Category: setting
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Friday’s Findings
My WIP, a novel called Oblivion’s Hope, is written in first person point-of-view (POV). I’ve been looking for some advice on maximizing the use of first person POV, and it just so happens a book I’m currently reading, Consider This by Chuck Palahniuk, offers a great tip on using the first person: “… Submerge the…
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Writing Style Outcasts: Telling
Geez, “telling” gets treated like like the weird kid at school, but it’s an important tool in the writing and editing process. Stop harassing it! You’ve all heard, “Show don’t tell.” The thing is, the writer is suppose to use both. Usually, I use telling at the beginning of the scene. If the reader needs…
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Friday’s Findings
Here are a few articles on writing I’ve read lately. What are the elements of plot development? Novel Synopsis Example: Is This Tomorrow by Caroline Leavitt Working with (Those Dreaded) Editors Writing Tips: 6 Ways To Give Perfectionism The Boot Author Mindset: 4 Practices For Overcoming Self-Doubt 16 Concrete Tips for Effectively Editing Your Own…
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Friday’s Findings
Here’s a few things on writing I’ve read lately . . . Creative Leaps Are The Lifeblood Of Great Writing Nothing is Wasted (If You Put It To Use) How to Make Your Setting Come to Life A Stitch in Time: Pacing, World Building, and Time Travel What Happens When the Apocalypse You’re Writing Starts…
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Friday’s Findings
Articles on writing I’ve read lately . . . Writing Tips: 6 Ways To Write A Better Script How to Choose the Right Freelance Editor for Your Manuscript 13 Reasons it’s Scary to Live with a Writer How to Become an Editor: A Comprehensive Guide for Writers 6 Ways to Immerse Your Reader in the…
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How much detail and backstory?
NOTE: I dusted off some notes I took for a webinar, How to Revise Your NaNo Novel, from January 2016. Grant Faulkner hosted the segment on writing advice with guest speakers KM Weiland, James Scott Bell and Kami Garcia. The following were some of the questions asked. How do you balance detail? Too much, too…
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Friday’s Findings 04.20.18
Here are some articles on writing I’ve read lately: John Keene: Elements of Literary Style Andrew Sean Greer Wins 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction Your Ultimate First Chapter Checklist, Part 2: Writing the Opening Scene Three Techniques to Write Better Settings Fix Scene by Employing Black Box Analysis View my Consortium SF Series at Amazon.…
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The Reading Mediums
Several years ago, when I bought my Kindle, I felt like I was betraying the book publishing industry. Maybe I was. I got over it quick, though, because I love the convenience of reading a digital book. Now I read books on my iPad mini either through the Kindle app or through the public library’s…
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Books on writing I read in 2015
Every year I try and read a couple of books on the writing craft. I know that’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but, honestly, I love reading stuff on how to write fiction. Here is what I read in 2015: Planning a Novel, Script or Memoir by Hank Quense Quense offers practical tips on how…
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