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Blogs about writing cleaned up!
About once a year, I clean up the Blogs About Writing page on this website. I tried to make it easier to read. I also added new websites and deleted others I felt were too commercial. Take a look and see if you find any interesting writing craft blogs you’d like to follow. Photo by…
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Friday’s Findings: Will I do NaNoWriMo This Year?
That photo of the guy contemplating NaNoWriMo may be a bit melodramatic, but it’s a feeling many of us can relate to. Since 2008, NaNoWriMo has been a journey of self-discovery for me. It’s shown me the strength I possess as a writer, pushing my brain, body, and sanity to the limit. It’s proven that…
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A passion for well-told stories
“Humans are born with a passion for well-told stories.” ― Jessica Brody, Save the Cat Writes a Young Adult Novel Find Save the Cat Writes a Young Adult Novel on Amazon. Photo by Diogo Miranda: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-of-autumn-leaves-on-a-branch-28543595/ My Linktree
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Friday’s Findings: Bullet Point Outline – Do you do it?
Want to write a rough draft of a scene like a champ? For a while now I’ve been trying this method using bullet points. It’s not my invention, but it makes sense to me. Here’s the short version: This method is pretty simple. And it actually speeds up the writing process because it puts me…
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Book Buffet: Reviews of the Latest I’ve Read
I admit it. I read a lot of science fiction and fantasy. But this past summer, I managed to read several novels that did not fall into those categories. I’m so proud of myself. Here are my thoughts. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver A modern retelling of David Copperfield set in the Appalachian Mountains, this…
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Friday’s Findings: More Than One Writing Project?
Do you have more than one Work In Progress (WIP) going? I do. I have a space opera novel I’m working on. I have a fantasy novel I’m working on. And I have a novella I’m working on. I find myself juggling my time between these three projects. But recently I’ve realized a best practice…
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Science Fiction & Fantasy I’ve Read Lately
With all the crazy stuff happening in the world, I love a little escape time. In other words, I read a lot of sci-fi and fantasy this past summer. Here are my thoughts: The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie Dark fantasy; #1 The Blade Itself; #2 Before They Are Hanged; #3 The Last Argument…
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Friday’s Findings: What Not to Tell
“Good writers may ‘tell’ about almost anything in fiction except the characters’ feelings . . . Fear, love, excitement, doubt, embarrassment, despair become real only when they take the form of events—action (or gesture), dialogue or physical reaction to setting. Detail is the lifeblood of fiction.” -John Gardner Photo by Andrea Piacquadio: https://www.pexels.com/photo/collage-photo-of-woman-3812743/ My Linktree
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Friday’s Findings: The Cat and the Snowflake
In my last post, I discussed using the Snowflake Method simultaneously with the Save the Cat beats to develop a story and end up with a first draft. I expanded this idea with an Excel spreadsheet that can be downloaded. Or if you prefer, right click on the graphic below to expand it. Once the image…
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