The main tool in a writer’s toolbox is the word. Choosing the right word to do the job is important. You need to be careful to choose the word that works the best in any given situation. There are several…
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The Importance of Word Choice
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
When Repetition Is Good
Last week I talked about varying your words. I gave some good advice, but I also want to talk about the times when you need repetition. It isn’t a bad thing, if sprinkled through the piece in small amounts. When…
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Posted in Writing Techniques
Word Choice
Have you ever read a book or story and wondered why the author chose the words they did? If you have, then the author failed. You popped out of the story because of questionable word choices. I once read a…
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Total Immersion
What you are looking for in writing your scenes is the total immersion of your reader into the story. This is what the past few blogs have been leading up to. I designed them that way so I could use…
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Word Choice
Word choice is important. As writers we write things. We build worlds, actions, and people using words as our building blocks. We build stories. To do that we need to use the right words. Words have meaning. They also have…
Choosing Your Words
Words are powerful. They can make or break a piece of writing. The right words can shape your text into something powerful or reduce it to cosmic failure. Word choice involves repetition and complexity of meaning that can either enhance…
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
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