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Category Archives: Writing advice
The “My Writing Process” blog tour.
I’m hunkered on my spot on the couch, my creative place. It’s a brown leather loveseat, I’m on the left cushion, on the right is a stack of books I’m reading, including a book my main character finds in my … Continue reading
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Tagged bill bunn, bitingduck, bitingduck press, Blog tour, creative process, duck boy, marketing, messy writer, Michael Michaud, Michael Paul Michaud, mothering ideas, My Writing Process, my writing process blog tour, novel publisher, Val Lawton, writing process, ya novel, young adult
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On the writing of a fantasy versus realistic historical fiction
Duck Boy is an urban fantasy. The writing of that book was difficult because one had to figure out a logic to the world that the main character inhabits and make sure it all worked, and all made sense. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Alchemy, bitingduck press, Book, book editing, coup de grace, creative process, editing process, fantasy, Happy Valley Goose Bay, historical fiction, mothering ideas, publishing process, writing process, ya novel, young adult
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The editing process begins for “Coup de Grace.”
The editing process begins for my next YA novel. Bitingduck Press Editor-in-chief, Jay Nadeau, just sent me her comments after a first read through of my next book, scheduled to be released in Spring 2015. The story is tentatively titled … Continue reading
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Tagged bill bunn, bitingduck press, coup de grace, duck boy, editing, editing a novel, editing process, Happy Valley Goose Bay, importance of editors, janitor's approach, Jay Nadeau, published, publisher, publishing process, Spring 2015, writing process, ya novel, young adult
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Bitingduck Press is planning to release another of my YA novels!
It’s a lovely bit of news for any writer. My novel has been accepted! Bitingduck Press has accepted my YA novel, Coup de Grace, Spring 2015. For those of you who follow twitter and other accounts, you’ll know I was … Continue reading
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Make sure you have a walking stick
Writing is a bit of a psych game, as I’ve learned. With the publication of “Duck Boy” I’ve rollercoastered up and down the hills of opinion, and lots of people who have ideas about how valuable and well-written it is. … Continue reading
Posted in advice, Essays, fiction, non-fiction, Writing advice, Writing process, Young Adult
Tagged coping with reviews, criticisim, critics, ducks in a row, reviews, support, writing advice
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Are we becoming a writing culture?
(I included this picture because it makes the post that much more interesting, right? Plus it’s moody and foreboding, don’t you think?) As we ponder the future of the book and what it means to publish in these changing times, … Continue reading
Report, mid book tour
I’ve now been in the Los Angeles area for a few days and am getting the hang of the book tour thing. It’s been extremely pleasant. Days are spent wandering around hanging out at cafes, with patches of good discussion … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, fiction, non-fiction, Writing advice, Writing process, Young Adult
Tagged bil bunn, bitingduck press, book marketing, book publicity, book reading, book tour, Century books, flintridge bookstore and coffeehouse, marketing, publicity, reading, webster's fine stationers
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Committing to paper: draft 2
After 6 months of steady writing and editing, I finished. I wrote the original draft, then edited the entire thing again. That was the original plan, and I did it. It’s time to commit to paper. Large principle of editing: … Continue reading
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Tagged bill bunn, bitingduck press, book editing, bunn, creative process, duck boy, editing process, hymns of home, janitor's approach, mothering ideas, persistance, publishing process, writer as tool, writer's tools, writing process, young adult, young adult novel
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Welcome to the official Bill Bunn author site! 
Don’t fear the black crayon
One of my beta-readers offered an interesting criticism: My character’s stifled emotion in certain situations, like when he’s angry. His natural responses were muted. I had clipped the ugly moments of the new story. I’m afraid to use the black … Continue reading →