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I think my brother's blog has to garner points for being completely non-fiction, but Beth's EZRM blog is fun too. I particularly liked the link to the article about Stalin's attempts to create an army of human-chimp hybrids.
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My brother's blog is still interesting nd non-fictional, but you have to remember that due to the secretive nature of what he actually does, certain parts are now written in an amusing code language.
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I have a blog, but haven't written too much since I've had it--I just have so much else to do. If you're interested, here's the link: smaugsmusings.blogspot.comPosts: 440 | Registered: Aug 2005
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I started an online journal (the word blog is so ugly) because I travelled so much that it was the easiest way for my family to keep up with me. If I don't update daily my dad will email to ask if I'm dead--this even happens when I'm visiting them.
When I made my first pro-sale I splurged and got my own domain name. I had one for the puppetry aspect of my life, but nothing for the writer.
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I've briefly mentioned before that I wanted to start a blog specifically devoted to cutting -- using fewer words to say the same thing -- and not to any other aspect of style, plot, or anything else. I've started it, and it's here:
My intent is also to use it for more than just fiction, since concise writing is so important for other purposes as well. (I'm a marketer, for instance, and it's a key skill in my business.)
I have only two entries right now, both 1000-word excerpts from short stories.
One is a story of my own, in which I achieved about a 7% reduction. (I had already cut it pretty significantly before I submitted it to GlimmerTrain, and it's always harder to cut your own stuff!)
The other is from an F&F submission, disguised and used with permission of the author. I achieved about a 40% cut from that excerpt.
If you'd like me to take a whack at your text, please email me at cutting.blog at gmail dot com. I'd also enjoy getting criticism, recommendations, etc.
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