Tag: Plotter

• Does A Change In Seasons Change Your Writing Habits?

  Does a change in seasons bring changes in your writing habits? I’m voting yes on my ballot. As the daylight fades and it starts getting darker earlier, I find myself planted in my chair a little more, pecking away at my projects. But for me, it’s just because I’m an outside kind of person. I spend […]

  gldlubala

  October 9, 2019

  Writing

  #AmWriting, #writing #amwriting #amreading, Blogger, Business Writing, Character Development, Creative writing, Editing, Feature writing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, Novel Writing, Outlines, Pantser, Plotter, Revising, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Method, Writing Style

• Fool Me Once: Authors, Don’t Do This To Your Readers

  I’ve been duped. Duped I tell ya, duped. And I’m not happy about it. And you shouldn’t be either. I picked up a book by an author because of a couple of positive reviews it received. “I’ll give it a shot,” I said. “I’m always looking for new reads, and I’m always happy to find […]

  gldlubala

  August 23, 2019

  Writing

  #AmWriting, #writing #amwriting #amreading, Blogger, Character Development, Creative writing, Editing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, Novel Writing, Plotter, Revising, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Method, Writing Style, WritingGoals

• Writers Are Always Working, Even When We’re Not

  Well, it’s been a bit, hasn’t it? With the writing I mean. Your WIP. More specifically, with my WIP, actually. All I can say is that life happens, you know? Family matters, when serious enough, must take precedence and get priority treatment, of course. Mix that in with the deadlines of the paying job, and before […]

  gldlubala

  July 16, 2019

  Writing

  #AmWriting, Blogger, Business Writing, Character Development, Creative writing, Editing, Feature writing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, Novel Writing, Outlines, Pantser, Plotter, Revising, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Style, WritingGoals

• A Word Is A Word, And It Counts

    Yep, that’s what I tell myself. A word is a word, no matter if it’s one of one or one of thousands. And it counts the same, so if you’re tight on time and you just jot down that first word of a chapter, paragraph or conversation, it’s one more word than you’ve had […]

  gldlubala

  May 10, 2019

  Writing

  Blogger, Character Development, Creative writing, Editing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, First Draft, Novel Writing, Outlines, Pantser, Plotter, Revising, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Method, Writing Style

• 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 […]

  gldlubala

  January 18, 2019

  Writing

  #AmWriting, #writing #amwriting #amreading, Blogger, Character Development, Creative writing, Editing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, First Draft, Novel Writing, Plotter, Revising, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Method

• 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 […]

  gldlubala

  December 7, 2018

  Writing

  #AmWriting, #writing #amwriting #amreading, Blogger, Character Development, Creative writing, Editing, Feature writing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, First Draft, Novel Writing, Outlines, Pantser, Plotter, Revising, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Method, Writing Style

• 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 […]

  gldlubala

  November 2, 2018

  Writing

  #AmWriting, #writing #amwriting #amreading, Blogger, Creative writing, Feature writing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, NaNoWriMo, Novel Writing, Pantser, Plotter, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Method, Writing Style

• 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 […]

  gldlubala

  August 13, 2018

  Writing

  #AmWriting, Blogger, Business Writing, Character Development, Creative writing, Feature writing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, Novel Writing, Plotter, Revising, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Method, Writing Style

• 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, […]

  gldlubala

  April 18, 2018

  Writing

  #AmWriting, #writing #amwriting #amreading, Blogger, Character Development, Creative writing, Feature writing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, First Draft, Novel Writing, Pantser, Plotter, Revising, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Method

• He Said, She Said: Dialogue Tags Are Killers

  So I finally worked up the nerve to have the first 3000 words of my WIP read out loud and critiqued at a writing conference. Gasp! Yeah, I know, but there I was, in the crowd, waiting for my page to be drawn and read out loud by an actual publishing person, and then judged […]

  gldlubala

  March 23, 2018

  Writing

  #AmWriting, Blogger, Business Writing, Creative writing, Editing, Feature writing, Fiction, Fiction Writing, Novel Writing, Pantser, Plotter, Revising, Storytelling, Writer, Writing, Writing Method, Writing Style, WritingConferences