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Monthly Archives: August 2012
MB Weston’s DragonCon Schedule, Friday, August 31st
M. B. Weston’s DragonCon Panel Schedule today is as follows. You can also find her on the DragonCon smartphone app under M. B. Weston (two names under Adam West): ——————- Title: Coming of Age Description: YA authors talk about the … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances & Signings, News & Events
Tagged Adam West, Dragon Con, DragonCon, Harry Potter, Hunger Games, M. B. Weston, Potterverse, YA, YA Books
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The Writing Process: Example of a Final Draft
If you are new to this website, I have been writing a series of blog posts about the writing process. During one of those posts, I gave an example of a pre-draft using one of my earlier drafts of … Continue reading
Posted in The World of Writing, The Writing Process
Tagged angel, author, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, guardian angel, M. B. Weston, publishing, speaker, warfare, writing, writing process
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Recap of The Writing Process Posts
Over the past month, I have posted a few articles on my blog about the writing process. If you missed them, here they are: The Writing Process: Part 1 – Getting Your Inspiration The Writing Process: Part 2 – The … Continue reading
The Writing Process Part 10 – Read Your Manuscript Out Loud
Don’t neglect the last, and most important step in the writing process: reading your work out loud. A few weeks ago, a friend of mine asked via Twitter: “Mrs. @mbweston, what’s your writing process?” To answer his question, I’ve been … Continue reading
The Writing Process Part 9 – Dealing With Critique
Handling criticism is one of the most important parts of creating a great story. A few weeks ago, a friend of mine asked via Twitter: “Mrs. @mbweston, what’s your writing process?” To answer his question, I’ve been writing a series … Continue reading
The Writing Process Part 8 – Using Advance Readers
Your most valuable writing asset isn’t your computer, grammar knowledge, or storytelling ability. It’s your arsenal of advance readers. A few weeks ago, a friend of mine asked via Twitter: “Mrs. @mbweston, what’s your writing process?” To answer his question, … Continue reading
Today’s Writing Muse: the Overgrown Fountain
And now it’s time for a new writing muse. I’ve found inspiration in some of the oddest places. This overgrown fountain (left) is located in downtown Dilsborro, North Carolina. I love how the fountain is covered in ivy, mainly because … Continue reading
Tools for Writing: A Mini-Thesaurus
Why keeping a cheat sheet of common words will help your writing. When I posted a blog on: The Writing Process: Part 7 – Editing for Grammar & Style, I mentioned using a thesaurus. I also posted a section about minimizing … Continue reading
The Writing Process: Part 7 – Editing for Grammar & Style
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine asked via Twitter: “Mrs. @mbweston, what’s your writing process?” To answer his question, I’ve been writing a series of blog posts about how I go about my personal writing process. So far, … Continue reading
Posted in Editing Your Work, The World of Writing, The Writing Process
Tagged angel, author, editing, elements of style, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, final draft, grammar, guardian angel, M. B. Weston, Manuscript, Microsoft Word, publishing, Short story, speaker, Strunk & White, style, thesaurus, thesauruses, vocabulary, warfare, writing, writing process
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The Writing Process Part 6: Cutting Your Darlings
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine asked via Twitter: “Mrs. @mbweston, what’s your writing process?” To answer his question, I’ve been writing a series of blog posts about how I go about my personal writing process. So far, … Continue reading
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