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Step Away from all the Words of Your Novel, Memoir, Screenplay
ByMartha Alderson July 19, 2011

A writer says her story “tanks around page 25” and bores her even to try to rewrite. I…

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2n International Plot Writing Month | next draft | plot whisperer | revision

After PlotWriMo
ByMartha Alderson January 2, 2010

Give yourself permission to follow your energy. If you have energy to write something even if it means…

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critique groups | revision | right and left hemispheric learning | writing the first draft

The Downside of Critique Groups
ByMartha Alderson July 14, 2009

Writers benefit from critique groups in a multitude of ways as writers will learn when my friend Becky…

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Blockbuster Plots for Writers | revision | rewriting tips

Heart and Soul of a Story
ByMartha Alderson March 5, 2009

Yesterday’s post was in desperation. The work I was reading was good. By about the End of the…

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