Tag Archive | writing craft
English, origins and style #amwriting
Originally posted on Life in the Realm of Fantasy:
One of my favorite subjects is how English is and will always be an ever-evolving and ever-disintegrating language. The history of the evolution of English is intriguing. In recent years scholars have determined that if you want to make Shakespearean poetry and prose rhyme, it must…
Thoughts on the craft #amwriting
Originally posted on Life in the Realm of Fantasy:
We who write all begin this journey with a story we think would make a great book, and a certain amount of natural talent for storytelling. However, unless we have an exceptional memory for the obscure and boring lectures we endured in grade-school grammar, authors who…
Five Thoughts On Writing #amwriting
Originally posted on Life in the Realm of Fantasy:
Today, I have five thoughts for your consideration: One: Some people don’t know what to do with commas and attempt to do without them altogether. This is not a good idea. Commas are to clauses what traffic signals are to streets—they govern the flow of traffic, although, in…
Character description: too much or not enough? #amwriting
Originally posted on Life in the Realm of Fantasy:
I love eBooks for the simple reason I have over 800 books, and I don’t have to dust them. I do buy paper books, but only those on writing craft or research for my work. I have managed to get nearly every book I ever loved…
em dash, en dash #amwriting
Originally posted on Life in the Realm of Fantasy:
Over the years, as I’ve become a professional writer, I have learned what I know about my craft by not only experiencing the editing process but by availing myself of the Chicago Manual of Style. I regularly attend seminars on writing craft and have invested in…
5 Reasons Why Flash Fiction Makes You A Better Writer #amwriting #MondayBlogs @Charli_Mills
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Hard truths about the industry #amwriting
Originally posted on Life in the Realm of Fantasy:
I love reading, and always review the books I enjoyed. For every book I feel good about recommending, I may have to read six that are just plain awful. I’m not only talking Indies here—large publishing houses publish many novels every year that are a waste…
Crime Division: Medications as a Murder Weapon (in Fiction writing, Of Course) Joynell Schultz, PharmD, RPh
Originally posted on Mystery Thriller Week:
Hmmm… You have someone to kill. You need a creative way, and the old-fashioned gun, knife, rope, or Pillow Suffocation simply won’t do. Using a medication sounds intriguing. In the alphabet soup of drugs, which one makes the perfect instrument of death? You sit in front of your laptop,…
Three Tips For Writing Humor by Phillip T. Stephens
Originally posted on Mystery Thriller Week:
Three tips for writing humor An often told proverb claims, “dying is easy, comedy is hard.” Writers struggling to write comedy find it equally apropos. Novice writers who want to add a comic flair to their prose, especially fiction, often read the prose of accomplished comic writers and wonder,…
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