Tag: Writing
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Dear Indie | Formatting Paperbacks in LibreOffice 101
Greetings Fellow Indies! I recently got reacquainted with the process of formatting the interior layout of a paperback—and let me tell you, it was a struggle. There were so many things I’d forgotten how to do, and I ended up starting from scratch three times before getting it right. So, I decided it was beyond…
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Dear Indie | I’m All Over the Place
Hi, Indies! No, I’m not bragging about sudden stardom with the title of this post (I wish!), but my lacking the most important part of becoming a disciplined writer. Uh, yeah… the discipline. On the bright side, I’ve been way more productive with my new content and revisions. On the downside, it’s not consistent every…
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Dear Indie | Formatting eBooks in LibreOffice 101
Hello, all my fellow Indies! I know, I mentioned throwing this thing together eons ago, so it’s way past due. I recently finished the paperback formatting guide because it was still the freshest in my mind. But not every author opts to have paperbacks, so I decided this guide should probably come first. Allow me…
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Midnight Oil
Another night, come and gone Another night vanquished by day Another night I’ll never get back The clock is mocking me I’m staring at the freeway of my mind, a pretzel of overpasses, underpasses, onramps, exits. They crisscross, intersect, disconnect. Is it an excuse or a condition? Just pick one. Pick a lane and don’t…
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Cha-Cha-Cha-Changes…
Yeah, I went there and now everyone’s thinking about Shrek… Come on, admit it. LOL Okay, so assuming I’m not here talking to myself and still have people who might be interested, I have obviously started construction on my website. It will be undergoing some gradual changes over the following months. With any luck, it…
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Humor Only Writers Could Understand
So, my sister sent me a cool and unusual picture through chat and I was coming up with meme ideas for it and what the captions should say. After sending them and taking another couple of sips of my coffee, I started sending her a quick succession of new messages editing my previous meme ideas.…
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Uh-Oh, It’s Another Rant on How NOT to Write Female Characters!
Oh, yeah, I’m going there…again. And this is nearly kismet-level timing with Marquessa over at The Next Chapter who just published a writing challenge post about Pet Peeves. Check it out, and all of her other posts, too! While her article covers three pet peeves, I’m only ranting about one of my biggest because you…
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My Preciousss
How big is it? Will it ever see the light of day? Do you feel worthy enough to be its creator? How long are you going to hoard it all to yourself in the dank caverns of your ‘unfinished’ works like Gollum and his precious ring? Writers, I’m talking about that ONE story that’s been…
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#WeeklyWritables ♥ I’ve Got Your Frightening Right Here
I could give you any number of excuses on why I failed to write a creative post for my own writing challenge today, but the truth is: I was doing something frightening, rather than writing about it. I have made my very first video tutorial! Not without a lot of trial and error, or first…
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#SongLyricSunday ♫ “Without Me” – Halsey
Our hostess, Helen over at This Thing Called Life One Word at a Time is still recovering – and I hope it’s going well for her. Jim at A Unique Title For Me is back as the guest host for #SLS. I haven’t had the chance to say it yet, so I’ll say it now:…
A.C. Melody 