The first draft of anything is never anything anyone would want to read. It can be choppy. It can be rambling, repetitive or have other issues. But it’s the first draft. Getting it done is what counts. What you do…
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The First Draft
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Feline Freedom League February 2020
From: Agent To: Mr. Whiskers Date: 2 February, 2020 Subject: Mission Report The odd pond bothers me. I can’t even say why. It is in a room made of the window thing that lets air in but doesn’t allow us…
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Posted in Feline Freedom League Report
Posted in Feline Freedom League Report
Building New Habits
Building new habits is not as easy as you would think. It takes patience. It takes about sixty-six days to create a new habit. You must stick to it. Keep at the behavior you are trying to make into a…
Word Choice
Word choice is important. As writers we write things. We build worlds, actions, and people using words as our building blocks. We build stories. To do that we need to use the right words. Words have meaning. They also have…
Prologues
A prologue is an introduction. It gives your readers information they might need in order to understand the action in a story. It’s an explanation for why the story events happen. It can also provide the reader with essential information…
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Posted in Writing Techniques
Posted in Writing Techniques
Feline Freedom League January Mission Report
From: Agent To: Mr. Whiskers Date: Sunday, 5 January, 2020 Subject: Mission Report My humans have been talking. I am not sure, but I think they are planning to move dens. They talk about space and money. I don’t know…
Posted in Feline Freedom League Report
A Word About Subplots
A subplot is “a subordinate plot in fiction or drama” according to Merriam-Webster. But what does that mean? Well, it’s a story told alongside the main story in a novel or drama. Think of it as the story of what…
Tagged with: drama, Plot, Story, subplot, subplots, tension, writing, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
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