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		<title>Words that Define in Absolute Terms and Those that Don&#8217;t</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Words that Define In Absolute Terms and Those that Don&#8217;t
Amateur writing is full of misused modifiers and other syntax culprits that foul a narrative, but nothing may be more glaring than the improper use of some of the rudiments of rhetoric such as &#8220;a&#8221; and &#8220;the&#8221; or &#8220;will not&#8221; and &#8220;would not.&#8221;
Tex Must have Entered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoiding Redundant Words and Phrases</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Never is it truer that the human mind works in strange ways than when an author finds his or her draft littered with the same words or phrases. What makes this particularly galling is that proficient writers strive not to do this, yet quite often are unable to prevent syntax which is redundant&#8211;or reads as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Active vs. Passive Voice</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently read the unpublished draft of a manuscript that reminded me of something which hadn&#8217;t come up in some time. And this was the problem with material written in a passive voice. It&#8217;s easy to assume this is simple to understand via the well-touted converse implications of &#8220;The piano was being played by Mary&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coming Up with a Great Ending for a Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A great deal is written about the importance of a strong opening for a novel, and especially if a fantastic hook can be created in the first paragraph or two. And much effort is devoted to the significance of a terrific title. But little time is spent discussing a brilliant ending. Yet doesn&#8217;t a powerful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Writing &#8211; Techniques for Displaying Backstory in a Novel</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 19:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some people have said that the best way to display backstory, or flashback as it is commonly called, is not to write it at all.  Instead, maneuver this sort of set-up material into the beginning of the story as a natural chronology of the narrative.  But for the purpose of this article we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crafting a Solid Ending for a Novel &#8211; The Value of Setting Up a Storyboard</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During writing workshops I facilitate that are sponsored by The Palm Beach County Library System, I am often informed by the participants of the difficulties they are having with crafting a suitable ending for their respective novels.  When this issue is raised, if the writer hasn&#8217;t already done so, I always suggest setting up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Syntax Redundancy Issues&#8211;Alliteration, Sibilance, and Repetitious Alphabet</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s All about Sound
Alliteration is often considered clever when used as hype by a newscaster such as Geraldo Rivera, but horribly annoying to a lot of people when the novelty wears off or the technique is overused. Sibilant sounds are funny when spoken via a cartoon character such as Donald Duck, while not so humorous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Word Count</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why Does Word Count Matter?
It&#8217;s a common question, and not one that can be easily answered, if at all, but I&#8217;ll attempt to offer at least some degree of clarification.  However, it must be kept in mind that much of what is written in this article will be nugatory if in ten years almost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Writing &#8211; Understanding Point of View</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please note before reading this piece that it is lengthy, almost 1500 words. But since the agents, publishers, and the other professional editors I know feel that Point of View is not a subject to be taken lightly, I decided it should not receive short shrift.
Some Writers Fight to the Death of their Material Defending [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Problem with Prologues</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is an obvious question one might ask: Is there a problem with prologues to begin with? And while I personally don&#8217;t think there should be, there apparently is, especially for the writer who is trying to find an agent or publisher for the first time.
Prologues Conjure Up All Sorts of Imaginary Demons
The unpublished writer [...]]]></description>
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