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Hey, write however you want. I’m only trying to pay forward what I’ve learned as a prolific professional fiction writer. The gifts and archives below illustrate what is possible for a writer who is serious about the craft.

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Taking a Stand on Generative AI Copyright Information for Writers
What Heinlein’s Rules Mean to Me On Writing Fast and Quality
The Essential Elements of a Story Craft & Non-Craft Topics to Stir Thought
Toward Efficiency in Epublishing Hemingway Monologue to the Maestro
Selected Poems Microsoft Word for Writers Series of free posts
Stages of a Fiction Writer The Inexorable Rule of Writing Fiction
Discoverability Hacks Notes on Manuscript Format
In Writing, the Critical Mind…. More Free Stuff…

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  • End Matter Disclaimers Disavowing Any Use of Generative AI
  • How to Indicate Different POV Characters and Timelines to the Reader (an example)
  • Dr. Joseph S. Salemi’s Review of My Intimations of the Shapes of Things

 

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