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Balanced Writing

Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2022 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

One of my biggest fears while I’m writing is that there isn’t enough action in the story. There needs to be more than people talking. They need to be doing something. But, a story where things are always happening are…

Action Writing

Posted on Sunday, April 11, 2021 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

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

Practicing Revision

Posted on Sunday, September 16, 2018 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

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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Pacing Your Fiction

Posted on Sunday, July 15, 2018 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

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…

Tagged with: action, back story, exposition, pacing, revision, revision methods, writing
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Outlines

Posted on Sunday, March 12, 2017 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

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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Point of View

Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2016 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

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…

Seven Stages of Writing

Posted on Sunday, August 9, 2015 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

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

Posted on Sunday, February 9, 2014 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

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.…

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Developing a Plot

Posted on Sunday, August 11, 2013 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

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…

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Disk Management

Posted on Sunday, June 9, 2013 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

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…