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    • As A Kang Should Be
    • True Crime in the Coming Age

Every writer’s life is a cycle of the same basic steps.

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Write Fan Fiction

Writing in somebody else's world is a great way to get better at plot, character and subtext.
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Get Asked to Write

The more stuff you put out there, the more likely it is that somebody will ask if you want to write for them.
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Send Out Stories

If you want to see your work produced, you have to send it out.
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Enter Competitions

Entering competitions is a great way to teach yourself deadlines and discipline.
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Get Rejected

Every writer gets rejected. It's an occupational hazard.

This is the story of how one part-time writer tried to build himself something like a career.

Find out why the people who gave him work, gave him work. And why those who didn’t, didn’t.

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What This Website Taught Me

Find out what I learned about being a writer as I put this website together.
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How I Got Back Into Writing

The story of how I got out of the habit of writing, and how I came back.

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