This blog is about the dreaded writer’s block. We all suffer from it. Of course we don’t suffer all at the same time, but we do suffer from it. You’ll be writing and without warning. There. Are. No. More. Words.…
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When The Words Won’t Come
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Cubing As A Way To Analyze A Scene
I have to admit that I’m not too familiar with the brainstorming technique of cubing. From what I have learned so far, it’s method where you must think of six sides to an issue. This can be helpful in deciding…
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Mystery Plotting Aids
If you write mysteries, you need to have a victim, a killer, and some red herring suspects. You also need witnesses. When I started writing cozy mysteries, I had a hard time until I came up with the idea of…
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Posted in Writing Techniques
Posted in Writing Techniques
How many characters does a story need?
The answer is — it depends. It depends on the story itself. What are you trying to do. Are you writing a novel? Or a short story? In a short story, you can get by with a single character. Someone…
Tagged with: characters, fiction, fiction writing, plot development, short story, writing, Writing Techniques
Posted in Writing Techniques
Posted in Writing Techniques
Conflict
BuzzNet Tags: conflict,story,fiction,writing,contrast,fiction writing,conflict in writing,contrast in writing All stories, all history, has conflict. There’s a lot of conflict in the world today. I’m not sure the human race could survive without it. If there were no conflict, our ancestors…
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
What makes a good character?
That’s a very good question. The best characters are flawed. They are neither wholly good or wholly evil. They do their best with good or bad results. In short, they are like real people. They drink, swear, and lie. They…
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Posted in Writing Fiction, Writing Techniques
Posted in Writing Fiction, Writing Techniques
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