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To Pants or Not To Pants
Today on Twitter, a question came up about outlining: “What’s your favorite and most effective way to outline your work before you start writing?“ Good question. As an author, I don’t typically outline, but my current work in progress (“WIP”) … Continue reading
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Tagged fiction, narrative, outlining, writing, writing advice
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World Building in Narrative Fiction
All narrative fiction requires some amount of wold building, even if the world you’re building is a real-life setting; however, if you write speculative fiction, particularly science fiction or fantasy, world building is absolutely critical. Here are some general tips for creating an enthralling and believable world. Continue reading
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Tagged fantasy, fiction, Imagery, science fiction, writing advice
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Character Development and Voice
To develop fully rounded and unique characters, take time early on to develop a profile of them. Continue reading
Choosing and Managing a Point of View in Narrative Fiction
Point of view (POV) is one of the most basic underlying features of story construction, as it determines what you can show the reader and how the content will be framed. While you may be able to change POV characters … Continue reading
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Tagged fiction, narrative, point of view, story development, writing advice
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The Mark of a Good Writer
You’ll find plenty of opinions about what makes good writing, but there are as many opinions as there are readers, and they range from technical critiques to personal raves, with many being a mix of the two. You probably won’t … Continue reading
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Tagged art, fiction, objectivity
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Rules, Shmules?
People like to talk about rules. Rules are supposed to make things clear and easy, and knowing the rules makes you look smart. But are there really rules of writing? Continue reading
Type While the Idea is Hot — Or At Least Lukewarm and Fermented
I like to write. Editing is a great career, but writing has been a wonderful hobby and sometime escape. Nonetheless, I go through long periods where I don’t write at all or can’t finish a paragraph before give up on what I have concluded is a defective story, essay, or poem. In fact, I don’t publish blog articles half as often as I should because I’m ridiculously critical of my own writing. (Sound familiar?) However, I’ve decided to pick up the pen once more. Continue reading
Words, Words, Words
I was the weird, awkward kid, the one who always had a book or magazine on hand, and not necessarily content written for my age group — by the time I was thirteen, I had read everything Stephen King had … Continue reading
Quills and Queries Editing 