I think daily revisions are important. I don’t mean revise as you write. That’s a delaying tactic and you will never finish a rough draft that way. I mean practicing. Yes, practice makes perfect is a cliché for a reason.…
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Practicing Revision
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Pacing Your Fiction
Pacing is important. If events in your story happen too quickly, or the story is over almost before you start. If they happen too slowly, your reader will get bored and abandon the story. You need action, exposition and back…
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Outlines
Outlining is a good tool for writing, whether you write fiction or nonfiction. Some people write their stories organically, letting it grow from their thoughts. I believe that they are outlining the work, they have an idea of where they…
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Point of View
Any story needs a point of view. This is very important. The point of view of a story is the perspective of the story. It’s the reader’s “in” to the story. Basically, the point of view gives the reader a…
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Seven Stages of Writing
The seven stages of writing are generating an idea, world building, character development, plotting, writing, revising, and publishing. That assumes that you plan to publish of course. These stages are actually processes. Before you can write anything, you have to…
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Posted in General Opinion
Health Assessment and Writing
I recently moved from one employer to another. I didn’t change jobs, I just got hired in as a permanent employee at the job. That meant that my health insurance changed. They want me to complete an online health assessment.…
Developing a Plot
There are many schools of thought on that. Some people develop their plots on the fly. Others plan it down to the smallest detail. I’m somewhere in the middle. I plan my plots, describe the scenes, and write the scenes…
Disk Management
In a typical office, you need a filing system. Even home offices for family finances and business use some kind of filing system. If you don’t maintain that system properly, chaos will take over. I know. I’ve been there. Your…
Feline Freedom League Monthly Report April 2013
From: Agent Storm To: Mr. Whiskers at HQ Date: 7 April 2013 Subject: Arguments, Vanishings and Age This really cannot go on. Agents Smudge and Mulder need some sort of discipline. They argue incessantly when they are together and pout…
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Posted in Feline Freedom League Report
Writing Exercises
Search for writing prompts or exercises into your favorite search engine and choose one that interests you. Choose several that interest you. Then follow the exercise directions. Or not, you don’t need to follow them if your muse is leading…
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