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EDITING 101: 48 – Using Quotes in Your Book and Research Tips – Part 1…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Using Quotes in Your Book and Research Tips (Part 1) As often as I run into authors wanting to use song lyrics in their novels, I also run into authors wanting to use quotes in their non-fiction books. (If you missed the post about using…
How Your Story Opening Foreshadows (Intentionally or Not) What’s to Come…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
by Peter Selgin on Jane Friedman site: Photo credit: Lola_TC on Visual hunt / CC BY Today’s post is by regular contributor Peter Selgin, the award-winning author of Your First Page. He offers first-page critiques to show just how much useful critical commentary and helpful feedback can be…
What is the image you want to project?
Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
Are you being true to your persona? Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition: “the personality that a person (such as an actor or politician) projects in public: image” In other words your image. Your image as an author. Learning how to share on social media can help us improve as writers and bloggers. And possibly sell more…
Christine Plouvier’s Examples Of Using Smell In Your Writing
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
I recently posted on the challenges of using smell in one’s writing. Christine Plouvier, author of the Irish Firebrands, left a comment citing a number of posts on her blog with examples of her doing so in her own work. Intrigued as I was, I did check out those posts…
Master List of Ways to Describe Happiness and Joy…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
By Bryn Donovan: I make a lot of my writing lists with two goals in mind: cut down on the time you spend trying to think of a simple phrase when you’re writing, and help you switch things up by giving you more options. That’s…
5 Reasons Why Flash Fiction Makes You A Better Writer #amwriting #MondayBlogs @Charli_Mills
Source: 5 Reasons Why Flash Fiction Makes You A Better Writer #amwriting #MondayBlogs @Charli_Mills
60 Words for Types of Restaurants…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Extract from Daily Writing Tips site: This post lists dozens of words, many adopted from foreign languages that describe a specific type of restaurant. (Restaurant itself stems from a Latin verb meaning “restore.”) See it HERE
How To Make Money From Writing And Self-Publishing…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
By Derek Haines on Just Publishing Advice: Writing is now a popular way to make money either as a full time or part-time job Self-publishing and becoming self-employed With the technology that is now available for writers to publish their work online, there are many…
The Challenge Of Describing Scents In Your Writing…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Extract from the blog of Nicholas C Rossis: Of all the human senses, I find smell the hardest to use in writing. And yet, it’s one of the most powerful, as a number of studies have shown it’s hard-wired into our brain, and a shortcut…
Who Else: Writing Secondary and Minor Characters
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Morgan S. Hazelwood ? Who Else Is There? Writers know all about our main character–they’re the focus of our story. Often, the story is told in their voice. But what about everyone else? Unless you’re writing a person-versus-nature like Hatchet, you’re probably going to have other characters. ? Minor Characters…
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