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An Exercise In Scenes
Last week, I talked about changing your writing habits. When I write, I sometimes come up with a character or a plot. Then I thought about changing it up. I decided to start by describing a setting. When I did…
Tagged with: scenes, writing, writing exercise, writing exercises, writing scenes, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Changing writing habits
Sometimes we fall into ruts when we are writing. It happens, for some people, it happens a lot. For a writer, we often find that if we fall into a rut the words dry up and we are blocked. If…
Tagged with: habits, writing, writing exercise, writing habits, writing prompt, Writing Techniques, writing time
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Troublesome Scenes
Sometimes when you are writing fiction, you run into scenes that just don’t work. My advice when that happens is to just write the scene and worry about it in the revision process. That is the best thing you can…
Tagged with: Point of view, POV, revising, revision, writing, writing scenes, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Writing Exercises
Another way to stimulate and grow your writing is to experiment. You can do that by searching the internet for writing prompts and exercises. Go to your favorite internet search engine and use the key words, writing exercise and pick…
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Timed Writing Revisited
Another good tool in a writer’s tool box is a timer. Just set a timer for a set amount of time. It can be anywhere from fifteen minutes up to two hours. It’s completely up to the writer. Most use…
Tagged with: nanowrimo, timed writing, writers, writing, Writing Techniques, writing topics
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Word Count Goals–The Cons
Word count goals are wonderful tools, but it is a double edged one. There is a downside to setting a word count goal. The main danger is that the pressure to reach that goal gives the writer ulcers or panic…
Tagged with: word count, word count goals, words, writing, writing goals, Writing Techniques
Posted in Writing Techniques
Posted in Writing Techniques
Word Count Goals–The Pros
I write every day or try to. I keep a journal. In my opinion, keeping a journal is something every writer should do. That and setting a word count goal for a daily practice of writing. I use the journal…
Tagged with: goals, word counts, words, writing, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Plotting with a timeline
One of the most underused tools in a writer’s toolbox is the time line. This can be a very elaborate creation or just a simple list of scenes and dates. It can be a detailed as chronicling events hour to…
Tagged with: plotting, plotting techniques, timelines, writing, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
When the Words don’t Flow
This is not an insurmountable problem. So great sentences aren’t forming. Make lousy ones. Pull the words out. Or push them out, if that’s how you visualize your writing process. If what you are writing is not coming easily, sit…
Tagged with: word flow, words, Writer's Block, writing, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
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