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Leave a Comment / about writing, editing, events / ejurus / June 20, 2023 / Camp NaNoWriMo, Fictionary Super Stack, writing resources

A couple of news items this week: July Camp NaNoWriMo is starting soon One of NaNoWriMo’s (National Novel Writing Month) less formal events. As they describe it, “…you’ll have plenty of fun honing your writing skills alongside thousands of other participants cheering you on. During Camp NaNoWriMo, you can map out your own writing adventure, novel […]

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Cut/Snip/Tweak

I’ve always admired great editing in films, when the timing, pace and impact of a scene create something truly memorable. There’s so much that goes into a scene, whether it’s on a screen or a page. Even though the director or novelist have something planned out to take the plot from introduction to finale, everything