it Wordsmitty ✍️ and s
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Wordsmitty ✍️

Jun 22, 2024 at 2:39am
In response to "20240622 Public Consumption Of Your Work"

I've gotten reviews of a few things I have on here that truly enlightened me. I didn't know I had written it that way, but it made more sense and sounded like I knew what I was doing. To me, it was just a story about people and things.

I really do try not to think about why I'm writing something. It gets me confused and alienates the muse.

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tracker

Jun 18, 2024 at 7:19pm
In response to "20240618 Endings"

I have not studied much on how to write except classes in college. Thank you for the helpful, scholarly details on all aspects of writing in this blog.

tracker

Jun 18, 2024 at 7:19pm
In response to "20240618 Endings"

I have not studied much on how to write except classes in college. Thank you for the helpful, scholarly details on all aspects of writing in this blog.

tracker

Jun 18, 2024 at 7:18pm
In response to "20240618 Endings"

I have not studied much on how to write except classes in college. Thank you for the helpful, scholarly details on all aspects of writing in this blog.

tracker

Jun 18, 2024 at 7:16pm
In response to "20240616 Writing An Autobiography Or Memoir"

I wrote mine at Storyworth.com in 2023. They are patiently waiting for my final edit then it will be hard bound. It can then be purchased by family members.

Kåre Enga in Montana

Jun 10, 2024 at 3:29pm
In response to "20240610 Quitting"

Very informative.

I've quit projects and never gone back to them. But... I don't regret doing them. Other projects are on hold. Sometimes letting it rest helps seeing it through fresh eyes.

I just realized I'm echoing Max.

I'm editing old flash fictions write now. When I'm finished I need to check out old poems stashed in ancient blogs.

As for audience... the old folks at the Senior Center aren't a stellar audience for what I write. The Housewives of WDC is another difficult audience for me. But... I shouldn't complain. If I could get $1 from 0.3% of the US population I'd be a millionaire.

I do enough prompts that I'm not permanently stuck in one genre.

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#125. 20240627 Motivation In The Middle
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#124. 20240625 Answering Questions
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#123. 20240622 Public Consumption Of Your Work
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#122. 20240621 Plotting Techniques Part 2
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#121. 20240620 Plotting Techniques Part 1
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#120. 20240618 Endings
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#119. 20240616 Writing An Autobiography Or Memoir
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#118. 20240614 Plot Holes
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#117. 20240612 Starting A Story
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#116. 20240610 Quitting
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#115. 20240608 External Writerings V
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#114. 20240607 Publicity
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#113. 20240605 Leaving Contracts
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#112. 20240603 Hiring An Editor
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#111. 20240601 Story Ideas
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#110. 20240530 Traditional v Vanity Publishing
ID #1071881 entered on May 30, 2024 at 12:04am

#109. 20240528 Author Website
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#108. 20240526 Using Real People In Fiction
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#107. 20240524 Words: Cultural Differences/Neologisms
ID #1071612 entered on May 24, 2024 at 3:22am

#106. 20240522 Readers
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#105. 20240520 Agents
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#104. 20240518 Overcoming Writer's Block
ID #1071310 entered on May 18, 2024 at 3:07am

#103. 20240517 Combatting Writer's Malaise
ID #1071226 entered on May 17, 2024 at 12:06am

#102. 20240516 Using Foreign Words
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#101. 20240514 Two More Questions
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#100. 20240513 Adverbs
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#99. 20240511 Formatting Titles
ID #1070897 entered on May 11, 2024 at 8:52am

#98. 20240510 Writing Young Adult Fiction
ID #1070826 entered on May 10, 2024 at 12:08am

#97. 20240509 Answering Questions About Australia
ID #1070760 entered on May 9, 2024 at 12:28am

#96. 20240508 What Does Copyright Cover?
ID #1070694 entered on May 8, 2024 at 5:44am

#95. 20240507 Only In America
ID #1070638 entered on May 7, 2024 at 5:10am

#94. 20240506 Answering Some Questions
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#93. 20240505 Publisher Q&A
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#92. 20240504 I Or Me?
ID #1070494 entered on May 13, 2024 at 10:53pm

#91. 20240503 How Long Does Writing Take?
ID #1070445 entered on May 3, 2024 at 12:06am

#90. 20240502 Drafts
ID #1070388 entered on May 2, 2024 at 3:13am

#89. 20240501 Comma Basics
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#88. 20240430 Etxernal Writerings IV
ID #1070178 entered on April 30, 2024 at 12:08am

#87. 20240429 Handy Latin Phrases
ID #1070068 entered on April 29, 2024 at 1:43am

#86. 20240428 Some Nineteenth Century Slang
ID #1069965 entered on April 28, 2024 at 5:24am

#85. 20240427 Publishing News
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#84. 20240426 Government Forms
ID #1069759 entered on April 26, 2024 at 1:03am

