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Everyone has it – some tid bit of knowledge they would like to pass on to help you. However, not all advise is… of the same quality. J & K think back to the best and worst pieces of advise they’ve received about writing. Best Advise J: I default to a (paraphrased) line from the Sister Act 2: “If you wake up in the morning and all you can think about is singing, you’re a singer.” I wake up in the morning and think about writing–and the foodstuffs of writing like far off worlds, spaceships, characters, etc. So, guess I’m a writer. K: For me,Read More →

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Kristina read an exercise in a How to Write book that went something like this: “How do you define a story? There’s no right or wrong answer. What makes a good story to you? After you’ve written it down, read it. Does your writing fit your definition? If not, why are you writing?” Both of us could write paragraphs on the topic, but below are the short versions. What a story is to Kristina.  A story is a portal through which the reader may choose to step, finding the same words that have been used by countless others for centuries arranged in such a wayRead More →

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As mentioned in our YouTube video, How We Write Pt 2 (<- click the link to watch), we’d like to share with you the tools we used for a successful collaboration. Having two brains, two homes, two work and life schedules can seem daunting. Never fear! When you have a story within you, and a partner just as willing to tell that story, you’ll find the time – or make the time – and find the tools to get your manuscript finished. Kristina’s Tools Microsoft Office – It may seem obvious, but Word and Excel were my go-to programs. Word for all of our characterRead More →