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In a recent friendly banter with a fellow writer, the topic of punctuation was the root of conversation. We debated whether or not punctuation rules call for one space or two spaces after a period or other punctuation mark. I knew I had heard some time ago that it was no longer required to input [...]
Story Stucture: Pressing Through the Middle Plotting Your Novel Series – Part 3 by Tyora Moody If you are reading this article, you may have written the first chapters of your book and like many writers, you’ve reached an invisible wall. You’ve been wondering, “How can I stretch this story idea to 85,000 words?†When [...]
Hello all, I’m Tee C. Royal, the founder of RAWSISTAZ Literary Group, which consists of an online book club (RAWSISTAZ Online Book Club), a literary hang-out (RAW4ALL), a book review team (The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers), and local chapters in cities across the United States (Atlanta, New York, Memphis, Piedmont-Triad NC, Chicago, Detroit, Northern VA, Los Angeles [...]
Ahh. What a joy to hear the sounds of little ones getting up at the crack of dawn as they brush their teeth, take their baths and showers and eat their vitamin fortified breakfasts. It’s school time again. Scraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatch. Okay let’s get real here for a minute. Gone are the days that you slept in [...]
For some of us it has. Not the style of your novel or the voice of your novel. But what about the subject matter? Yes, that might have to change. Fellow writers, the economy has hit us too. My second manuscript, Mama’s Gift, has had a hard time getting published. It tells the story of [...]
I recently cleaned my office and I came across some things that gave me inspiration in my early years of writing. I don’t remember who gave me this particular piece and there is no specified author, so for the time being we’ll just call the author unknown. A negative attitude toward yourself as a writer [...]
When Books Come to Life Before I blogged I was a journalist. I reported about Christian apologetics and how it affected the Christian worldview. I featured entertainers who were Christian, but didn’t necessarily believe that their art and faith needed to mix. I wrote articles about people who overcome obstacles because of their faith. Sometimes [...]
“I want to write a book.” How many times have you heard someone make that statement? Maybe it’s one of your deepest desires in life. For me, I had a mid-thirties moment. It wasn’t anything major like a mid-life crisis where one loses their senses. This was more of a clarifying moment in my life [...]
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