Category: backstory
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Chapter Lengths & Editing
I experienced a glorious day off yesterday. I donned my sweats, lit a yummy smelling candle, poured a Diet DP into a pretty glass, and cuddled with my laptop in my cozy chair. Pure bliss. A little piece of heaven. And oh, I was productive. I took my 13 page First Chapter and my 4…
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The Dump
We’ve all been to the dump. It’s a smelly place, full of stuff nobody wants. Sure it was useful at some point in time, but not any more. In writing we’ve all heard about the dreaded backstory dump. It is the place where you unload all the background information you think the reader needs to…
Sherrinda 