Thursday, December 8, 2016

Swell writing tips and tricks from Amy J Murphy

By Steve Weddle

Found a new site I'm digging for writing tips. Want me to share? OK

It's Amy J. Murphy's site.

Don’t Blow Your Blurb

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When should you be aggressive about passive voice?

Recently, I was helping beta read a work in progress for a friend. The subject of passive voice came up. I admit I’m hard pressed to understand why it’s considered a no-no. Like “-ly” adverbs, it also seems to get a bad rap. Where’d this animosity to the tense come from? >More>

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Sucksville: Four Ways to Combat Editing Frumpiness

Because of the proximity to the work, you can miss errors great and small. So, give yourself a break from the work. >More>

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2016 Dragon Award Finalist - Best Military Science Fiction Novel
Allies and Enemies: Fallen is the first book in this space opera series.

Purpose-bred soldier of the vast and far-reaching Regime, Commander Sela Tyron is as subtle as a hammer. To hammers, any problem can look like a nail, but the solutions aren't always that easy. When Sela encounters a son she is forbidden to know, falls in love with a man who is clearly off-limits, and is abandoned with her team on a planet full of insurrectionists, things get complicated...

Fans of galactic space opera and Firefly will delight in this "Indiana Jonesesque experience through space" and the introduction of a new kick-ass heroine in Sela Tyron. 

2016 Nominee - 1st Annual Dragon Awards (Dragon Con) "Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel"

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