Fiction Writing http://www.myfictionwriting.com Let's try to write it Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:40:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Become a better reader, become a better writer. http://www.myfictionwriting.com/become-a-better-writer/ http://www.myfictionwriting.com/become-a-better-writer/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 03:49:11 +0000 Will http://www.myfictionwriting.com/?p=373 If there’s one surefire way to become a better writer, it’s learning how to become a better reader. After all, reading the masters is as close to studying with them as you can get… And a love of reading is a prerequisite for writers. Here are some writing tips we can glean from closely reading [...]

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]]> http://www.myfictionwriting.com/ebook-quote/feed/ 0 Seven Deadly Sins of Self-Editing http://www.myfictionwriting.com/seven-deadly-sins-of-self-editing/ http://www.myfictionwriting.com/seven-deadly-sins-of-self-editing/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:34:52 +0000 Edward http://www.myfictionwriting.com/?p=344 These tips are valuable advice for all writers.  They are from Writers Digest on-line.  If you’re a writer do not ignore them.  Presently I’m reviewing a few writing samples posted by Bookkus publishing.  Some of the writers have submitted poorly-edited pieces and are suffering for it via poor reviews from readers.  They may never get [...]

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