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Chris Marshall
Feb 15, 20211 min read
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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Chris Marshall
Jan 10, 20211 min read
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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Chris Marshall
Oct 31, 20201 min read
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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Chris Marshall
Oct 17, 20201 min read
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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Chris Marshall
Sep 26, 20201 min read
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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Chris Marshall
Aug 20, 20201 min read
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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Chris Marshall
Aug 13, 20201 min read
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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