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On Writing

How to prepare for and succeed in NaNoWriMo

Bradford W Wendel / October 1, 2015

It’s October 1 and that means just one thing … 31 days until National Novel Writing Month!  This year will be my fifth attempt to write a 50,000-word novel over the course of the month of November, and I have only won (wrote 50,000 words) once.  But, the lessons I’ve…

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The Best Writing Tip for Beginning Writers that No One Seems to Remember

Bradford W Wendel / June 18, 2015

As an aspiring and amateur writer, I’ve read dozens of articles, blogs and books on “how to write” and an endless stream of tweets, posts, quotes and advice from professional writers throughout history. I have notebooks full of tips and instructions on how to build strong characters, design plots, create…

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On Writing, Pictures

Explaining Facial Hair in Fiction

Bradford W Wendel / December 17, 2014

Such a great image I had to share.  For the record, I am proudly a Sea Captain.

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How I Feel Sometimes Working on a Project

Bradford W Wendel / December 9, 2014

There have been countless projects I’ve worked on over the years where I’ve followed this exact track. Is it the best way to write? Hell, no, but I think anyone who has gone through any major project like this can relate.

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On Writing

Using Cliffhangers in Serial Fiction

Bradford W Wendel / October 30, 2014

“Make them cry, make them laugh, make ‘em wait.” – Wilkie Collins As writers of serial fiction we all want to accomplish two key goals with our stories.  First, we want to evoke an emotion in the reader as they read our work.  Second, we want to create an endearing…

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Famous Quotes on Writing

  • I love words. I love to sing them and speak them and even now, I must admit, I have fallen into the joy of writing them. Anne Rice
  • Bad writers are nearly always haunted by the notion that Latin or Greek words are grander than Saxon ones. George Orwell
  • There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story. Frank Herbert
  • How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live. Henry David Thoreau
  • I write one page of masterpiece to ninety-one pages of shit. I try to put the shit in the wastebasket. Ernest Hemingway

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