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On the Sad State of Literary Critique
This ties into my experiences with the community of editors while searching for support to edit my novel, together with the critiques...

Sylvia Woodham
Aug 24, 20214 min read
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Summer Update: Short Story Submissions
Many of us writers are sending out pieces of work, short or long, for submission for publication. I am sure many writers can relate to...

Sylvia Woodham
Aug 15, 20217 min read
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Story Behind the Story
Since my short story this week is so... short. There are not really excerpts I can share. My inspiration came from the most recent...

Sylvia Woodham
May 23, 20217 min read
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Short story week: Recommendations included
Last week we had a short story club - the selection was the magnificent C.L. Clark's short which has been nominated for awards recently....

Sylvia Woodham
May 21, 20213 min read
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On Timing: Revision Examples
Timing. Lining that up is a big plot point right? Where plot holes can occur. What techniques do you use to line it up? I will share some...

Sylvia Woodham
May 9, 20212 min read
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Today's MicroFiction
The chemistry was so fluid between him and her sister, why was it taking him so long to ask her out on a date? Was there something...

Sylvia Woodham
May 4, 20211 min read
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Bisexual Women Representation in Fiction: Pitch Season Edition
This week pitching season on Twitter began, and I was horrified. Let me back up. A few weeks ago we had a panel on LGBTQ representation,...

Sylvia Woodham
Apr 17, 20213 min read
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On Writing Yourself Into Corners: Battles
I have noticed that I have a tendency to make decisions with my writing that boxes me into corners in very unpredictable ways. On the one...

Sylvia Woodham
Mar 20, 20214 min read
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How it's Going: Revisions
How it started: picture of the Road Runner How it's going: Picture of a sloth. I finished my first draft in May roaring to start...

Sylvia Woodham
Mar 14, 20213 min read
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Purpose of the "Dreaded" Critique
Critiques should not be scary. I want to start by dispelling that myth. Putting your work out there and being told it is not good enough...

Sylvia Woodham
Jan 1, 20213 min read
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On Women Leadership
This is a topic I have posted a variety of ways on Twitter, but after working on my query letter I thought it would be a good idea to...

Sylvia Woodham
Nov 20, 20204 min read
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On Omniscient POV - modernising and bringing sexy back
This week, we had a workshop to discuss some of the use of omniscient narration by some of us in the writing group, and we looked at a...

Sylvia Woodham
Oct 17, 20205 min read
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Spooky October WIP edition
It's October! I expect a lot of spooky writing themes to be coming up. I am looking forward to creating a full section on this site for...

Sylvia Woodham
Oct 3, 20202 min read
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On POV
This, again, follows some things I have tweeted about. Writers everywhere debate about which POV to use. In my fraught discussions with...

Sylvia Woodham
Sep 25, 20204 min read
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On my New Project
I thought it might be fun to write a post discussing the development progress of the new project I started last week. It is fitting in...

Sylvia Woodham
Sep 16, 20204 min read
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Updated Reading and Writing Journey
Because I have a few books in progress, both on the reading and writing side, and that tends to make me feel overwhelmed and shut down...

Sylvia Woodham
Sep 12, 20208 min read
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New Project - About Drugs
I started one of my slated projects this week and I think it's so crazy and unique that I will be talking excitedly about it, and I am...

Sylvia Woodham
Sep 4, 20202 min read
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On George Martin
Since I started a new project, my new content in blog posts will probably decrease. However, one topic I realize I have not written about...

Sylvia Woodham
Sep 2, 20204 min read
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Chat with Charles Wachter
Recently a friend posted that he was releasing his first novel this week. I had no idea he was writing one, but immediately I was curious...

Sylvia Woodham
Aug 29, 20203 min read
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Behaviour modifications with Publishing industry Changes
This is a follow-up to my previous post about the Publishing industry which should strive to represent the best in literature, and story...

Sylvia Woodham
Aug 24, 20204 min read
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