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Plot Devices

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Jan's Writing Basics #8--Developing Interesting Characters

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Writer Research

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Flashback

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by glorybee » Sat Jun 04, 2016 6:59 am

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Writing Easy Readers

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by yvonblake » Sun May 29, 2016 6:46 am

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Nosy Narrators

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by glorybee » Sat May 14, 2016 7:53 am

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Be A Better Writer--ASK ME ANYTHING

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by glorybee » Sat Apr 19, 2014 5:39 pm
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Time Management (Guest Post)

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by glorybee » Sat May 21, 2016 8:12 am

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Writing for Children - Picture Books Part 2

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by itsjoanne » Sat Apr 30, 2016 7:15 am

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Melodrama

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by glorybee » Sat May 07, 2016 8:25 am

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Head Hopping

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by glorybee » Sat Apr 09, 2016 9:07 am
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Be a Better Writer--MASTERING METER

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Writing for Children - Picture Books Part 1

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by itsjoanne » Sat Apr 23, 2016 7:20 am
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Geocentricity

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by glorybee » Sat Apr 16, 2016 9:43 am

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Jan's New Writing Lessons--TRANSITIONS

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by glorybee » Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:00 am
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Writing Biblical Fiction

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by glorybee » Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:16 am
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Had or Had Had -This is The question. :-)

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by oursilverstrands » Wed Apr 06, 2016 9:08 pm

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#13--The Well-Crafted Short Story

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by glorybee » Mon May 24, 2010 6:36 am
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Be a Better Writer--CONFLICT

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by glorybee » Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:39 am

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Finger Pointing

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by glorybee » Sat Mar 19, 2016 8:22 am

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Be a Better Writer--AVOIDING ETHNIC STEREOTYPES

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by glorybee » Sat Jan 09, 2016 9:30 am
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Be a Better Writer--CAPITALIZING PRONOUNS FOR GOD

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by glorybee » Sat Sep 26, 2015 9:21 am
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Click Bait

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by glorybee » Sat Mar 12, 2016 8:56 am

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I Didn't Know Where to Park This Simple Question

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by oursilverstrands » Sun Mar 06, 2016 10:34 pm

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Realistic Dialog

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by glorybee » Sat Mar 05, 2016 9:44 am

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Purple Prose

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by glorybee » Sat Feb 27, 2016 11:34 am

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Be a Better Writer--DEALING WITH NEGATIVE CRITIQUE

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by glorybee » Sat Jul 26, 2014 9:06 am
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Setting the Scene Correctly

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by glorybee » Sat Feb 20, 2016 9:34 am

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Be a Better Writer--Cliches

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by glorybee » Sat Dec 12, 2015 9:40 am

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Be a Better Writer--ADJECTIVES in the proper order

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by glorybee » Sun Aug 17, 2014 9:12 am

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Be a Better Writer--PARAGRAPHS FOR NONFICTION WRITERS

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by glorybee » Sat Jan 30, 2016 1:40 pm

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CREATIVE NONFICTION

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by glorybee » Sat Feb 06, 2016 10:33 am

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Be a Better Writer--Hyperbole

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by glorybee » Sat Jan 23, 2016 10:32 am

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It Must Be Here...Somewhere

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by oursilverstrands » Sun Jan 10, 2016 5:19 pm

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#15--WELL-CONSTRUCTED NON-FICTION

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by glorybee » Mon Jun 14, 2010 5:50 am
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A week off, and a question

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by glorybee » Sat Nov 28, 2015 11:35 am
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Be a Better Writer--EXPOSITION AND HOOK

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by glorybee » Sat Dec 05, 2015 10:08 am

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Be a Better Writer--TRANSPARENCY

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by glorybee » Sat Nov 21, 2015 10:18 am

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Be a Better Writer--MAN VS. NATURE CONFLICT

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by glorybee » Sat Nov 14, 2015 10:01 am

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Be a Better Writer--Formatting Poetry

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by glorybee » Sat Nov 07, 2015 9:54 am

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Be a Better Writer--PARAGRAPHS

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by glorybee » Sat Oct 31, 2015 8:42 am

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Semicolons

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Be a Better Writer--FLOW (the 7th judging criteria)

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by glorybee » Sat Sep 19, 2015 7:26 am

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Be a Better Writer--Commas with conjunctions

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Be a Better Writer--MAN VS. SELF CONFLICT

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Be a Better Writer--WRITING IN DIFFERENT TENSES

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by glorybee » Sat Sep 20, 2014 7:52 am

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Dialog #3

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Be a Better Writer--MAN VS. MAN CONFLICT

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Conclusion #1--the 5th judging conclusion

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by glorybee » Sun Dec 05, 2010 5:30 pm
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Be a Better Writer--SHE WRITES IN THIRD PERSON

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by glorybee » Sat Feb 21, 2015 8:42 am

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