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Elements of the Writing Craft. Part One, Lesson Four: Opening With a History.

Reference: Elements of the Writing Craft, pages 8 and 9, by Robert Olmstead.

Posted on May 29, 2021May 29, 2021
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Elements of the Writing Craft. Part One, Lesson Three: Opening in Crisis

Working from pages 6 and 7 of Elements of the Writing Craft by Robert Olmstead.

Posted on May 28, 2021May 28, 2021
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Elements of the Writing Craft. Part One, Lesson Two: Opening in Illness

For this assignment, I’m working from pages 5 and 6 of Elements of the Writing Craft by Robert Olmstead. Siobhan Where does it start? It…

Posted on May 27, 2021May 27, 2021
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Elements of the Writing Craft. Part One, Lesson One: Opening with a Storyteller

Introduce characters in different ways and begin a dialogue.

Posted on May 26, 2021May 27, 2021
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Elements of The Writing Craft by Robert Olmstead

Olmstead breaks down the elements of the writing craft into six parts.

Posted on May 25, 2021May 25, 2021
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Siobhan and Dhoul: Origins

Siobhan and Dhoul: Origins

Posted on May 24, 2021May 24, 2021
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Day 14/14 Writing Challenge: Deadline

Write, edit and publish a new story of fewer than 5,000 words in 14 days. I’ve been behind a few days on posting, so flash…

Posted on May 23, 2021May 23, 2021
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  • Short Story
  • Writing Craft

Day 9/14 Writing Challenge: Revision Begins

Autocrit (https://www.autocrit.com/) has identified some major tense inconsistency and revealed a ton of filler words. So far I’ve cut the wordcount from 5,700 to 5,500…

Posted on May 22, 2021May 22, 2021
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Day 8/14 Writing Challenge: Fáilte

Write, edit and publish a story fewer than 5,000 in 14 days. I have the entire story drafted. Came in a bit heavy at 5742…

Posted on May 21, 2021May 22, 2021
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Day 7/14 Writing Challenge: Oak Grove

Write, edit and publish a new story fewer than 5,000. Siobhan nodded at the Archdruid and locked eyes with Dhoul. She closes her eyes and…

Posted on May 20, 2021May 20, 2021
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  • Short Story
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