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Minutes Can Make a Mark
Chris Marshall
  • Feb 15, 2021
  • 1 min

Minutes Can Make a Mark

My January writing for the most part was consistent, but with taking on a new job, a new role, February has soaked up every ounce of...
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Writing crisp dialogue. What does that even mean?
Chris Marshall
  • Jan 10, 2021
  • 1 min

Writing crisp dialogue. What does that even mean?

Sometimes advice comes along and strikes me as so obvious and so unhelpful at the same time. This is like saying "cut out all the boring...
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Failed Novels
Chris Marshall
  • Dec 7, 2020
  • 1 min

Failed Novels

It has taken me about five failed novels to really understand the truth of these words. When I envisioned the stories of my earlier...
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Opening Promises and DNF's
Chris Marshall
  • Nov 24, 2020
  • 1 min

Opening Promises and DNF's

I've read first paragraphs that were long--too long, and some that were only one sentence, but even in those shorter ones there are...
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The NaNoWriMo Notebook
Chris Marshall
  • Oct 31, 2020
  • 1 min

The NaNoWriMo Notebook

In preparation for NaNoWriMo I'm breaking out a fresh notebook today. I'm shooting for 30K to fill out my second half. This should give...
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Simple Goals, Complex Stories
Chris Marshall
  • Oct 24, 2020
  • 1 min

Simple Goals, Complex Stories

I've mentioned in other posts that I've written more than a few books before my current WIP. There are many reasons why those failed as...
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Writing Mentors and Hard Lessons
Chris Marshall
  • Oct 17, 2020
  • 1 min

Writing Mentors and Hard Lessons

You won't find this quotation in a book anywhere or on Goodreads. This was given to me personally by Canadian author, Richard Scrimger,...
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Tapping the Soul of Your Story Through Objects
Chris Marshall
  • Oct 3, 2020
  • 1 min

Tapping the Soul of Your Story Through Objects

I purchased this drinking horn from Grimfrost in Sweden, same with the curved belt knife. They're handmade, and completely awesome. The...
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Aspire to Finish
Chris Marshall
  • Sep 26, 2020
  • 1 min

Aspire to Finish

There was a time, a stretch of years, where I had assumed I was endlessly working on the same book. I finished a draft. It was garbage. I...
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Listening as Investing
Chris Marshall
  • Sep 19, 2020
  • 1 min

Listening as Investing

This is good advice for everyone, not just writers. Too often we're thinking about how the topic of conversation relates to us and how...
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When Characters Ignore the Plot
Chris Marshall
  • Sep 12, 2020
  • 1 min

When Characters Ignore the Plot

I love this piece of advice, not just because I've had so many times where characters decided to do something other than I had planned...
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Notebooks, Sketchbooks, Journals...
Chris Marshall
  • Sep 3, 2020
  • 1 min

Notebooks, Sketchbooks, Journals...

I've recently had an interesting back and forth with writer on Instagram about our many uses of journals and notebooks, and the different...
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Finding Your Story
Chris Marshall
  • Aug 27, 2020
  • 1 min

Finding Your Story

I think this is a common pitfall writers face when they're just starting to find their footing. I've certainly fallen into this trap....
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Analogue Drafts
Chris Marshall
  • Aug 20, 2020
  • 1 min

Analogue Drafts

I'm took a break from editing the novel recently and starting a new short story in the Rifleman series. When I'm writing something new I...
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The Stress of Daily Word Counts
Chris Marshall
  • Aug 13, 2020
  • 1 min

The Stress of Daily Word Counts

⁠What do most writers considers to be a bad day? For me it isn't meeting word counts as much as it is sitting for hours in front of my...
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Just Write Something. Anything.
Chris Marshall
  • Aug 6, 2020
  • 1 min

Just Write Something. Anything.

When faced with writer's block, how many of us have heard the advice that we just need to write something? Anything. I've been in that...
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What makes Pulitzer-worthy writing?
Chris Marshall
  • Jul 30, 2020
  • 1 min

What makes Pulitzer-worthy writing?

I love this quotation because it not only fulfills itself but succinctly describes the job of any writer in any genre. For me, I tend to...
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The Easy Road
Chris Marshall
  • Jul 23, 2020
  • 1 min

The Easy Road

When I first started writing fiction I didn't know what I was doing and so my language ended up being simple and straightforward. Then I...
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Delve Deeply
Chris Marshall
  • Jul 15, 2020
  • 1 min

Delve Deeply

I have made the mistake of cramming so much backstory and unnecessary description into my early drafts that bogged the reading down and...
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