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Thank you George. I have a Kindle for pc and now have it there. Hopefully I'll get to it before summer's end. I have to proof my husband's book first.
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The mosquitoes are so bad in the Houston area this year, they had to call out the SWAT team!
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George!! Have you no shame? Although, those pesky vampires are bad here in Houston. A swarm of the critters carried off my dog, Quito. I really miss Quito.
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In my otherwise boring day of calling people all day, this made me LOL! keep 'em 'comin'
I did a theatrical performance once, on puns. It never won any awards or wound up on Broadway, or anything. It was just a play on words.
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And that helps you when it stops being free. Puts you up where people can find you in the huge mess of books.
Yesterday I introduced Rhiannon Frater at the Houston Writers Guild's spring Writers Conference. She has penned 3 zombie novels, all optioned for film! She started out self-publishing. Today, I met and introduced Ken Atchity, an agent and major force in the film industry who searches for stories that would be right for the big screen. Oh, yeah, I sold some books, too!

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Can I use that line? I love it
Another issue I struggle with during production of a novel, is when to rewrite. I have a tendency to write a chapter and then rewrite it until I feel good about it. Then, I write another chapter or two and repeat the process. The problem is that I wear myself out doing rewrites and never get the story finished. I think it is better to just blow through the whole novel, get it all down, and save it before the rewriting starts. Problem is, I can't make myself do that.
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George-That is why I did the NaNo in Nov. I started to rewrite and now I have lost interest in the story. It seems to convoluted. But writing straight through to the end was exciting, knowing I didn't have to be perfect but get the story written. next time I am going to do a story more in my familiar genre and I will want to do the rewrite. I have worked on it, but my insecurities keep blindsiding me. *Smile*
Valarie-I started to do that too, but I didn't want to end up short of words and time by doing that, so I only did mass misspelling as I went.
"Had" is bad. Had is another word that can kill your chance of catching a literary agenet's eye, or winning serious literary contests. The word "had" removes the reader from being "in the moment" with the character. EXAMPLE: Bob had thought about dating Amy, but her beauty intimidated him.

If I had written Bob thought about dating Amy...we would be reading about what Bob is doing rather than what he did.
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Additionally, many young writers write "in the past" only because they aren't aware of how much more impact their story might have if it were presented in the present. Readers prefer to be in the moment with the character, whenever it is appropriate.
I agree, I have that one on my list. I think it is about limiting the use of these words where we can. Over usage is the problem and it shows a lazy writer. It is a problem I constantly battle. (I just removed a couple of haves and reworded this)
Bob wants to ...or Bob toys with the thought
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