Tag Archives: Alexandra Sokoloff

Weekly Writer’s Round-Up: Week of July 15th, 2012

Posted on July 22, 2012 by chrisdevlin

From Alexandra Sokoloff, a great tip for writing a series. From writer Kait Nolan; Word Mistakes Writers Should be Ashamed of Making. The debut episode of a new YouTube series called Written by a Kid, put together by Geek and … Continue reading →

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Weekly Writer’s Round-Up; Week of 11/13/11

Posted on November 18, 2011 by chrisdevlin

Writing craft Screenwriter Alexandra Sokoloff on the passages from her books most highlighted by e-readers.     Social Media Writer Andrew Hickey on why self-published authors should be professional, Pissing in the Pool. (via Mark Stevens on twitter.) From Yahoo/Mashable … Continue reading →

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Weekly Writer’s Round-Up; Week of 10/30/11

Posted on November 4, 2011 by chrisdevlin

Here’s my compendium of the best of the web for writers this week: Barry Eisler on JA Konrath’s blog:“Why are so many authors afraid of a possible publishing monopoly while sanguine about a real one?” Writer Courtney Milan on Barry … Continue reading →

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Weekly Writing Wound-Up Round-Up

Posted on October 21, 2011 by chrisdevlin

Here are some of the best articles and blog posts I came across this week pertaining to writing and publishing:   Non-fiction writer Sam Harris on the idea that people expect writing to be free. NYT article about the fate … Continue reading →

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My RX For a Bloated Novel; Posterboard and Sticky Notes

Posted on September 24, 2011 by chrisdevlin

If, like me, you love to listen to yourself write, you’ve probably needed to cut huge swaths of words out of your novels. I’m rewriting my YA urban fantasy St. Vitus Academy Bk. 1; The Lazarus Rock. Word count: I’m … Continue reading →

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