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Month: December 2018

Music Monday: Gothic Horror

On December 31, 2018January 4, 2019 By averyamesIn music mondayLeave a comment

I know Halloween was a couple of months ago, but I have a soft spot for gothic fiction year-round. This particular mix was heavily inspired by the sound and style of the Castlevania video game series. A selection of instrumental pieces, it's ideal for writing tales of haunted mansions, ghostly romances, and atmospheric stories of …

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5 Tropes You Will Pry From My Cold, Dead Hands

On December 28, 2018December 27, 2018 By averyamesIn fluffLeave a comment

Today’s Friday 5 is more of a short fluff piece: My favorite tropes. I don’t care how many times I see them, I still get giddy every frickin’ time. 1. Masquerades & Ballroom Dancing I mean, have you seen my website header? If I ever write a story that doesn’t include at least one ballroom …

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Dreams vs. Goals

On December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 By averyamesIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

It's that time of year again. Everyone is looking forward to 2019 and setting their goals. I've been noticing a pattern of goal-setting that's a recipe for disappointment, so I'm going to speak a little bit about dreams versus goals. Some points in this article can be applied to self-pub goal-setting, but the examples I …

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Writing with Bipolar II

On December 26, 2018December 26, 2018 By averyamesIn mental health, personalLeave a comment

Content warning for mental illness, self-harm, and suicidal ideation. From the moment I decided to start a blog, I wanted to write this post, but it’s difficult to know where to start. We’ll start with a specific moment in my writing path. I’d just received my third manuscript critique that mentioned an inability to connect …

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Music Monday: “The Fire Within”

On December 24, 2018December 18, 2018 By averyamesIn music mondayLeave a comment

Are you writing something REALLY DRAMATIC this week? I've got the perfect song to inspire you. How do you feel about some truly epic piano with string accompaniment? "The Fire Within" (by Jennifer Thomas feat. The Rogue Pianist) basically carried me through NaNoWriMo 2018, not gonna lie.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x7XNsCsCqg 

5 Things About Craft I Learned in 2018

On December 21, 2018December 21, 2018 By averyamesIn writing craft1 Comment

Introducing the Friday 5! Every Friday, I'll post a list of 5 writing-related things. This week, it's all about looking back on 2018. I hit this year hard when it came to writing craft studies. I devoured hundreds of hours of podcasts and checked out over a dozen books on writing. All these lessons were …

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On Book Covers: Part 5

On December 19, 2018December 14, 2018 By averyamesIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

5. Be Unique! (But Not Too Unique) This one goes back to our discussion on genre.You want your cover to convey your book's genre, but you should also push a little bit farther and give those readers a reason to pick your book out of that sea of samey covers. I’ll give a standout cover …

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