For Writers - Geoff Palmer - Award-Winning Author

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WritersDiet is a readability tool with a difference. Enter a text sample — from 100 to 1,000 words — and[…]

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Hugh Howey, writing in Publishers Weekly; The hardest part of getting a book published is the actual writing. All it[…]

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Or how John Steinbeck kept from going nuts … … let me give you the benefit of my experience in[…]

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A couple of weeks ago, Joe Konrath published a blog post entitled “The Path to Success”. It’s not a long[…]

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A 4:03 distraction from your writing … Now get back to work!

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Some humourous quotes about writing … I wrote a few children’s books. Not on purpose. Steven Wright If Moses[…]

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. “…writers are a savage breed, Mr. Strike. If you want life-long friendship and selfless camaraderie, join the army and[…]

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From Neil Cross’s excellent essay on the subject: First drafts, man. They’re just shit. … You’ve got to trust your[…]

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On the back cover of Paul Cronin’s book about filmmaker Werner Herzog, Werner Herzog – A Guide for the Perplexed,[…]

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. Wanting to meet an author because you like his work is like wanting to meet a duck because you[…]

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