Drabbles 100 Words

By ABEhrhardt

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Since drabbles are a popular form, I'm making a place to store mine. I'm changing this to op ed pieces in 100... More

Opinion on a piece created for an SF competition November 15 2014
Doomed to fail
The Devil is in the details
The writer's worst enemy
Cannibalizing myself
Why I can't write Fantasy
Is blogging dying?
Ethics - affordable?
Don't assume - it makes an ass out of 'u' and 'me'
Backstory is boring
A secret just for readers
I've been sick - and I've forgotten everything I know
The energy required for deciding is worse than the task
It's about something else entirely
Success - yours and that of others
Blowing your own horn is allowed - gently!
Immunity
Blessings on True Fans
When I write 'The End,' I will mean it
It doesn't matter if you're wrong
Paperwork - and I don't mean writing fiction
The end is near
Planned absence - all is well - thanks for your patience
Where are the dividing lines in series fiction?
It doesn't matter how well you proofread
Plotters vs. Pantsers redux
Unequivocal season switch - in one day
How to feel lighter in your soul
Don't count your snow flakes until they're melted
Bedtime is hard - I don't wanna!
'The End' success: the unbearable sweetness
Nothing prepares you for the terrifying switch - to publication mode
The hardest part of writing is the tiny description that must pull readers in
Comfort zones are for old ladies
Missing in action - learning graphic design
One complexity at a time, think in pictures - or words?
Graphics I can do now in Pixelmator
Graphics warning for new cover designers
Sometimes you have to go back to Kindergarten
Milestones should have fanfare
Writing is a pleasure but Publishing is a business
What is your LAST hurdle before publication?
Praise for revision and editing
Tough decisions go to the author
Eighteen men stomped through my life
Will editing never end?
The writer's nightmare, sort of
Straightening plot lines can be learned
The self-publisher's last step: ad copy
The Proof IS the Pudding
Publication Shock
BEWARE: New authors are chum for the sharks
Paper still holds its power
Publishing - and mentioning it on Wattpad
Old Year Musings
Nothing to read except stories
Everything takes more time than you have
Marketing has no answer
Fear demystified - for beginning writers
Publishing is a bit like having a baby
The dreaded Author Bio

It's always something - more

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By ABEhrhardt

The cover is done! Long live... whatever is next on the list.

My mentor assures me I'm getting closer, but I spend the last 8 days reading books on formatting ebooks. And HTML and CSS. And more acronyms.

And acquiring arcane software I hope and pray will work.

The goal is to create a Scrivener system that makes a beautiful ebook with one button click (after I set up the files), and very little hand coding.

Why?

Because there WILL be typos. And widows and orphans. And spacing and kerning problems.

And device-specific errors, things that don't parse, or are not supported.

Write. Format. Preview. REPEAT.

Success?

Pray!

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