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Feb 3
4 min

Two Years (and a bit) On . . .

Picture it: Ottawa, 2018; a cold January. A thirty-something sits at his dining room table for some old-school First Edition D&D solo...

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J.D. Mitchell

Jul 28, 2020
4 min

What it's Like to Seek Publication

So, what's it like to pour your heart and soul into a short story and pursue publication? I thought I'd start out with something hopeful...

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J.D. Mitchell

Mar 28, 2020
6 min

How to Dodge the Wily Writer Shark

I entered the writing world tentatively, via competitions and the murky waters of social media. Thirty days later, I had been targeted by...

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5 Things to Know About Writing Competitions

J.D. Mitchell

Feb 29, 2020
4 min

5 Things to Know About Writing Competitions

I like to learn the hard way, sink or swim, by jumping in with both feet. Okay, maybe I'm a glutton for punishment, but it's a hard . . .

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Rewrite Hell; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Process

J.D. Mitchell

Feb 8, 2020
4 min

Rewrite Hell; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Process

Being an emerging writer (read: aspiring n00b), I learned a lot over the past year, when I . . .

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J.D. Mitchell

Jan 18, 2020
4 min

10 Tips to Write Better Short Fiction

I'm sure there are zero-to-novel writers out there, but I suspect most first dabble in drabbles, twabbles and flash these days. I was...

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