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Funny and Awesome Tips for Writers

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Sierra Skye Gemma

So I only realized today that the very talented Elizabeth Hand has a blog. Elizabeth is another writer in the UBC MFA Program in Creative Writing. She does some pretty awesome stuff. Apparently one of the things she does is write some great How-To’s.

Check these out:

How to Write an Unimpressive Author Bio

5 Stages of Recovery from a Rejection Letter

Posted in Writerly Advice

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