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Monthly Archives: July 2015

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The Power of Anticipatation

By Andy Scheer | July 8, 2015 - 6:00 am |July 5, 2015 fiction techniques, notes on writing, wordsmithing
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There’s an art to pacing the action.IMG_7175 2to3

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I hope the action in your novel’s not like the fireworks display this weekend.

I’d been looking forward to the show, in a town an hour away. We’d arranged to spend the night with family, whose house was a twenty minute … Continue reading →

That Special Spark

By Andy Scheer | July 4, 2015 - 6:00 am |June 29, 2015 notes on writing, professionalism, wordsmithing, writing life
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Will readers catch your passion?Andy Scheer May 26 2015 CU 72 dpi - adj

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For all I’ve ranted about the importance of tight, accurate writing, each summer I get a powerful reminder that there’s a lot more to art than mere precision.

The last weekend of July, I enjoy … Continue reading →

Making Lemonade

By Andy Scheer | July 1, 2015 - 6:00 am |June 29, 2015 notes on writing, writing life
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How do you salvage a bargain gone sour? Andy Scheer May 26 2015 CU 72 dpi - adj

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This past weekend I bought a netbook computer at a garage sale.

The machine was just a few years old, the price was great, and they said they’d take … Continue reading →

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