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Reflections on being a writer

11/28/201812/24/2018 Write Well, Write To Sell 378 Views 0 Comments indie publishing, rick taubold, self-publishing, writing, writing good dialog

From Rick: (Sorry for the late post this week) Over the years that Scott and I have been doing this blog, from the time of our first post on August 11, 2011, we’ve shared our thoughts about writing and publishing

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So, you want to be a writer…

02/01/201602/01/2016 Write Well, Write To Sell 369 Views 0 Comments fiction writing, good writing techniques, rick taubold, story openings, storytelling basics, writing

From Rick: It’s human nature to want to express and share our ideas and thoughts. Rather than regurgitate what others have written on the subject, here’s a short article that suggests how storytelling may have arisen in the first place.

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Faith, hope, and clarity

06/22/2015 Write Well, Write To Sell 357 Views 0 Comments magazine submission advice, marketing, Perry Mc Daid, rick taubold, writing

by Perry Mc Daid and Rick Taubold From Rick: A little while back, Perry Mc Daid, my friend, a fellow Silver Pen director, and an excellent writer and poet, sent me a little piece called “Faith, Hope, and Clarity” in

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Cold, hard facts for writers

12/30/201401/10/2015 Write Well, Write To Sell 392 Views 0 Comments advice for writers, fiction writing, novel writing, rick taubold, writing

From Rick: About a year ago, I saw an article by Rebecca Dickson with this inspiring title: CRAP SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU WRITERS BY NOW Read it first then come back here for my take on it. ========== Done?

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From idea to story (Story series-Part 5)

08/04/201402/17/2021 Write Well, Write To Sell 370 Views 0 Comments fiction writing, good writing techniques, how to write a story, rick taubold, writing

From Rick: This week I’m going to finish the rough draft “Jury Duty,” but I’ll do it in two stages. Let me explain. A story needs five elements: setting, character, plot, conflict, resolution. The first two are easy to understand.

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From idea to story (Story series-Part 3)

07/21/201407/28/2014 Write Well, Write To Sell 373 Views 1 Comment fiction writing, how to write a story, rick taubold, writing

From Rick: This week I’m going to pick up where I left off two weeks ago. In that post, I began with an idea, showed how I developed it into an initial and potentially workable story concept, and created the

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Help! I need ideas (Story series-Part 2)

07/14/201407/28/2014 Write Well, Write To Sell 395 Views 1 Comment Annette Taylor, good writing techniques, how to write a story, rick taubold, story ideas, writing

Guest post by Annette Taylor ========== From Rick: This week’s post comes from writer Annette Taylor who originally submitted this as an article to Fabula Argentea magazine. It was an excellent article, but FA only publishes stories. It gave me

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From idea to story (Story series-Part 1)

07/07/2014 Write Well, Write To Sell 366 Views 2 Comments good writing techniques, how to write a story, rick taubold, story openings, writing

From Rick: Over the next several weeks (at least), I’m going to be doing a series on how to write a story from idea to finished product. Along the way, we will also have some guest blogs that tie in

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Dealing with backstory

11/18/201306/21/2015 Write Well, Write To Sell 419 Views 0 Comments back story, backstory, good writing techniques, novel writing, rick taubold, story details, writing

From Rick: One problem writers often have is how much backstory to use and when they should use (or not use) it in their stories. One writer at Silver Pen recently was dealing with this issue, so I thought this

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The value of one hour

08/05/2013 Write Well, Write To Sell 339 Views 0 Comments 13Thirty Books, Adam Fenner, good writing techniques, novel writing, time for writing, writing

NOTE FROM RICK: During the month of August Scott and I will be taking a hiatus from the Write Well blog while they work on their Punctuation for Fiction Writers book. In the meantime, I (Rick) obtained permission from 13Thirty

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