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A friendlier way of outlining

Originally posted on Story Empire:
This post was a special request, and I’m happy to explain my process. I’m going to ask you pantsers to read it too. I may not change your mind, but you might glean a tip or two anyway. Today, we’re going to talk about outlining, but we’re going to do…

Ways to be Wicked

Ways to be Wicked

Cynthia Harrison The current writing project is gathering steam. It will be my third mystery and I hope to have an easier time with it than the last two. They say third time’s the charm, right? To that end, I have been doing a lot of plotting and planning. I’m finding Writing & Selling Your […]

Refining Dialogue

Originally posted on Musings of a Mystery Novelist:
In the midst of plotting, pondering, and (alternate?) world building, actual!writing, albeit within the confines of the mind, marches forth on this March Fourth. Pun quite intended. Amid the scene setting and character building is crafting the dialogue between the characters (spoken or implied) from which the…

World Building Options

Originally posted on Musings of a Mystery Novelist:
While last week’s entry focused on the quasi-meta update of the Land of Exposition, (which has developed into an inadvertent and mostly improvised meta series separate from the main works in progress) the updates on the state of the primary work in progress (namely the MASC Chronicles)…

Sorting Out The Details

Originally posted on Musings of a Mystery Novelist:
The plotting and pondering continues, as the world (real and fictional) changes from what it was into what it will be. How things will play out in the (near) future is yet to be determined; needless to say it’s going to be interesting (if not frustrating) from…

Pressed from Mythic Scribes: Writing Killer Descriptions – First Impressions

How to Make EVERY Page of Your Story Interesting

Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
Image by DonkeyHotey/Flickr CC Today I have another post from that kick@$$ writing teacher I’ve taken hostage *slides food through the slit in wall*.  Actually, Alex Limberg is a friend of mine and total rockstar and seriously, check out his free ebook about “44 Key Questions” to test your…

A Perpetual Time Loop Towards a Different Path

Originally posted on Musings of a Mystery Novelist:
Or: Even more quasi-random musings on whatever comes to mind at this very moment (or a few moments ago, as it does take some time for the exact thought to travel from the head through the arms and out from my fingertips). Anyway. In honor (kinda) of…

Why Flashbacks Ruin Fiction

Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
Image via Flickr Creative Commons, courtesy of Sally Jean We have been discussing Deep POV, and yesterday I mentioned hating flashbacks with the power of a thousand suns and promised to explain why next post. Yay! Here we are. So you want to be a writer. Okay. I’ll…

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