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What to Pay For

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Kathleen

In a writing career, there are a million people who stand ready to tell you what to do. Some of these people want money, in the form of up-front cash for advice, or for the cost of how-to books, or … Continue reading →

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Short Story Challenge Results

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Kathleen

The Spring 2010 Short Story Prompt Challenge was a huge success. A total of nine submissions were posted, and we discovered a lot. There were some interesting correlations. We had three retold fairy tales and several not-so-happy endings. Many of … Continue reading →

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A Place to Start

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Kathleen

It’s said among savvy published writers that newbies have a tendency to start about two chapters in. In other words, they write an unnecessary prologue, first chapter, maybe even second chapter, and then the action of the story begins. So … Continue reading →

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Best of the Genre ‘To Read’ List?

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Kathleen

So if you could pick one… only one… genre fiction book out of all the ones you’ve read, with an eye toward showing someone who only reads genreless fiction (if there is really such a creature)… What book would it … Continue reading →

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Our Process

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Kathleen

Hey, everyone! I wanted to tell you about our process at a typical meeting of the DFW group. We’re not formal, tend to giggle a lot, and have a great deal of fun. Here’s how our critique process goes. We … Continue reading →

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