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All the best Lowan (all of you). Take your time to grieve. -
We lost my mother-in-law about half an hour ago to ALS.
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread marginalized characters that were added just to help get a book published.Oh! And pop quiz for anyone's who's read the first three of the Books of Binding. Raise your hands if you think Brian MacDowell is white.
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread marginalized characters that were added just to help get a book published.This is a subject that I've actually spent a whole lot of time on. Reaching Beyond the Common Narrative When my team girds our loins...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to Penpilot's post in the thread How to NOT get discouraged from writing when faced with the genius of others? with
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This is a quote that I always try to keep in mind. "Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it... -
A. E. Lowan replied to the thread How to NOT get discouraged from writing when faced with the genius of others?.Exactly. People are much less likely to challenge the presence of someone who looks like they belong. Always walk into any situation...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to Prince of Spires's post in the thread How to NOT get discouraged from writing when faced with the genius of others? with Love.
I'm about to hit publish on my next novel, and this is exactly how I feel at the moment. Swinging between thinking it's great and...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread How to NOT get discouraged from writing when faced with the genius of others?.I like to tell aspiring writers that existing as a career writer means walking a tightrope between hubris and humility - the insane...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to Prince of Spires's post in the thread I have a question regarding personal craftsmanship and improving skill as a writer in relation to project passion with Love.
Write the story you're most likely to finish. Which sounds like story A. What that out of the way, don't worry about readers just yet...
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A. E. Lowan reacted to ThinkerX's post in the thread I have a question regarding personal craftsmanship and improving skill as a writer in relation to project passion with Love.
Write the first draft of Book A. Then set that draft aside to write the first draft of Book B. After that, go back and do the first...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread I have a question regarding personal craftsmanship and improving skill as a writer in relation to project passion.This. At least at this stage in your writing career. If A calls to you, then write A. B can have the spotlight next. But, you wanted to...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Descriptions of fight scenes.Homework time. I'm going to start you off with some reading, and then I'm going to describe a real time dilation that I experienced...
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A. E. Lowan replied to the thread Descriptions of fight scenes.Everything is a weapon, in literature and in life. Dude's surrounded by weapons. If the weapon at hand is defective, throw it at bad guy...
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It isn't tunnel vision, at least not in the sense most people use that expression. This is very hard to describe, and I'm not sure...
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Also, tunnel vision. POV matters a lot here. If you're in first person or close third, and you're aiming for "accuracy" (however you...
