Steven Dowdle
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Name: Steven Jon Dowdle
Occupation: Freelance editor; aspiring author; daddy.
Marital status: Married to one foxy red-head.
Likes: Guitar, video games, reading, writing, baby son, and a nice serving of Coldstone Ice Cream.
Dislikes: Driving, 8th grade science classes, and technological hiccups.
Current Status on Novel: Second draft done; manuscript submitted
Latest Articles
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Sci-Fi & Fantasy Writing: Settings
Fantasy and science fiction writers have to orient their readers in the new world, and the best way for an author to plan that is via a map. But how much map is too much?
Jun 27, 2007
- Steven Dowdle
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Review: Mistborn Book 1
Brandon Sanderson is a new author of fantasy, and his sophomore release is just as exciting and intriguing as his first.
Jun 27, 2007
- Steven Dowdle
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Words, Words, Words
With the constant drift of meaning in language, it's important to look at some of the really powerful words that are frequently misused--and get them right.
Jun 15, 2007
- Steven Dowdle
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Debating Descriptivism Part 2
There's a mentality that anything goes in writing. But writing is all about communicating clearly, despite a desire to write and speak lazily. Part 2/2.
Jun 9, 2007
- Steven Dowdle
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Debating Descriptivism
There's a mentality that anything goes in writing. But writing is all about communicating clearly, despite a desire to write and speak lazily. Part 1/2.
Jun 9, 2007
- Steven Dowdle
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Love and Pain
A deeper look at the way the two strongest emotions felt by humankind relate, and how it illuminates Christ's role as Savior.
Jun 5, 2007
- Steven Dowdle
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Know The Rules
Stay in control of your writing by reminding yourself about 3 little rules to make sure you know what you're doing when you break them.
Jun 5, 2007
- Steven Dowdle
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Emotional Investments
A brief reminder to burgeoning teachers about why it's worth going through the pains of teaching--especially once the paychecks start rolling in.
May 19, 2007
- Steven Dowdle
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Affecting the Effect
A brief look at why writing affects people as they read, and how being an author allows one to manipulate the reader's emotions.
May 19, 2007
- Steven Dowdle
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