Gerald L Dlubala

Hello New, Old Friend. I Think I’ve Missed You.

Hello there old friend. Why, those are some attractive accessories you’re sporting these days, and may I say you’re looking sleek and confident. Have you lost weight? Indeed, it shows. Come, let’s sit, talk, and get reacquainted, shall we? Ah, nothing like getting used to a new piece of equipment after your old one just […]

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August 13, 2018

Writing

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Writing Fiction With A Nonfiction Brain

Just The Facts Ma’am It’s a learning process, that’s for sure. I was trained to see and report the facts, and only the facts. News reporting, community happenings, and numerous city council meetings meant digging for, uncovering, and reporting only the facts, in succinct, short, quick to the point sentences and fragments. It was […]

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May 14, 2018

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Hey! Who Is Gonna Take Care Of That Fictional Dog You Just Put Into Your Story?

It was an easy decision at the time. I’ll add a cute dog in my fiction. Who doesn’t like dogs, right? It’ll be a great secondary-type character to add to the story, one that will pal around and help show the emotions, attitudes and thoughts of my characters. A dog will coexist perfectly with the characters, […]

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April 18, 2018

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He Said, She Said: Dialogue Tags Are Killers

So I finally worked up the nerve to have the first 3000 words of my WIP read out loud and critiqued at a writing conference. Gasp! Yeah, I know, but there I was, in the crowd, waiting for my page to be drawn and read out loud by an actual publishing person, and then judged […]

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March 23, 2018

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Crayons, Pens, Butcher Paper or Tablets, A Writer Is A Writer, No Matter The Method

There’s always talk about writing methods, and how to stay organized while telling your story. But I’ll tell you a little secret. I hate outlining. Hate it. Always did, and as far as I can tell, I always will. It just seems repetitive to me. I mean, if you know enough to thoroughly outline […]

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March 7, 2018

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Finding The Time To Write Usually Means Making The Time To Write

Sure, we all have the same amount of hours in the day. That’s been the retort when complaining about not finding time in the day to get some quality, uninterrupted writing done. But everyone has their own individual priorities that have to be completed, based on work, family, or even health situations. So I […]

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February 22, 2018

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Wait, What’s Your Name Again?

The name game. Do you have a process for choosing your character’s names? Are there reasons behind the choices? Family? Acquaintances? Bullies from grade school? Coworkers? I think we all have somewhat of a process. You know, we likely all have that one person we secretly would love to see on the other end of […]

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February 9, 2018

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Want To Move Forward? Just Look Back

You’ve heard it many times. We all have. Don’t look back. Never look back, they may be gaining on you. Keep your eyes forward: What’s in the past is the past. Honestly, I think that’s about the biggest pile of bull byproduct that I’ve ever heard. I mean, c’mon, are we supposed to forget about […]

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January 12, 2018

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So This Is How It Ends? No, Probably Not

“So this is how it ends” I mumbled to myself. Admittedly, I was caught off guard, because I knew what the ending was going to be. Or what it should be. Or what I was going to make it be. Or what I wanted it to be. And dammit, I’m the one writing this […]

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November 29, 2017

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Excuse Me, Do I Even Know You?

I’m saying that to my fictional characters these days. You see, I had it all planned out, how they talked, acted and interacted with one another, down to thoughts, beliefs, and expressions. But now here they are, darn near every one of ’em, going off on their own little tangents and disrupting my story. The […]

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November 15, 2017

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