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Mar 6, 2019
3 min

Writing 101 - Process Part 7

With the first couple of books, the illustrator sent images in arbitrary aspect ratios (height/width). Some images were tall and narrow, som

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Miles O'Neal

Feb 27, 2019
3 min

Writing 101 - Process Part 6

Ultimately it's your work, and you have to decide which suggestions to take, but make sure you understand why you accept and reject each

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Miles O'Neal

Feb 20, 2019
3 min

Writing 101 - Process Part 5

I do most of my own research ... And I check on facts ... But we all have blind sides, and the more we invest in our work, the closer we get

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Miles O'Neal

Feb 18, 2019
3 min

First Comic Con

I've long meant to go to a Comic Con, but always seem to find out about the close ones after the fact. I certainly didn't think my first...

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Miles O'Neal

Feb 13, 2019
3 min

Writing 101 - Process Part 4

Some authors are very stringent on how they want feedback. That's fine if all your readers are professionals, or you have an infinite po

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Miles O'Neal

Feb 6, 2019
4 min

Writing 101 - Process Part 3

The early reader (or beta reader) process should start when the first draft is done. You want to start lining your readers up early enough t

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Miles O'Neal

Jan 30, 2019
4 min

Writing 101 - Process Part 2

First read-through: We read through just to read it as a story. Does it grab and keep our attention? Does it flow well? Is it believable? Do

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Miles O'Neal

Jan 28, 2019
2 min

More Notes on Dragon Names

In a recent blog, I shared some insight behind the names of several dragons from The Dragon Lord Chronicles. Today we'll look more into...

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Miles O'Neal

Jan 23, 2019
3 min

Writing 101 - Process Part 1

How you proceed depends on whether you are a plotter or pantser. Since I am a panster, I will cover that. (I may cover plotting another time

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Miles O'Neal

Jan 21, 2019
3 min

How to Name Your Dragon

In an older blog, we looked at the importance of names fitting the story. In a more recent blog, I covered some ways to come up with...

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Dragon Lord Chronicles - Whence the Names?

Miles O'Neal

Jan 14, 2019
2 min

Dragon Lord Chronicles - Whence the Names?

In an older blog, we looked at the importance of names fitting the story. In a more recent blog, I covered some ways to come up with...

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Writing 101 - Turning a Short Story into a Novel Part 2

Miles O'Neal

Jan 9, 2019
3 min

Writing 101 - Turning a Short Story into a Novel Part 2

In the previous Writing 101 blog, we looked at the big picture of turning a short story into a novel. This time, we'll delve into some of...

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Miles O'Neal

Jan 4, 2019
2 min

Milestones vs Goals

I'm on author Dan Koboldt's email list. His new year's eve email included the nugget below based on something Tobias Buckell (another...

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Writing 101 - How do I Turn My Short Story into a Novel?

Miles O'Neal

Jan 2, 2019
2 min

Writing 101 - How do I Turn My Short Story into a Novel?

Issue: "How do I turn my short story into a novel?" Solution: This depends on the short story, the novel, and how you write. If you...

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Writing 101 - Where Do You Get Your Ideas from (Teaching by Examples)

Miles O'Neal

Dec 26, 2018
3 min

Writing 101 - Where Do You Get Your Ideas from (Teaching by Examples)

One thing almost every writer gets asked- both by readers, by aspiring writers, and by interviewers- is, "Where do you get your ideas...

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Writing 101 - He Said She Said (Teaching By Examples)

Miles O'Neal

Dec 19, 2018
2 min

Writing 101 - He Said She Said (Teaching By Examples)

Issue: "I feel like my dialogue is just a wall of 'He said' and 'She said.' How do I change it up?" Solution: There are several layers...

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Miles O'Neal

Dec 14, 2018
2 min

Golden Dawn : Word

If I don't specifically need a Foreward and an Afterword, or if whatever would be in one of those can go anywhere, I just have a Word....

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Writing 101 - Coming Up with Names (Teaching by Examples)

Miles O'Neal

Dec 12, 2018
2 min

Writing 101 - Coming Up with Names (Teaching by Examples)

Issue: "How do I come up with names for my characters?" Solution: There are numerous ways to do this! Here are a few I've used...

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Writing 101 - Show vs Tell (Teaching by Examples)

Miles O'Neal

Dec 5, 2018
1 min

Writing 101 - Show vs Tell (Teaching by Examples)

Issue: "I hear a lot about 'showing vs telling.' What does that mean? Solution: Basically, telling is simply stating facts or basic...

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Writing 101 - First Word (Teaching by Examples)

Miles O'Neal

Nov 29, 2018
1 min

Writing 101 - First Word (Teaching by Examples)

Issue: "All of my paragraphs start with 'The', 'She' or the MC's name. HELP." Solution: Spend some time analyzing books you like. Examine...

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