When we write, it’s easy to get carried away, to fall in love with our own endless descriptions of whatever we personally think is amazing: sunsets, flowers, action, aliens, guns, food, sex, shoes…. But when you read your work aloud and discover you’ve spent five minutes on something, no matter how pretty the words are you have to realize you’ve gone long.
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"2020 Visions" edited by SFWA member @RickNovy is now available on Amazon. http://is.gd/i53p0 # The Spanish fan translation of SFWA member @doctorow's novel Little Brother is now available as an ePub. http://bit.ly/feztG8 # SFWA member @JonathanStrahan issues a call for stories for THE BEST SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY OF THE YEAR: Vol 6. http://3.ly/RYUx # […]
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Every book on how to be your own boss has instructions about when to give up your day job. Each one of these books has a particular rule of thumb. Some say you cannot quit your day job until you have three months’ salary in the bank.
