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The true value of good criticism

May 30, 2012 by Georgia Mullen Leave a Comment

My writing friends are good at telling me what’s wrong with my manuscript. “Give more backstory, more introspection” are two comments I routinely receive from members of my writers’ group, as they critique the third manuscript in my trilogy. They have not read my first two books. I begged them not to, because I want […]

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Aristotle: developing a logical plot

May 20, 2012 by Georgia Mullen Leave a Comment

When he wasn’t lecturing on philosophy, nature, politics, metaphysics and ethics, Aristotle was caught up in logic. He even applied logic to writing and expounded a strategy for developing a good plot. Aristotle modeled his strategy after the classic Greek tragedies which had a beginning, middle and ending. Every writer who’s ever attended a workshop […]

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Blonnie Bunn Wyche: Always on my fingertips

May 8, 2012 by Georgia Mullen 1 Comment

My dear friend, writing partner and mentor Blonnie Bunn Wyche passed away May 2, 2012 in Wilmington, NC. A May 5 memorial service was attended by her family, members of her two critique groups, book sellers, fellow writers, and the many friends she made throughout her 79 years as a teacher and author. When her […]

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Making social media work for writers

February 25, 2012 by Georgia Mullen Leave a Comment

The hardest part of being an author, for me, is promoting my books. Writing them is challenging, exhilarating, exhausting, brain-draining, but in a good way. Writing is fun! Promoting is thorny. Publicizing through social media—capitalizing on networks such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.— is touted as the easy, sure-fire way to send your book to […]

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Best book On Writing

February 20, 2012 by Georgia Mullen Leave a Comment

I’ve read two books by Stephen King: Christine, a novel about a jealous Plymouth Fury, and On Writing, King’s combination memoir/teaching text. I read Christine because my husband had it in the house. On Writing came into my hands because writers I admire claim it’s “the best book on writing ever written.” Inside I found […]

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Don’t Sabotage Your Submission: best book

January 20, 2012 by Georgia Mullen Leave a Comment

Don’t Sabotage Your Submission by Chris Roerden is the most informative, helpful book I’ve read about writing. A revamping of the award-winning Don’t Murder Your Mystery, the book offers 230 positive examples of effective techniques to save your manuscript from turning up dead on arrival. First-screeners are merciless and will pitch your manuscript into the […]

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