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She Narrowed Her Eyes: Emotions into Body Language
One thing I look for when writing a characters emotions is body language. How does anger translate in a person’s expression, posture and movement? How does shock? How should a writer transcribe what their characters feel into tangible body language? Let’s break it down. First, I want to thank author K. M. Weiland for introducing…
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Friday’s Findings
From last Monday: I’m on “staycation” this week. As far as my writing, here are some things I promise myself to do with my extra time this week: For NaNoWriMo next month, I promise to do practice writing sprints every day. I will work on my current WIPs. Also for NaNo, I will further develop…
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Book Review: Some More Fun Fantasy and Science Fiction
Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach by Kelly Robson In 2267, Earth has just begun to recover from worldwide ecological disasters. Minh is part of the generation that first moved back up to the surface of the Earth from the underground hells, to reclaim humanity’s ancestral habitat. She’s spent her entire life restoring river ecosystems,…
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Ideas for Organizing Your Writing Space
Looking for some ways to organize your writing space? Let me share how I organize my writing files digitally. I create a folder called WRITING. Within that folder, I have three sub-folders: Writing ProjectsIn this sub-folder, I create a sub-folder for each current writing project I’m working on. This has really helped me have a…
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Friday’s Findings
I enjoy a writing group I joined on Facebook. It’s a small group, only 20 or so, and it’s focused on supporting each other during this year’s NaNoWriMo. For a while, I’ve always thought being a part of a small group on social media is a great way for people to support each other. Whether…
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Story Structure: Harmon’s Plot Embryo
I’ve already talked about Harmon’s Plot Embryo. It’s the most visited page on my blog. Just to review, here are the story structures I’ve posted about recently: 3-Act Structure 7-Point Structure Hero’s Journey Freytag’s Pyramid Snowflake Method Harmon’s Embryo
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Story Structure: The Snowflake Method
This is my favorite. Read more about Randy Ingermanson’s Snowflake Method here. Photo by Egor Kamelev from Pexels
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Story Structure: Freytag’s Pyramid
Read more about this story structure here. Photo by Castorly Stock from Pexels
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Story Structure: Hero’s Journey
This is a classic. Here’s a beautiful graphic from StoryboardThat. Photo by Klaus Nielsen from Pexels
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