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Planning To Write
Tagged with: project planning, writing, writing planning, Writing Tech
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Where Do Your Ideas Come From?
Writers are always asked where their ideas come from. I’ve never been sure how to answer that. I suppose the most truthful answer is, “I have no idea.” I truly don’t. Some days I wake up with an idea in…
Tagged with: idea, Idea generation, ideas, writing, writing idea generation, writing ideas, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
A Word About Inspiration
It’s a sad fact but true, but if you wait for inspiration to strike before writing anything, you will never write anything. Waiting for inspiration to strike is like waiting for lightning to strike. Maybe it will, maybe it won’t.…
Tagged with: Inspiration, writing, writing inspiration, writing processes, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Action Writing
Writing action in your story doesn’t mean car chases, fights or shootouts. At least not in this blog. No, in this blog I’m going to talk about writing what your character is doing. You don’t want a lot of talking…
Tagged with: action, character activies, character motion, motion, wirting techniques, writing
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Your Character-s Morning Routine
One good way to get a handle on your characters is to figure out how they start their days. Sit down and come up with a morning routine for each of them. It can help you to bring them alive.…
Tagged with: characterization, characters, routines, writing, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Using The Personal Essay As A Writing Exercise
A personal essay is a short piece of autobiographical writing. It’s nonfiction, but you can use it to practice writing fiction. Tell a story about yourself in an essay. I won’t pretend it will be easy. It likely won’t be.…
Tagged with: personal essay, writing, writing exercise, writing teckniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Stinky Scenes
I’ve been talking about putting senses in your fiction. Description can go a long way towards setting a scene. For full immersion in a scene, you need all five senses. That’s not to say that you need to put them…
Tagged with: aromas, descriptions, scents, smells, writing, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Sound and Your Story
Just as you need your readers to see what your characters see, you also need them to hear what they hear as well. I’m not talking about dialog here. Think about your scene. Where does it take place? Is there…
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Visualizing A Scene
Scenes are the building blocks of a story. No matter what length your story is, it has at least one scene. A scene is a piece of action with context of some sort. John threw the ball, which bounced off…
Tagged with: descriptions, scene visualization, scenes, writing, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Using Fan Fiction As A Writing Exercise
Fan fiction is the practice of writing stories for your favorite TV shows, movies, books, etc. These usually use the worlds, characters and norms created by someone else. This is perfectly legal as long as you don’t claim it as…
Tagged with: characters, fan fiction, plotting, setting, writing, writing exercise
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
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