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Writing Blog Roundup: Wrong Advice, Plot Twist, Writer’s Block, Telling the Truth and Character’s Clothes
Some blog articles I’ve read lately about writing: Words of advice from famous authors that are just wrong. I imagine this post is bound to draw some criticism, but bring it on! . . . Five ways to write a killer plot twist. I love plot twists. Mistaken identities, sneaky plans, sleight of hand—it’s all…
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Fiction Writing Workshop: Character
My friend, Rachel, has two Shih tzus who are her babies: Marley and Rosa. Rachel also has dozens of toy balls of assorted colors laying around the house. Marley has no interest in the toy balls; those belong to his sister, Rosa. Rosa loves playing with the toy balls. When I visit, she’ll immediately bring…
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Writing Blog Roundup
Some articles on the writing craft I’ve read lately . . . How Story Structure Changed My Life – A Book Trailer for Structuring Your Novel. One thing I always stress to writers is the importance of writing subjects you’re passionate about . . . Read more. What Writer’s Can Learn from Movies about Writing.…
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Consider Iain Banks
A few days ago, Iain Banks, one of my favorite authors, passed away. This Scottish writer crafted novels under two names:” Iain Banks” for mainline fiction, and” Iain M. Banks” for science fiction. I’ve read him under both genres. Many consider him a master of “space opera” which is a sub-category of science fiction. I…
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Writing blog roundup
Some entries from blogs on writing that I’ve read lately: Does it matter where a writer lives: a big city or the countryside; a two-story house or a basement; a culturally diverse or monotonous neighborhood? Read more. Why Keeping a Journal is so Important for Writers and all Creative Types. Read more. The Art of Character:…
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The girlfriend of my protagonist is boring. Hate her.
No, I don’t really hate her. She has the potential to be an interesting character for my novel–for now I’m calling it The Deity Run–but it’s my fault she’s boring with an uppercase B. In the first draft I wrote during National Novel Writing Month, I created a girlfriend for my protagonist, Ferdinand Clark. Her…
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How does the Snowflake Method work?
Now if you are not a math whiz, don’t let this scare you: The Snowflake Method of writing a novel follows the same idea of a fractal design that starts off small and builds up. It’s easier to understand if you see this visual. A snowflake is a fractal design and that is the whole…
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The next step: The Snowflake Method
For National Novel Writing Month, I wrote a rough draft of a novel called The Deity Run. Instead of “rough draft,” a more accurate term would be “discovery draft” for in this first writing, I usually discover the characters, plot, theme and more about my story. Now that I have my “discovery draft” for The…
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My reading this past year: 2012
Just to be weird, I’d like to break down what I read this past year. I have been keeping lists of what I have read since 2003, and here is the latest. I’ve rated the books by giving them five points, five being the best possible score. Here is the list broken down by genre:…
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