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How I Write My Scenes

October 12, 2020 andrewmfriday

“How do I write this story?” Take a deep breath. Writing a novel or short story starts with writing one word. Then one sentence. Then

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Tools I’m Using for NaNoWriMo

October 6, 2018 andrewmfriday

I haven’t done National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in four years. I got busy with other projects, but this year I’m in a position to

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Checklist for writing a scene

June 30, 2016 andrewmfriday

When it came to my novel, I honestly didn’t think I’d have to do that. But, here I am, the stage of my novel where I am going over each scene, and I am “killing my darlings.” I want to keep most of the scenes, but I have a criteria I go over that may tell me otherwise.

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How does the Snowflake Method work?

January 4, 2013 andrewmfriday

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

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The next step: The Snowflake Method

January 2, 2013 andrewmfriday

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

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My point of view on point-of-view

August 30, 2012 andrewmfriday

When I wrote the first draft of my novel, I used the third person point-of-view (POV). I felt the story would be less convoluted if

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    Harmon's Plot Embryo: A Writer's Tool for both Outlining and Evaluating
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    What is the most important aspect of revision?
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    Checklist for writing a scene
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    Ways to Enrich Writing Skills
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    the Website of Author Andrew M. Friday
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    Scrivener Tip: Keeping Track of Characters
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    A Sneak Peek into How I Set Up My Scrivener for Writing Fiction
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    Comparing Story Grids
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    Writing Software Suggestions for the New Year
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    Writing a Strong Scene

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