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There’s great post up at Kit Whitfield’s blog likening cover letters to editors to date pickups at a bar. Some of the parallels are truly hilarious, but on the other hand, they make a lot of sense as well. Go read it; it’s not long!
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happy happy character sketches
Wow, the past couple of days have been a gentle spring breeze for my writing. I have so loved being able to immerse myself in developing characters for *Shann*, and it has given me a much greater depth of worldbuilding too, as I discover who lives where and with whom and what their relationships to…
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Comic Relief
For today’s most applicable comic, click here. Many thanks to Erin, lover of links. Krin’s day just got worse. Enter: Squid, stage right.
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*Incredible* subplot lessons
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Over half done Quest edit
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