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How Long Should You Write? – Document Lengths
Ever wonder how long a particular type of writing should be? One author I know says, “It is as long as it needs to be”. While this is no doubt true, there is an accepted “official” length for various types … Continue reading
Posted in Ideas and Inspiration, Networking, Sage Advice, Somebody Asked Me, Support for Writers, Writing Philosophy
Tagged Cookbook, Document lengths, How long is a book review, How long is a cookbook, How long is a non-fiction book, How long is a short story, How long is a young adult novel?, Humor, Magazine article, Novel, Oped, Story
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Keeping Your Characters Busy – It's All a (Sub-)Plot
We have a pretty good idea what a plot is, but for a refresher, one definition calls it, “…the pattern of events or main story in a narrative or drama.” An example of a main plot can be found in the … Continue reading
Posted in Ideas and Inspiration, Somebody Asked Me, Support for Writers, Writing Philosophy
Tagged Story, Subplot, Support, Underplot
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Wing It or Plan It – How Do You Start Your Story?
Hard as it may be to believe, not everyone writes in the same way. You sit at your computer, your legal pad, or (gasp) a typewriter, and stare at the blank expanse there. It’s time to write, but what will … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog post, character, Essay, Novel, Outline, Planning, Plot, Plotting, Poem, Schedule, Short Story, Story, Writing
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You Are The Gift
If you are a person who reads and reviews the work of another writer, you are indeed the gift. While becoming a bit jaded with the WEbook crowd, I still find that there are intelligent, strong and caring readers out … Continue reading
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Tagged Essay, Gift, Novel, Open-minded, Poem, Reader, Review, Story, WEbook
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Rehashing the Classics
The more time you spend reading the work of new writers, the more likely you are to discover that what we read and write falls into a very narrow field. You may notice that a good many of the new … Continue reading
Posted in Sage Advice, Somebody Asked Me, Support for Writers, Writing Philosophy
Tagged Classics, God, Hero, Magic, Plot, Princess, Rehash, Story, Villain
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World Building: Day Five (Pt. 25)
Continued from Part 24 New to this Project? Start with Part ONE We’ve talked about how our people actually started life on our new world. As day five begins, I want to discuss how our people think they started. What … Continue reading
Suspension of Disbelief
I’ve always loved the phrase “suspension of disbelief”. It suggests the amazing experiences I’ve had from books, Television, Movies, and–for me, more importantly–from radio were more than just stories. While I was not alive during the heyday of radio, I … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts, Writing Philosophy
Tagged Avatar, Disbelief, Graphic, Imagination, Movie, Radio, Star Trek, Story, Suspension, Television, TV, Visual
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The MYTH of Self-Editing
Isn’t it odd? Doesn’t it seem that no matter how many times you edit your essay, short story, chapter or novel, you always find more errors when you look again? The reason, of course, is that you know what you … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, Sage Advice, Support for Writers, Tricks of the Trade, Writing Philosophy, Writing Tips
Tagged aloud, Chapter, Editing, Editor, Essay, Myth, Novel, Publisher, read, Self-edit, Slushpile, Story
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Ejecting Boredom
In movies people never close doors behind them and they hang up the phone without saying goodbye. Ever wonder why? Because some things take time without forwarding the story. As a novelist you can take an important cue from the … Continue reading
Posted in Sage Advice, Support for Writers, Tricks of the Trade, Writing Philosophy, Writing Traps
Tagged Action, Editor, Forward, Movie, Publisher, Stephen King, Story
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How Much Sleep Does a Writer Need?
Perhaps it would be better to ask, how much sleep do you, as a writer actually get? Do your characters nudge you out of a sound sleep at two in the morning, or are you still plunking away at the … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts, Support for Writers, Writing Philosophy
Tagged Characters, Plot, Sleep, Story
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