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Tag Archives: thriller
Working With Editors: Eliminate Forms of “To Be” & “Had”
I’m currently working on the corrections my horror/thriller short story, “Blue Lights,” which will appear in an anthology edited by John Hartness. I figured I would write a few posts about some of the things I’m working on during the editing … Continue reading
Posted in Editing Your Work, The World of Writing, Voice, Technique, & Style
Tagged editing, editor, horror, Passive voice, thriller, writing
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Working with Editors: Send in Your Best Work
About a year ago, I submitted a short story for a yet-to-be-titled anthology edited by one of my friends, author John Hartness. Hartness co-edited The Big Bad 2, which featured my story “The Witch Hunter“, so we have collaborated before. … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: Writer Problems 01/27/15
Writer Problems: My hero just fell in the river, and he’s covered in iron… He’a gonna sink. He can take off his coat and live, but he really likes the coat. And he is immortal. More Writer Problems: So technically, … Continue reading
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Tagged airship, steampunk, thriller, writing, writing problems
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Writing & Editing: Find & Eliminate Words You Overuse
All writers have our pet set of words that we use over and over again. It’s fine to write them in your first draft, but make sure you seek them out and eliminate them before you turn in your final … Continue reading