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It’s the Small Things

Posted on August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 by Stace Dumoski

I recently recovered a cache of old blog posts, from the early days of this blog (before the archive got blitzed). Some of them I quite like, and think it’s

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When Should You Hire a Developmental Editor?

Posted on June 10, 2022June 4, 2024 by Stace Dumoski
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No matter where you are in the writing process, a developmental editor is a solid investment that will help your book find success.

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10 Places Online to Find Inspiration for Your Fantasy Novel

Posted on February 21, 2022February 24, 2022 by Stace Dumoski

  There’s an old joke among writers about where we get our ideas: an idea of the month club, of course! Sadly, such a thing does not exist, at least

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Suddenly, an Editor Cried Out in Horror, or How to Write Surprise

Posted on February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 by Stace Dumoski

Dropping “suddenly” at the beginning of a sentence is a shorthand way of creating tension due to an unexpected change in circumstances. But it is not meaningful tension, and it

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Passing Through the Portal (Why I Love Fantasy, Part 1)

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Stace Dumoski
image of castle with the quote "Fantasy takes all those things from deep inside and puts them where you can see them, and then deal with them." Cited from Lev Grossman

Sometimes, I wonder if I read too much fantasy. I seldom dip my literary toes into anything that doesn’t have at least a little magic in it. I’m not even

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Stace Dumoski

Fantasy Writer & Editor