The Hidden Mystery Behind Switching Genres.
What's it like to switch writing genres? What is genre and why can it be confusing? Genre can be confusing to work in and around when it...
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shirleycrow078
Oct 13, 20212 min read
What I've Learned Doing Writing Workshops
What do I mean by writing workshops? Authors and instructors put writing workshops on various topics that concern the art and act of...
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shirleycrow078
Sep 29, 20214 min read
How to Host a Virtual Writing Retreat Weekend
In today’s blog, we are going to talk about hosting a virtual writing retreat. With the health situation across the world, the safest way...
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shirleycrow078
Sep 1, 20214 min read
How to write a synopsis, without ripping your hair out.
Why do a lot of authors dread writing the synopsis? Why is it so hard for some to write? Today we are going to show you how to do it with...
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shirleycrow078
Aug 18, 20214 min read
Why Taking a Break from Writing Might Be the Best Thing for Your Writing?
And how to get back to writing after your break. Do you think I’d leave you hanging? There are several reasons why you should take a...
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shirleycrow078
Aug 4, 20215 min read
How to Revise your Work for Camp NaNoWriMo
Last Blog of the Editing and Revising series By S. A. Crow What is Camp NaNoWriMo This is the last blog in our Revision and Editing...
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shirleycrow078
Jun 30, 20216 min read
How to Prepare for Camp NaNoWriMo?
Let’s start off by answering the question you might be asking. What the heck is NaNoWriMo and what does that stand for? I’m sure you have...
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shirleycrow078
Jun 23, 20213 min read
What is a Research Tag?
Why should you use them when you write your 1st draft? Research that dreaded word for some writers. This blog isn’t about how much...
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shirleycrow078
Jun 16, 20214 min read
How to Stay Motivated and Keep Track of Edits
Every author has one part of the process that is the bane of their existence. Editing is mine. Plotting, Outlining, and Drafting are what...
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shirleycrow078
Jun 2, 20214 min read
Create a Series Wiki
How to create a Wiki for your series novels? What is a series? A book series is a sequence of books with common characters, themes,...
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shirleycrow078
May 26, 20214 min read
How to Outline a Short Story
Why I outline? If you are reading this blog you either want to learn to outline or you haven’t ever done an outline for a short story,...
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shirleycrow078
May 19, 20212 min read
How to be a Guest Author
How to be a guest author on my blog? What is a guest author blog post? Some authors open up their blogs to other authors to promote their...
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shirleycrow078
May 12, 20214 min read
What is a subplot?
What is a subplot? Last week we talked about what plotting was. This week we will talk about what a subplot is and what to do with them....
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shirleycrow078
May 5, 20214 min read
What is Plotting?
My Journey Plotting a Short Story What is a Plot when it comes to writing? According to Harvey Chapman, © Novel Writing Help “Plot is...
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shirleycrow078
Mar 31, 20213 min read
How to Survive a Book Tour
What I’ve learned about doing my first book tour. What is a book tour? “A book tour is a promotion for a newly published book in which...
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shirleycrow078
Mar 17, 20212 min read
Meet the Cast of Book 3
I am currently plotting this 50k word novel for my Camp NaNoWriMo project in April. I will be aiming for 2,273 words a day minus Sundays...
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shirleycrow078
Mar 10, 20216 min read
It begins: Plotting a 50k novel to write in under 30 days
Personal reasons why am I writing 50k words in under 30 days. Book 3 If The Seas Catch Fire is the third book in The Fire Series. There...
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shirleycrow078
Mar 3, 20212 min read
Seeking Guest Author Blog Posts.
Preparing for Camp NaNo Writing Book 3 of The Fire Series NaNoWriMo is a national writing community that has three events in the year....
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shirleycrow078
Feb 17, 20212 min read
What's it like after you publish your book?
What’s it like after publishing your book? Wow-what a crazy week. Some of you know that I live in North Texas and you’ve seen that the...
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shirleycrow078
Feb 10, 20214 min read
Launching a Book as a New Author
If you do a few searches on the internet you will find list on top of list on what do to do for a book launch. Learning that this...
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