Gerald L Dlubala

Writer, Scribbler And Scribe

  • Writers Are Always Working, Even When We’re Not

    Well, it’s been a bit, hasn’t it? With the writing I mean. Your WIP. More specifically, with my WIP, actually. All I can say is that life happens, you know? Family matters, when serious enough, must take precedence and get priority treatment, of course. Mix that in with the deadlines of the paying job, and before […]

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    July 16, 2019
    Writing
    #AmWriting, Blogger, Business Writing, Character Development, Creative writing, Editing, Feature writing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, Novel Writing, Outlines, Pantser, Plotter, Revising, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Style, WritingGoals
  • A Word Is A Word, And It Counts

      Yep, that’s what I tell myself. A word is a word, no matter if it’s one of one or one of thousands. And it counts the same, so if you’re tight on time and you just jot down that first word of a chapter, paragraph or conversation, it’s one more word than you’ve had […]

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    May 10, 2019
    Writing
    Blogger, Character Development, Creative writing, Editing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, First Draft, Novel Writing, Outlines, Pantser, Plotter, Revising, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Method, Writing Style
  • Ideas During Sleep, ​Blank Stares While Awake

    We always hear about the constant need for a pen and paper nearby for those golden, light bulb ideas of brilliance that only show themselves when we are least expecting them. I always believed this to be the crazy notion until I was proved wrong. “Once again”, some might interject here. Blissfully awoken by an […]

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    April 8, 2019
    Writing
    Blogger, Character Development, Creative writing, Editing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, Outlines, Revising, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Style
  • Don’t Discount Those Non-Writing Achievements And Successes

    Word counts. Chapters. Scenes. We all have our way of measuring our progress, don’t we? And then, when we miserably fail to reach our goal on a particular day… and we will… we label ourselves losers, failing yet again, and never wanting to chicken-peck that terrible old keyboard again. Go ahead and feel sorry for […]

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    February 14, 2019
    Writing
    #AmWriting, #writing #amwriting #amreading, Blogger, Creative writing, Editing, Feature writing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, First Draft, Novel Writing, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Method, Writing Style, WritingGoals
  • Regaining Writing Momentum After The Holi-daze

    So that big push in November for writing more, especially if you participated in NaNoWriMo, led to a giant “sigh” in December, flowing right into the holidays, after which we skated into the new year. Before you knew it, you might not have written anything constructive for a couple of weeks. Sound familiar? I myself […]

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    January 18, 2019
    Writing
    #AmWriting, #writing #amwriting #amreading, Blogger, Character Development, Creative writing, Editing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, First Draft, Novel Writing, Plotter, Revising, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Method
  • Keep Your WIP Moving With Secrets And Motivation

      Keeping plot, action, and dialogue fresh can be a challenge. but Sol Stein can help you with that. Who is Sol Stein, you ask? He’s the writer of a great book on craft techniques and strategies, both fiction and nonfiction, and beyond. It’s titled, Stein On Writing. And why wouldn’t it be? He suggests to […]

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    December 7, 2018
    Writing
    #AmWriting, #writing #amwriting #amreading, Blogger, Character Development, Creative writing, Editing, Feature writing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, First Draft, Novel Writing, Outlines, Pantser, Plotter, Revising, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Method, Writing Style
  • All The Words – NaNoWriMo

    Every November, we get deluged by the NaNoWriMo craze. Maybe I shouldn’t call it a craze, because it is a thing, and well, sometimes we writers need a good ol’ kick in the posterior to keep things moving along, right? Many proudly proclaim on social media that they are “doing it” this year, meaning writing […]

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    November 2, 2018
    Writing
    #AmWriting, #writing #amwriting #amreading, Blogger, Creative writing, Feature writing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, NaNoWriMo, Novel Writing, Pantser, Plotter, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Method, Writing Style
  • Seasons Change, And So Do I…

    Well, here we are, back at that dreaded daylight savings time, or maybe a better name would be the daylight shifting time. Apparently it’s not enough that the sunlight naturally dwindles a bit each day now, because we feel theneed to manipulate our clocks to better match the lighting patterns of the sun. Shouldn’t we […]

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    October 23, 2018
    Writing
    #AmWriting, #writing #amwriting #amreading, Blogger, Business Writing, Character Development, Creative writing, Feature writing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, First Draft, Novel Writing, Outlines, Revising, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Method, Writing Style
  • What’s Your Why, And How Does It Affect Your Writing

    We hear the phrase a lot. What’s your why? Why are you choosing to do what you do? Specifically, why are you writing? So here’s your chance to explain yourself. What’s your why when it comes to your writing? I mean, you’ve got a reason for putting pen to paper, don’t you? Sure you do, […]

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    September 25, 2018
    Writing
    #AmWriting, #writing #amwriting #amreading, Blogger, Business Writing, Character Development, Creative writing, Editing, Feature writing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, Novel Writing, Revising, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Method, Writing Style
  • Fixing Boring Fictional Characters By Looking Into Their Real Lives

    There’s always a lot of discussion about characters in writing, as should be. I mean, without the characters, your story is just a long narrative on scenery and background. But hey, sometimes even with characters, your story is just a long narrative on scenery and background. And that sucks. But maybe your characters are just […]

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    August 27, 2018
    Writing
    #AmWriting, Character Development, Creative writing, Editing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, Revising, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Style
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