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L is for Luck

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Mindy Klasky

L is for Luck. I’m not going to mince words here. Sometimes, you can follow every rule, you can do every single thing right, and your writing career isn’t going to go the way you want it to go. Publishers … Continue reading →

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K is for Kryptonite

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Mindy Klasky

K is for Kryptonite. I’m sure you’ve brushed up on your superhero lore. There are a couple dozen types of Kryptonite, but they all mean disaster for the Man of Steel—he loses his powers when he’s confronted with the stuff. … Continue reading →

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E is for Edit

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Mindy Klasky

This post is part of an ongoing series, the Author’s Alphabet. Click on the tag below to read more in the series! E is for Edit. And edit again. And edit one more time. And yet another. Lather. Rinse. Repeat. … Continue reading →

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D is for Determination

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Mindy Klasky

This post is part of an ongoing series, the Author’s Alphabet. Click on the tag below to read more in the series! D is for Determination. At first glance, it seems that anyone can write. We all wrote book reports … Continue reading →

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On Becoming a Professional Amateur, #3: Mixed Metaphors

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff

For the aspiring writers among us, I offer this third blog in a workshop series on the craft of writing. Obviously you don’t have to do the exercises, ’cause nobody’s watching, but you might have fun with them. Sample sentence: … Continue reading →

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Posted in Writers on Writing | Tagged amateurism, metaphors, professionalism, the craft of writing, writing

C is for Critique

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Mindy Klasky

This post is part of an ongoing series, the Author’s Alphabet. Click on the tag below to read more in the series!C is for Critique. Criticism. Most of us hate it. We make excuses. We get defensive. But criticism is … Continue reading →

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Some Spam Is Spammier Than Other Spam

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Judith Tarr

I’m running a Kickstarter for a new space opera–it’s right over here, it’s funded and in stretch goals, it’s ending on Sunday, come and play if you like. This is the fourth one I’ve done, and I thought I was … Continue reading →

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Posted in Publishing, Rants, Social Media | Tagged amateur hour, craft of writing, Kickstarter, professionalism, promo, spam, the craft of writing, Writers on Writing

B is for Book

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Mindy Klasky

This post is part of an ongoing series, the Author’s Alphabet. Click on the tag below to read more in the series! B is for Book. Continuing on our theme of obvious alphabet letters… But what exactly do we mean … Continue reading →

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A is for Author

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Mindy Klasky

Once upon a time, when I was a Book View Cafe newbie, full of vim and vigor, energy and excitement, I started a series on this blog — the Author’s Alphabet. Alas, I over-estimated my time commitments elsewhere, and the … Continue reading →

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To Vet or Not to Vet? Or, Meltdown Imminent (Human, Not Horse)

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Judith Tarr

This has been a week from hell, which means it’s time for a Horseblog Classic. We are celebrating the anniversary of this blog’s adventure with another vet adventure, a couple of severe colics. One horse got over it quickly and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Animals, Blogs, Book View Cafe, horses | Tagged craft of writing, horses, Judith Tarr, the craft of writing, writing

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