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Easter Sticky Competition
Originally posted on Thoughts by Mello-Elo:
After watching the scramble to prepare our school’s Easter Sticky Competition today, the memories of how the inspiration for Cecil the Bully came about flooded back to me with glorious giggles. Many years ago, our head teacher was gifted with the opportunity of showing a local MP around our…
Do You Need an ISBN?
Originally posted on S C Richmond:
Your book is written, rewritten and edited, congratulations. Now is the time to decide what you want to do with your body of work and to decide if you need an ISBN number for your book. If you choose to go the traditional route and get yourself a publishing…
A Starter’s Guide For Fiction Writers Trying To “Establish A Social Media Presence” Part 5
Originally posted on WRITING TIPS & WRITERLY MUSINGS:
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 Part 5: Tumblr and Reddit (The Dark Side?) Four weeks ago, I shared my descent into social media and my guiding philosophies for interacting on the internet. Three weeks ago, I discussed the generals about creating…
A Starter’s Guide For Fiction Writers Trying To “Establish A Social Media Presence” Part 2
Originally posted on WRITING TIPS & WRITERLY MUSINGS:
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 Part 2: Creating Your Author Website and How To Start Blogging Last week, I shared my descent into social media and my guiding philosophies for interacting with others on the internet. Now, I’m…
Do you really know what makes up a story?
Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
Beginning, Middle, and End. Okay, but what makes up those three pieces? We can’t simply write: Beginning: She opened up the store each morning. Middle: She sold groceries all day. End: She closed the store at night. No one would buy that story because it’s not a story. What…
Put Your Characters Up A Tree And Throw Rocks At Them. And Then More Rocks. And Then Some More…
Originally posted on DAN ALATORRE:
your humble host It can’t be easy or convenient for good storytelling. I was watching Back To The Future last night, and there are soooo many little places where they put one more obstacle in between character and the goal. It’s amazing. That’s why that movie is so much fun…
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