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Category Archives: Video

Surprise!
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Posted on December 24, 2010 by Holly
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NOTE: I’m not a Christian, and this is Christian—it’s also beautiful, and wonderful. Enjoy—and Merry Christmas.

Sent to me by Amy Kuhns, and definitely good enough to pass on.

Posted in Personal, Video | 22 Replies

How to write a novel
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Posted on November 30, 2010 by Holly
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Oh, ghod. I wish I hadn’t heard wannabee writers say every single one of the things you’ll hear here.

Thanks to Jim Woosley, who sent the link.

(For the queasiness, too, dude.)

Posted in Video, Writing Life | 26 Replies

WriterCrashTest.com presents: Holly Lisle and the Case of the Exploding Cat
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Posted on April 27, 2009 by Holly
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My first writing crit video.

Posted in Articles on Writing, Video, Writing Neep | 10 Replies

Stuck
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Posted on February 5, 2008 by Holly
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I hit a wall yesterday on THE SILVER DOOR. I’m in the process of getting unstuck.

You can watch me getting unstuck (using Inspiration) here: http://onemorewordbooks.com

Posted in Books, Computers, The Silver Door, Video, Writing Life, Writing Neep, YA | 51 Replies

Creating Conflict: or, The Joys of Boiling Oil

You’re sitting at your desk staring at your manuscript, realizing that you’ve written ten or fifty or three hundred (ouch) pages in which nothing really happens. People talk to each other and they go places and they do things, but you couldn’t find enough suspense in what they’re doing to fill a thimble, and you’re [...]

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FAQs About Self-Publishing

On your commercial publishing pages, you come down hard on self-publishing. What’s up with that? What is Commercial Publishing vs. Self-Publishing? What is Vanity Publishing vs. Self-Publishing? When would you recommend a writer self-publish? Do you need an agent if you self-publish? Do you need an editor if you self-publish? Can you recommend an editor or an agent? Can you recommend a [...]

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Exercises in Timed Writing — Freeing Up the Subconscious in Writing

What Is Timed Writing?

These are writing exercises that I do just for myself—ten minutes of typing the thoughts that run through my mind without any censorship, without any editing of self. Forcing words onto the page as they run through my head, not allowing my fingers to hold still at the keyboard.

I recommend this as [...]

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