E. J. Dawson

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  • What the Word Count?

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    In the last few weeks I’ve gone back to reviewing submissions as an intern editor at Literary Wanderlust, but also a few word counts on calls for beta readers and this is why, even if you’re self-pub, you need to know why word count matters. Word counts are very closely tied to the genre they’re…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 30 Days of Nano – Word Count

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    30 Days of Nano – Mini-blog series; find more tips to surviving #Nanowrimo2021

  • 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.…

  • Ana on Sensitivity Reading – Sensitivity Blog Series

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      Image Alt Text:  This image depicts a purple sun on a white background and overlaid with the words “Exploring the need for / Sensitivity Readers / a blog series / by E.J. Dawson, Tara Jazdzewski, Alex Woodroe, Ashley Dawn, Fay Lane and Alexa Rose”. To the right of this image are a series of…

  • Save Your Script with Save the Cat

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      I’m going to start by telling you all something I’m very proud of; I’m a panster.   I rarely plot a novel, I have a few images in my head and an end scene usually and that end scene in my head often drives the rest of the story. The sense of discovery and…

  • Taking Down Trolls

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    The last time I fought I troll I did so quietly and with anonymity. Last night on Twitter that did NOT happen. Was it the glass of wine or the late hour on a Friday night or the nature of the attack? Nope, it was because this guy had nothing to spew but a generalized…

  • The #WritingCommunity’s Inclusiveness & Support

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      We’re living in a world with a lot of chaos and fighting.   Covid. The BLM movement. The art vs artists arguments.   The truths coming about from the traditionally publishing industry, agencies that have had staff walk out, the disparaging differences for advances to black authors, and most recently the NYT revelations. *deep…