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Category: Writing Lessons

Three Things To Do When You Finish Writing your First Draft

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Stace Dumoski
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You’ve done it! You’ve made it from “Once upon a time…” to “The End” with a path of 80,00 or 100,00 words — even more if you’ve written a fantasy

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10 Favorite Quotes from 10 Favorite Books About Writing

Posted on September 12, 2025September 12, 2025 by Stace Dumoski
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One thing about moving house is that it gives you the opportunity to refamiliarize yourself with all your stuff. When you live in a place for a long time—decades—you stop

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Romancing the Words

Posted on September 3, 2025 by Stace Dumoski
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Lately, I feel like my relationship is missing something. Oh, we get along most of the time. We manage to work together, get done what needs to be done, coexist

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First Line Follies: What Makes a Great First Line?

Posted on November 24, 2024 by Stace Dumoski
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This post was first published in my newsletter. Why not subscribe? On a lark, I decided to write down the first lines of all the books I’ve read in the

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Me, Myself & the Audience

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Stace Dumoski
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A version of this post was originally published on September 16, 2007. A friend, Gaby, had asked me to answer her questions about writing and creativity, and I was responding

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Stace Dumoski

Fantasy Writer & Editor