Tag: fiction writing
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Not a Real Writer Episode 1: Themes and Why I Write
Hi, this is the Not a Real Writer podcast, where I talk about writing fiction and the self-doubts and imposter syndrome about writing fiction. I’m Melody Taylor and I’m not […]
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My new project
My friend James asked me a few months ago why I wasn’t doing a podcast. Well, the main reason I haven’t is because I never thought of it. But one […]
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Good enough yet?
I’ve talked a bit about some of the fun insights I’ve had about Night Falls, the in-progress vampire story. I haven’t talked about a big one, though. I’ve wanted to […]
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Fiction in a Flash: Sugar
I am running a Patreon drive in the month of September! Every Monday in September, I’ll write a short story based on suggestions from my patrons! You can toss some […]
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Why the hell am I crying?
I burst into tears the other day at a friend’s funeral. This might not seem so odd. And indeed, I had been teary-eyed off and on through the service and […]
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Sharing the adventure.
I heard the advice today on the The Self Publishing Podcast from marketing expert Tim Grahl that writing is an adventure, and when you blog, you should share the adventure. […]
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The relationship.
As a writer, I get handed a lot of books by random people. Some of the books are by authors these people admire, some of them are self-written works, some […]
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Branding.
I met with my small business consultant today, and she and I discussed that illusive and bizarre creature, my brand. She suggested I come up with a handful of key […]
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Off the map.
I write urban fantasy, which means I write stories that generally take place in real cities that actually exist somewhere. I suppose I could make one up every now and […]
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How to help people.
I had a job interview a while ago for office assistant at a chiropractor’s office. I gushed during the interview about how much I enjoyed helping people, how my previous […]
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