Category: writing tips
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Writing Blog Roundup: avoid clichés, sabotaging gift, forget theme, booklover sterotypes, setting scene
Some recent articles on writing that I have read: What’s A Cliché? Overused Words To Avoid In Your Writing. Pay attention to words that habitually end up on your editing room floor. How You May Be Sabotaging Your Gift to Write Words That Matter. As writers, we are by our very nature, critical thinkers, but…
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Hero’s Journey
I found this helpful for writing fiction: The Hero’s Journey. “The Hero’s Journey is a pattern of narrative identified by the American scholar Joseph Campbell that appears in drama, storytelling, myth, religious ritual, and psychological development. It describes the typical adventure of the archetype known as The Hero, the person who goes out and achieves…
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Writing Blog Roundup: book blurb, better writing, be a writer, point-of-view, got theme
Some articles I recently read on writing blogs: Margaret Atwood Rejects Book Blurb Requests with a Poem. Looking for a respected author to give you a blurb about your new novel? Don’t ask Margaret Atwood. You Don’t Need to Become a Better Writer. Every day, I get a message from a writer who wants to…
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Writing Blog Roundup: daily writing, character’s eyes, write description, using setting, breaking style
Some blog articles on writing I’ve read lately: Daily Writing leads to better writing. Ideally, you’ll write every day . . . Seeing through your character’s eyes. Novelists are very familiar with the term POV, or point of view . . . How to write description that will delight your reader’s senses. NY Times Bestselling…
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Writing Blog Roundup: thought verbs, 42 tips, about outlines, proofreading steps, life and death
Some blog articles on writing I read this week. The first one listed is by Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club, and is particularly interesting. Nuts and Bolts: Thought Verbs. In six seconds, you’ll hate me. But in six months, you’ll be a better writer . . . 42 Fiction Writing Tips for Writers. The…
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Writing Blog Roundup: consistent relationships, large cast, 47 rejections, write well, third person
What I’ve read lately in the writing blog arena: Keeping relationships consistent. On my current WIP novel, I am revising to make sure the character relationships are consistent . . . Two ways to manage a large cast of characters in your novel. On the recommendation of a coworker, I started reading Ken Follett’s Century…
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Writing Blog Roundup: villian characters, scene stealers, draft plan, reasons why, toddler talking
You might find this interesting: Fifty shades of villain: how to characterize without cliche. This past weekend, ABC Family had a Harry Potter marathon . . . Scene stealers: sensuous writing. Welcome to Scene Stealers, our series of writing prompts designed to flex your creative muscles . . . The five-draft plan. How many times do…
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Writing Blog Roundup: Five on Five
Twenty-five tips on writing: Five types of anti-heroes. So we’ve established that there is a difference between the hero and the anti-hero . . . Five traits of the successful author. I am off to THRILLERFEST in NYC, and I’m sure it will be thrilling….bada bump *snare* . . . Five writing habits that could…
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