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A Polished Ball of Dirt: The Art of Turning a First Draft into a Solid Novel
While scrolling on Pinterest one day, I came across this picture: This is called ‘Dorodango’, otherwise known as the Japanese Art of Polishing dirt. You’ve maybe seen this image before in the form of memes, like so: Why am I showing you this picture? Well, after seeing the meme, my sister and I started referring…
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Quote of the Week – 7/16
Admittedly, I wasn’t thrilled when, in Junior year of high school, my English teacher assigned us to read a collection of essays in Barbara Kingsolver’s High Tide in Tucson. After reading classical works of fiction such as The Grapes of Wrath and The Great Gatsby, I wasn’t looking forward to the foray into non-fiction. I’d…
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Finding Beta Readers: One Resource I Found that Helped Me Immensely
Once you’ve finished your first draft, whether its a novel, novella, or short story, you’re going to be doing a lot of editing. A lot. It’s one of the most tedious aspects of the writing process, but also one of the most important to crafting a solid final version of your work. After a few…
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Quote of the Week- 7/9/22
I’ve had a fascination with crime and mystery since I was little, but I credit Agatha Christie as the person responsible for my love of the mystery novel. In 8th grade I read Murder on the Orient Express for the first time, and after that I was hooked on the genre. Agatha was one of…
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Hello There!
Welcome to my first ever blog post! I’m excited to have you here. I hope you’ll continue to follow my writing journey as I strive to publish my debut novel, Whistle in the Dark! More on that here! I’ll be offering updates on my writing, as well as tips and advice I learn along the…
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Augustine Harper 