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Writing Tips

12-12-2010 08:19PM

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Here are some writing tips that may be of interest an easy read in plain language from various authors

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#2 12-12-2010 08:38PM

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Do these files have viruses?

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#3 12-12-2010 08:44PM

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One of them is just general stuff like "break your work into chapters" and the other is Elmore Leonard's Ten Rules for Writing.

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#4 12-12-2010 08:46PM

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Antilles wrote: »

Do these files have viruses?

Ran anti virus scan before posting, could have copied and pasted but they are a bit long.

Can delete if mods wish

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#5 12-12-2010 09:14PM

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I don't mean to get at the OP, but I have to say I'm pretty tired of these "authors advice" lists. Almost without exception they are so generic and obvious that they add nothing to a writer's toolset.

"Turn off the internet when you are trying to write"
"Read books"
"Back up your work regularly"

Has anybody ever actually gotten something useful from these lists?

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