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Cubing As A Way To Analyze A Scene

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

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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A Few Words Of Advice

Posted on Sunday, August 15, 2021 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

The first bit of advice people always give writers is “write what you know”. That’s still good advice, but there are other things you should do as well. The first is research. Research lets you know more about what you…

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Troublesome Scenes

Posted on Sunday, June 14, 2020 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

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
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The First Draft

Posted on Sunday, February 9, 2020 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

The first draft of anything is never anything anyone would want to read. It can be choppy. It can be rambling, repetitive or have other issues. But it’s the first draft. Getting it done is what counts. What you do…

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Balancing Time

Posted on Sunday, June 9, 2019 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

When you write something, you must edit your text. NaNoWriMo is all about writing. Forget the self-editing until you finish the first or rough draft done. Then you can revise what you wrote. Established authors say to let the work…

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Line-by-Line Revision

Posted on Sunday, May 26, 2019 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

I hate revising. I need revision, but I abhor the job. No one ever wrote anything that didn’t need at least a little editing. My process is to read the work first and flag any problems I find while reading.…

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Revising More Than One Piece

Posted on Sunday, May 19, 2019 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

Sometimes you need to finish revising one piece while starting revision on another. It’s easy to get confused between pieces. There are tricks to use to do so with relative ease. I use a project management app called Project Studio.…

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Doing A Read Through

Posted on Sunday, April 21, 2019 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

The first step in any revision is to read the work first. Read it objectively. Approach the piece as though you’ve never seen it before. I usually like to wait a couple of days after I finish shorter pieces to…

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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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Writing Logs

Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2018 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

I know how many words I have written each day. I also know when I have completed a blog and posted it. I also know how many words I have added or cut from a piece each day as I…

Tagged with: Control, logs, revision, spreadsheets, tracking changes, writing
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