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Category: Writing About Writing

Year unreviewed

January 3, 2020 Demetria

Looking over my word count charts has felt less like a triumph and more like a visualization of my shitty mental health.

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Guest Post: Nicole Field on Worldbuilding

January 15, 2018 Demetria

I asked Nicole Field, author of Changing Loyalties, about how she came up with the world of her Shadows of Melbourne…

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Introducing Writer Robot

January 19, 2017 Demetria

I built a robot for you. Ok, actually, I didn’t built a robot. I built a Twitter bot using a…

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How to revise your manuscript without losing your mind

May 12, 2016 Demetria 1 Comment

Seriously, does anyone know how to do this? If you do, please tell me, because my mind done got lost…

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Posted in: Blog, Writing About Writing Filed under: learning to write more good, my writing, navel gazing

My editing process

March 21, 2016 Demetria

Sit down Realize I should turn on computer Fiddle with every object around my writing space Turn on computer Wander…

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Posted in: Blog, Writing About Writing Filed under: doing it wrong, learning to write more good, my writing

Word count 2015

December 31, 2015 Demetria

It’s time for my annual attempt to count up every single word of fiction I wrote over the course of…

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What I Learned Writing 5 Novels

November 26, 2015 Demetria 2 Comments

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Posted in: Blog, Writing About Writing Filed under: my writing, novels

How to cure writer’s block

January 4, 2015 Demetria 3 Comments

Take a break. Step away from your work. Leave your house. Change your name. Don’t tell your loved ones where…

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Word count 2014

December 11, 2014 Demetria 1 Comment

Remember how I said I finished a novel this year? Just kidding, I actually finished two novels. And now I’m…

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Posted in: Blog, Writing About Writing, Yearly wrap-up Filed under: word count

In praise of criticism

November 3, 2014 Demetria

If you don’t follow the book blogging community closely, you may not be aware that there have been multiple recent…

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Posted in: Blog, Hot Takes, Writing About Writing Filed under: #HaleNo, criticism, learning to write more good

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