Donna Collins

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  • Fast Rewrite or End of the Road?

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    Saturday, 28th November 2013 is a day most will never forget. Images of a wrecked Porsche that took actor, Paul Walker’s, life spread around the world like a virus, dominating news channels, the internet, and especially social media. Family, friends, co-stars, and fans joined together to cry, grieve, and attempt to understand how something so devastatingly horrific like this could happen to such a decent guy. But beneath all the mourning, it leaves one unanswered question. What will happen to the Fast and Furious franchise? FAST 6, which was released earlier this year, earned a reportedly $800 million worldwide, and FAST…

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  • 30 Second Interview with…..Piper Bayard

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    James Lipton and the Actors Studio did it for fun with the actors…..Now, I’m doing it for fun with the writers. It’s been a while, but I’ve dusted off the 30 Second Interview for a second outing. And who better to kick start it than belly dancing, fiction writer, Piper Bayard.But first, what do we know about this post-apocalyptic author, who happens to be my critique partner, and a very good friend? Well, she’s a recovering attorney, who has one or two university degrees under her belt, and kinda rules Twitter. (Seriously, I guarantee you a reply – even a conversation – if you…

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  • Novel Layouts – Getting It Right

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    Page from J.K. Rowling’s, ‘Harry Potter’ … I’ve been writing for a few years now and it still amazes me at how much I don’t know. This week I was going through the edits on my novel when my good mate and fellow writer, Piper Bayard, pointed something out to me about new scenes and paragraphing. She, too, only discovered this ‘must-do’ last year. So, I thought it would be helpful to lay out some of the things I have learned over the last few years that writers must know when writing a novel. First things, first. The Basics The…

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