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Valerie Willis
Jul 26, 20171 min read
#amwriting: give your characters agency
This is a great Blog on defining “agency” and how it shows in your plot and story! Life in the Realm of Fantasy Chuck Wendig, in his...
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Valerie Willis
Jul 22, 20173 min read
Can Fiction Still Teach Us Something Memorable?
Authors often draw inspiration from history and mythology, but how much of this stays with their readers? Are we able to learn about our...
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Valerie Willis
Jul 13, 20173 min read
VTMAS No. 72: Duke the Escapist
Another story from my Senior year in High School when I worked at the Veterinarian’s office. Granted, we worked with exotics, but that...
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Valerie Willis
Jul 6, 20172 min read
VTMAS No.71: Link Wants M&M’s
There are time that our children get the better of us. Those moments where they say or do something so clever, it’s mind blowing to you....
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Valerie Willis
Jun 29, 20171 min read
BookExpo Publishing Shift —
BookExpo was once a group of traditional publishers with a sprinkling of indies. As an expo attendee from 2008–2017, my observation of...
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Valerie Willis
Jun 29, 20173 min read
VTMAS No.70: Our RockBand Band
Many of us so-called Gamers completely went nuts with Rockband when it first released. It was a cutting edge game that made it seem as if...
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Valerie Willis
Jun 22, 20172 min read
VTMAS No. 69: We Ruined the Shower Tiles
We discussed how we were the “on-site superintendents” for the add-on of a whole new master bedroom. The in-law’s were going “big” and if...
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Valerie Willis
Jun 11, 20172 min read
#AFO2017 Triforce of Fanfiction Panel
First off, myself (Valerie Willis), Racquel Henry, and Laura (L.E.) Perez want to say thank you for the warm welcome and great turnout...
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Valerie Willis
Jun 1, 20172 min read
PowerPoint from Writing a Novel 101
Once more, I want to thank everyone who came out to attend one, if not all my classes on “Writing a Novel 101” at the Orange County...
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Valerie Willis
Jun 1, 20171 min read
VTMAS No. 68: What Was That?
If anyone is close to me, you would know that we’ve been battling this whole weird ear problem with our youngest son, Link. The poor...
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Valerie Willis
May 26, 201711 min read
#WritingTip – Editing & Revisions
Editing should be kept separate from writing. Bottom-line (granted more experienced writers can juggle both, but we are talking about...
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Valerie Willis
May 25, 20172 min read
VTMAS No.67: Baby the Cockatoo
If you haven’t read far enough back, you may not realize I worked a wide variety of jobs, internships, and even volunteered myself out...
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Valerie Willis
May 22, 20171 min read
Romance, Magic, Mystery…and Chocolate!
kathybryson Writers come in all flavors and the ladies of BroadUniverse.org are at least as varied. But one thing that does seem to be...
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Valerie Willis
May 18, 20172 min read
VTMAS No.66: The Big Leap
I remember my Great Grandmother once telling me that the small section of Orange County that my family called home was once...
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Valerie Willis
May 11, 20172 min read
VTMAS No.65: Cow in Reverse
Most of my close friends know I was a fanatic about cows. I raised them, showed them, and even enjoyed drawing them on occasion in my...
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Valerie Willis
May 10, 201716 min read
#WritingTip – Developing a Writing Style
What is a Writing Style? It is the most important and precious thing a writer or author owns. This is what helps us illustrate, immerse,...
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Valerie Willis
May 9, 20176 min read
#WritingTip – Developing A Plot
Recently I have been getting a ton of messages and seeing a large number of questions involving plot. Like many of my writing tip...
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Valerie Willis
May 4, 20172 min read
VTMAS No.64: Mysterious Squealing
Every now and again, I am reminded I am a human being that does not always process what I am hearing or seeing. This actually happened on...
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Valerie Willis
May 1, 20171 min read
Writing Fanfiction with Laura Perez
Source: Writing Fanfiction with Laura Perez
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Valerie Willis
Apr 28, 20172 min read
Book Reviews – Why You Should Write One
I cannot force anyone to write one, or corner readers by giving them a copy IF they promise to write one. It’s not fair, we are all...
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