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Announcement: Snap Judgment Episode 9 with Special Guest Brent Lambert
Read more / watch…: Announcement: Snap Judgment Episode 9 with Special Guest Brent LambertOur sister company Apex Magazine is excited to present SNAP JUDGMENT Episode 9 of our rapid-fire, live-streaming critique series.
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FOR WRITERS: Writing Down Under
Read more / watch…: FOR WRITERS: Writing Down UnderAustralian writer Eugen Bacon shares tips for finding success when you’re geographically separated from the heart of the publishing world.
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Writing Resources on the Web
Read more / watch…: Writing Resources on the WebTechnology and communities (like Reach Your Apex) are high-quality writing resources available to a wider scope of people at varying stages of their writing journey. These are five of our favorite.
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Site News: Event Calendar and Asynchronous Courses
Read more / watch…: Site News: Event Calendar and Asynchronous CoursesOne tip I often give writers is that I encourage them to seek organization in their professional dealings. Personally, I’m not the most organized individual, but I have things together enough to get what needs to be done. The primary tool I use is a calendar. To that end, we are pleased to share with…
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Five Interesting Author Blogs (Yes, Blogging Still Exists!)
Read more / watch…: Five Interesting Author Blogs (Yes, Blogging Still Exists!)Author blogs are everywhere, and I for one am glad about it. Like any other medium, the blogosphere is full of both greatness and garbage — everything from social commentary to book reviews to “Hey, look at these pictures of my cat.” Some say the art form of blogging is a dinosaur, that it peaked…
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FOR WRITERS: How to be a Word Machine
Read more / watch…: FOR WRITERS: How to be a Word MachineHow do you do it? I get this question a lot. I started writing seriously with a goal of becoming a professional when I was eighteen. I’m fifty-nine now, and in that time, I’ve written and published fifty-four novels, six nonfiction books, seven short story collections, and ten novellas – all while teaching college English…
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Five Great Writing Craft Books You Might Have Overlooked
Read more / watch…: Five Great Writing Craft Books You Might Have OverlookedThese books aren’t merely guides on how to make your writing sing and spin a yarn that pulls your readers through to the very last word, but are, to a page, something deeper than that. These books tell the story of why and how we create.
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FOR WRITERS: Thoughtful Use of Jargon and Labels in Fiction
Read more / watch…: FOR WRITERS: Thoughtful Use of Jargon and Labels in FictionWhen we use jargon, we think of it as a tool, a shorthand for larger concepts, so that we can move them around, let X stand for this equation, now we can add or subtract it. But in reality, jargon is most often used as a way of identifying in-group and out-group membership.
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Announcing SNAP JUDGMENT Ep. 8 w/ guest Richard Thomas
Read more / watch…: Announcing SNAP JUDGMENT Ep. 8 w/ guest Richard ThomasWe are pleased to announce that our special guest editor for this event is author, editor, and Reach Your Apex workshop leader Richard Thomas!
