Justinia Wright
Improving with Age
Any writer worth his salt is going to improve the more he writes and the longer he writes. When I
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August 13, 2024
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Anthony Trollope, the Father of Writing Sprints
In his Autobiography, Trollope wrote that if he was to succeed at making money as a writer, he had to
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July 2, 2024
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Ideas Come From Schenectady
When asked where he got the ideas for his stories, Harlan Ellison said Schenectady. About as good an answer as
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June 4, 2024
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Stepping Up To The Plate
It is a well-known old saw that the home run kings in baseball also tend to be the strike out
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December 12, 2023
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My Interview with Ivo Lettercast
Today, I’m re-sharing my interview with Ivo Lettercast on Indie Author Connection from 2 years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ270hyXppY I talk a
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June 27, 2023
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Who Am I To Talk?
Every now and again I write about writing. Specifically, writing fiction. And some may ask what are my credentials? What
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August 3, 2021
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Defining Success
In any endeavor, we consciously or unconsciously define what success looks like. When I was writing poetry, the writing of
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July 13, 2021
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The Sunday Writer
Or, do writers really have to make money from their writing to enjoy their craft? Or, do writers really have
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July 6, 2021
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Style’s the Thing
Raymond Chandler wrote: … the formula doesn’t matter, the thing that counts is what you do with the formula; that
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May 18, 2021
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It Starts With Need
The need of your character gives you a goal, a destination, an ending to your story. How your character achieves
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February 16, 2021
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The Power of Negative Thinking
The other week I got an email from a writing guru that actually made some sense. I call what he
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February 9, 2021
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No Cost Editing
Indie writers get a lot of flak for their lack of proofreading. And quite honestly, some of it is justified.
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February 2, 2021
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