E. J. Dawson

Category: On Writing

  • Writing as a Neurodiverse Author

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    The key thing that often hits me with neurodiverse writing is distance. I didn’t connect with the character’s voice. There felt like there was something missing. I just felt like I didn’t understand them or why I should care – or keep reading. Hands up if you’re a neurodiverse writer who’s heard that one before?…

  • WriteHive Mentorship: OPEN

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    The WriteHive Mentorship Program is now open and I’m very excited to be mentoring again! Last year I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Hayley Chow’s Ninth Circle about teenage Ro fighting to find her friend after she was taken by a demon, and running into charming Casey who may have answers to all her…

  • Write Hive’s #AskMentor

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    Thanks to @Write_Hive #AskMentor day I have a blog post that covers more of what I’m looking for as a mentor, but also what I offer. #writers #writingcommunity #authors

  • Great Expectations – Getting Feedback at Every Level

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    Great Expectations; Getting Feedback at Every Level What to expect from the people who help your story become the best version of itself, and how you process that feedback.

  • Not Every Idea is a Novel

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    Not Every Idea is a Novel – short stories help you find the heart of your inspiration, the idea, and see if it is just an idea, or a novel. #writingtips #writers #amwriting #writerslife #shortstories #novels

  • The Art of Craft

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    The Art of Craft – Staring down at the block of wood, in a kind of guitar shape, it occurred to me, that this was a first draft. #writing #writers #book #writerslife #editing #writingcommunity

  • Nano Hangover

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    Nano Hangover – Pouring out all those words leaves your tank empty. Stop and refill. Got more gas? Story isn’t over yet…

  • Journeying Pains

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    Journeying Pain Most writes say that their writing life is a journey and that it’s different for every writer. Ups and downs, versions of success, what they’re writing and how its published. So many different paths to take. But we have one thing in common: the doubt. The “what if” thoughts that are never or…

  • The Other Side

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    I’ve spent some time querying, so when I started with Literary Wanderlust as an intern I was not prepared for how subjective the experience was going to be on the other side. I vividly remember the first few queries addressed to me with an absolute thrill that someone wanted me to look after their work.…

  • Too Tired to Write

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    I’ve seen several long time twitter accounts deactivate over the last few months, and a friend I thought I’d got back has just vanished entirely. Another person I know blocked me on twitter because no one was taking their script. They wouldn’t try/couldn’t bring themselves to write another, and when I tried to console them…