#83. 20240424 Writing Comedy
ID #1069550 entered on April 24, 2024 at 2:39am

#82. 20240423 Heinlein’s Rules for Publication
ID #1069431 entered on April 23, 2024 at 4:56am

#81. 20240422 How I Learnt To Write Fiction
ID #1069362 entered on April 21, 2024 at 11:01pm

#80. 20240420 Language Triva
ID #1069226 entered on April 20, 2024 at 4:43am

#79. 20240417 Imposter Syndrome
ID #1068962 entered on April 17, 2024 at 3:00am

#78. 20240416 Writing A Play
ID #1068871 entered on April 15, 2024 at 10:04pm

#77. 20240413 Plurals
ID #1068647 entered on April 13, 2024 at 3:25am

#76. 20240412 How To Get Your Manuscript Rejected
ID #1068569 entered on April 12, 2024 at 12:19am

#75. 20240411 What Is Speculative Fiction?
ID #1068493 entered on April 11, 2024 at 12:53am

#74. 20240410 Speculative Fiction Potential Mistakes
ID #1068331 entered on April 10, 2024 at 3:48am

#73. 20240407 Naming Characters
ID #1067848 entered on April 7, 2024 at 1:45am

#72. 20240405 Writing Retreat
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#71. 20240403 Australian v US English
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#70. 20240402 External Writerings III
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#69. 20240401 News
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#68. 20240331 Not As Common Punctuation
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#67. 20240328 Quills 2023
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#66. 20240327 Quick News
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#65. 20240324 Public Domain
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#64. 20240323 5 Underrated Or Overlooked Novels
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#63. 20240322 5 Tips To Spark Creativity
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#62. 20240321 21 Of My Favourite Short Stories
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#61. 20240320 My 5 Favourite Characters
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#60. 20240319 Offering Solicited Advice
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#59. 20240318 Keeping Dialogue Real
ID #1066473 entered on March 18, 2024 at 12:25am

#58. 20240317 My Favourite Book Scene
ID #1066393 entered on March 17, 2024 at 12:04am

#57. 20240316 Recognising (Personal) Stereotypes
ID #1066337 entered on March 16, 2024 at 12:17am

#56. 20240315 Oh, Editor, My Editor
ID #1066291 entered on March 15, 2024 at 12:47am

#55. 20240314 7 Misconceptions About Writers
ID #1066241 entered on March 14, 2024 at 12:25am

#54. 20240313 Writing Horror
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#53. 20240311 Clearing The Mind
ID #1066036 entered on March 11, 2024 at 7:56pm

#52. 20240310 Small Presses
ID #1065987 entered on March 10, 2024 at 4:30am

#51. 20240309 Verb Tenses
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#50. 20240306 Writing Young Adult Fiction
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#49. 20240305 Reading
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#48. 20240304 External Writerings II
ID #1065521 entered on March 4, 2024 at 12:10am

#47. 20240303 Writing Fan Fiction
ID #1065441 entered on March 3, 2024 at 12:20am

#46. 20240302 Some Fan Fiction Negatives
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#45. 20240301 An Academic Essay On Fan Fiction
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#44. 20240227 Why Am I Doing This?
ID #1064962 entered on February 27, 2024 at 12:55am

#43. 20240226 Depicting Thoughts In Writing
ID #1064898 entered on February 27, 2024 at 12:56am

#42. 20240223 Telling Stories Everywhere
ID #1064723 entered on February 23, 2024 at 3:54am

#41. 20240222 How To Write An Essay (In General)
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#40. 20240221 What Is A Story?
ID #1064580 entered on February 21, 2024 at 3:19am

#39. 20240220 Drabbles!
ID #1064482 entered on February 20, 2024 at 12:09am

#38. 20240219 Adjective Order
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#37. 20240218 Pulp Fiction
ID #1064366 entered on February 18, 2024 at 12:58am

#36. 20240215 Mary Sue/Marty Stu (Gary Stu)
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#35. 20240214 Notes On Character
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#34. 20240213 Autobiography In Fiction
ID #1064105 entered on February 13, 2024 at 1:55am

#33. 20240212 Types Of Love
ID #1064043 entered on February 12, 2024 at 1:21am

#32. 20240211 Setting – A Final Word
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#31. 20240210 World Building
ID #1063903 entered on June 9, 2024 at 6:32pm

#30. 20240209 Speculative Settings
ID #1063809 entered on February 9, 2024 at 1:36am

#29. 20240208 Using Fantastic Realism Settings
ID #1063751 entered on February 8, 2024 at 2:04am

#28. 20240207 Using Pseudo-Real Settings
ID #1063679 entered on February 7, 2024 at 5:15am

#27. 20240206 Using Real Settings
ID #1063609 entered on February 6, 2024 at 7:12pm

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