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A question for you

Posted on 29/07/2018 by Chris Sarantopoulos

I come to you with a question. A few years ago, I had a short story published through an e-zine. Since then, the magazine ceased to exist, although the site is still up. My story was featured in the last … Continue reading →

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Learning new things

Posted on 27/05/2018 by Chris Sarantopoulos

*Disclaimer: I’m in the mood for gifs today, so you’ll get a few of them with this post* Being self published doesn’t always mean you have to do everything on your own, but sometimes circumstances force you to do so. … Continue reading →

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Crutch words – ANGRY (part 2)

Posted on 25/03/2018 by Chris Sarantopoulos

This is the second part of my list of ANGRY synonyms. You can find part one here. I have to admit, while researching for these, I often had to pause and double-check (and sometimes triple-check) that they were in fact … Continue reading →

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Crutch words – ANGRY (part 1)

Posted on 04/03/2018 by Chris Sarantopoulos

For a writer, drafting a story is all about putting all the thoughts down on paper (or virtual paper) as fast as possible. Often, if not always, this comes at a price. Drafts are messy. They often make us cringe … Continue reading →

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Crutch words – WENT (part 2)

Posted on 11/02/2018 by Chris Sarantopoulos

You didn’t think I forgot part 2 for this crutch word, did you? In case you missed part 1 you can find it here. When we draft our stories, we want to get them out as fast as possible. Which … Continue reading →

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Crutch words – WENT (part 1)

Posted on 17/12/2017 by Chris Sarantopoulos

When drafting a story, a book, or a poem, we tend to use words that will easily allow us to convey what we have in mind. They help us get the words out fast. It makes sense; it’s a draft, … Continue reading →

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Crutch words – Smile/Laugh

Posted on 19/11/2017 by Chris Sarantopoulos

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post about crutch words and I focused on the word LOOK. Of course, look isn’t the only crutch word writers use. SMILE and LAUGH are two similar words. Keep in mind that … Continue reading →

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Crutch words

Posted on 05/11/2017 by Chris Sarantopoulos

Nearly every human being (if not all) have expressions and words we like to use more often than others. We either use them from habit, or because we can’t remember a synonym, or because we don’t know any other synonym. … Continue reading →

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A small horror (?) story

Posted on 29/10/2017 by Chris Sarantopoulos

Let me start by wishing Happy Halloween to everyone who celebrates it!! I know it’s in two days time, but since I only post here every Sunday, it’s now or never. This past week was one of the few ones … Continue reading →

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How to create believable characters

Posted on 15/10/2017 by Chris Sarantopoulos

Some of you might have heard the question, “What’s more important? The story or the characters in it?” When I had just started writing, I wholeheartedly used to answer that the story was more important than anything. “Take the world’s … Continue reading →

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