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    I’ve got so many ideas lined up from you guys that I keep finding notes to myself scattered all over kingdom come, so I’m going to start a Living List, below, to keep myself on track. Please feel free to check in periodically to see where this is all headed. And, good heavens—add to it!

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    Reader expectations. What ‘rules’ to keep in mind about how to keep a reader engaged in the story. Tips about introducing new characters, new tension, new conflict etc. that keep them turning the pages.—Jeffrey

    Who not to show your baby to before it’s born.—for Anne

    What can I do about passive sentences in my writing? I try to fix them and work on them so much both versions start sounding the same to me, and both sound right, so I can’t tell which to use.—Jo Ann

    Is it a good idea to invent your own quotations from “other” works?—Marie Devers

    Unintentional plagiarism.—Amy

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  1. BT said on July 29th, 2009 at 6:30 pm

    Plodding versus Pantsers: Is it better to write by the seat of your pants or to outline?

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