Tag: Writing
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Wild thoughts in the dead of night
Sometimes, thoughts just come to me. Doesn’t matter where I am or what I’m supposed to be doing. So, I keep notepads all over the house. There’s one by my easy chair in front of the TV. There’s one in my truck. I even have a waterproof notepad secured to…
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Take note: Writing things down helps you remember
I just read an interesting info-graphic on lifehack.org about how writing affects the brain. One of the elements of the graphic mentions how writing information down stimulates a certain area of the brain to help you remember. I always thought that was the case, because taking copious notes always seems to…
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Writer’s block? Just pull out the old plague script
If there’s one sure thing you can count on with a new television series, it is a plague episode. Admit it. You’ve seen this storyline over and over again, especially in genre-type TV shows. A mysterious super virus runs rampant, bringing down most of the main stars and threatening to…
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How fast do you read?
Have you ever wondered how fast you read? I love to read. I devour everything. Books, comics, magazines, articles on the internet, blogs, you name it. I read so much it often keeps me from my other passion, writing. (Hey, they say in order to be a great writer you…
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The plot thickens…
Yesterday I participated in a Writer’s Digest webinar: Plot Your Book – Scene By Scene, with author Jordan E. Rosenfeld. It was an hour well-spent, even though she covered much of the same ground I’d already picked up through dozens of how-to books and articles. I think that sometimes hearing…
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That buzzing sound overhead …
There’s an interesting story brewing overhead. Literally. In my current hometown of La Vergne, Tenn., apparently there have been numerous reports from neighbors who have seen remote-controlled aircraft, better known as drones, buzzing overhead recently. Yes, drones! The city issued a press release today alerting residents to the reports and…
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Living to write in 2014
I recently attended the Nashville Writers Meetup Chat where more than 40 Nashville-based authors talked about setting goals for their writing life in 2014. I was hopeful the discussion would yield some helpful advice on setting priorities and getting down to the business of writing, which it most certainly did.…
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Finding treasure in the trunk…
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of hearing author Christie Golden speak about her writing career at the Nashville Sci-Fi/Fantasy Writers Meetup. Christie is the author of several Star Trek and Star Wars novels, as well as books set in the Worlds of Warcraft and Ravenloft series. But before…
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The Adventure Begins…
Welcome to Adventures in Writing. I started this blog site this past summer but found I didn’t really know where I was going with it. After a few posts, the blog became an afterthought while I pursued other things, such as conducting job searches so that I could keep my…
Story By G. Robert Frazier 