Tag: Fiction Writing
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Don’t Discount Those Non-Writing Achievements And Successes
Word counts. Chapters. Scenes. We all have our way of measuring our progress, don’t we? And then, when we miserably fail to reach our goal on a particular day… and we will… we label ourselves losers, failing yet again, and never wanting to chicken-peck that terrible old keyboard again. Go ahead and feel sorry for […]
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Regaining Writing Momentum After The Holi-daze
So that big push in November for writing more, especially if you participated in NaNoWriMo, led to a giant “sigh” in December, flowing right into the holidays, after which we skated into the new year. Before you knew it, you might not have written anything constructive for a couple of weeks. Sound familiar? I myself […]
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Keep Your WIP Moving With Secrets And Motivation
Keeping plot, action, and dialogue fresh can be a challenge. but Sol Stein can help you with that. Who is Sol Stein, you ask? He’s the writer of a great book on craft techniques and strategies, both fiction and nonfiction, and beyond. It’s titled, Stein On Writing. And why wouldn’t it be? He suggests to […]
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All The Words – NaNoWriMo
Every November, we get deluged by the NaNoWriMo craze. Maybe I shouldn’t call it a craze, because it is a thing, and well, sometimes we writers need a good ol’ kick in the posterior to keep things moving along, right? Many proudly proclaim on social media that they are “doing it” this year, meaning writing […]
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Seasons Change, And So Do I…
Well, here we are, back at that dreaded daylight savings time, or maybe a better name would be the daylight shifting time. Apparently it’s not enough that the sunlight naturally dwindles a bit each day now, because we feel theneed to manipulate our clocks to better match the lighting patterns of the sun. Shouldn’t we […]
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What’s Your Why, And How Does It Affect Your Writing
We hear the phrase a lot. What’s your why? Why are you choosing to do what you do? Specifically, why are you writing? So here’s your chance to explain yourself. What’s your why when it comes to your writing? I mean, you’ve got a reason for putting pen to paper, don’t you? Sure you do, […]
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Fixing Boring Fictional Characters By Looking Into Their Real Lives
There’s always a lot of discussion about characters in writing, as should be. I mean, without the characters, your story is just a long narrative on scenery and background. But hey, sometimes even with characters, your story is just a long narrative on scenery and background. And that sucks. But maybe your characters are just […]
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Hello New, Old Friend. I Think I’ve Missed You.
Hello there old friend. Why, those are some attractive accessories you’re sporting these days, and may I say you’re looking sleek and confident. Have you lost weight? Indeed, it shows. Come, let’s sit, talk, and get reacquainted, shall we? Ah, nothing like getting used to a new piece of equipment after your old one just […]
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Writing Fiction With A Nonfiction Brain
Just The Facts Ma’am It’s a learning process, that’s for sure. I was trained to see and report the facts, and only the facts. News reporting, community happenings, and numerous city council meetings meant digging for, uncovering, and reporting only the facts, in succinct, short, quick to the point sentences and fragments. It was […]
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Hey! Who Is Gonna Take Care Of That Fictional Dog You Just Put Into Your Story?
It was an easy decision at the time. I’ll add a cute dog in my fiction. Who doesn’t like dogs, right? It’ll be a great secondary-type character to add to the story, one that will pal around and help show the emotions, attitudes and thoughts of my characters. A dog will coexist perfectly with the characters, […]