E. J. Dawson

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  • 8 Ways to Improve your Novel

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    8 Ways to Improve your Novel To protect myself in 2024 I decided that I’d start charging for my ability to developmental edit a manuscript. After ten years of editor feedback, working with professionals, getting and giving constructive feedback, and the finalization of my Post Graduate Certificate of Creative Writing, I was ready. But how…

  • 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?…

  • The Writer 2023 Couldn’t Kill

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    2023 was for some, not enough. I get that, but after the last five years feeling like that I took a few steps back, and decided I wasn’t going to keep second guessing myself. Hold up. This isn’t another 2024 resolutions page. Because these goals are already won, and I’m going to carry them into…

  • 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…

  • My Writing Journey – turning forty

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    I reread the very first post I wrote on this website, not quite some ten years later. But it’s been ten years since I made the decision to start. To publish. Whatever that meant. It’s a good heartfelt and authentic post. I love that woman so much because she had no idea how much this…

  • A Neurodiverse Anthology: Embrace the Silence

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    Deadset Press is open for submissions on their neurodiverse anthology: Embrace the Silence!

  • Kirkus Review: Echo of the Evercry

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    Echo of the Evercry: Kirkus Review “Satisfying character arcs, a deeply felt sense of sisterhood… and a bit of romance are the cherries on top.”

  • What’s With ND Rejection?

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    Blog Post: What’s with ND Rejection: We are so used to delivering exactly what we’re asked for because we spend our lives conforming to fit in, that when we’re given the chance to offer what they are asking for and we are shut down. #neurodiverse #authors #writers #writerslife #blogpost

  • Notes for Nightmares

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    My mother told me bedtime stories to send us to sleep. She kept telling them as we grew older, and the stories darker. She never meant to send us to bed with nightmares… not always. From the ring wraiths hunting us down, to the malevolent Nargun lurking to our door. The monsters outside might have…

  • 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