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The editor steps in again

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Bill Wren

It’s been unusually quiet at Writelife. You can blame the editor for that. I have three posts unpublished because the editor has nixed them. Yes, the editor is me. The editor is a self-editor. What was wrong with the posts? … Continue reading →

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No absolutes with stories

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Bill Wren

While it is helpful to think of stories as equations there is one very important caveat. Unlike a mathematical equation where the result is absolute (1 plus 2 can only be 3), results are never absolute with stories. There are … Continue reading →

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The awful truth about being brief

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Bill Wren

Being brief takes time. That is the awful truth. You would think brevity would take less time. It is, after all, brief. The reality, however, is that it takes more time; at least it does if you intend to write … Continue reading →

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The affair of the missing Part II

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Bill Wren

It’s possible you are wondering where Part II is, the post that follows up my post from a few days ago, People and stories — Part 1. I’m wondering that too. Both of those posts, the published one and the … Continue reading →

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Projects and experiments and writing

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Bill Wren

I haven’t been doing a great deal of posting here lately for a number of reasons — I have, however, been writing. Currently, I’m working on six different paying projects and, because I need to complete and/or maintain them, I’ve … Continue reading →

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