Tag Archives: fiction
Understanding people means understanding characters
In order to write well rounded, realistic, and provocative characters, I think writers need to delve into the murk of human psychology, to pierce into the ID and stir up understanding as to what makes a person/character tick. Some of … Continue reading
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Wednesday Writer- Bookstore vs Amazon thoughts
I happened upon this article via the jstevemiller.com site, that discusses the growing agitation between brick and mortar bookstores versus Amazon for authors. Some might argue that Amazon is putting bookstores out of business, but frankly its more to do … Continue reading
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Character Names
When writing stories, finding character names offers the author as much decision making as naming your first born child. You want your characters to be memorable, realistic, and where people won’t make fun of them because of their names. When … Continue reading
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Preparations for the NaNoWriMo challenge
I’ve added a new page to this blog for readers who wish to join an alternative to the NaNoWriMo challenge. If you wish to look up that challenge (and I recommend writers to try it at least once) click on … Continue reading
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Tuesday Tip: Reading to Write
A tip I continually find by published authors concludes you must read in order to write. I say take it a bit further and be mindful to read books of quality. Naturally, absorbing information from books about writing can help … Continue reading
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Tuesday Tip: JulNoWriMo
I only just learned of JulNoWriMo, and being I’m already neck deep in a novel, with tons of other writing, there’s just no way I’m able to join this. I felt my readers might want to jump on the bandwagon … Continue reading
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Friday Fun Tip: Evernote and note taking
I discovered the wonder of Evernote, and tend to enjoy any note-taking service that helps to make writing easier. As a blogger, I find ideas for topics tend to pop up while I cruise through the Web, or almost anytime … Continue reading
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If Writers earned patches
My son is a Boy Scout, and earns patches for a number of things. Its amazing. There is a patch for pretty much anything. They have patches for ‘boy power’, computers, camping, the use of a pocket knife, tying knots, … Continue reading
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Kill your darlings
As I’ve posted on the subject of making characters suffer, I also agree with William Faulkner, author of The Sound and the Fury, quote “In writing, you must kill all your darlings”. This basically means you must be willing to … Continue reading
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