Tag Archive | writing tips
How to use a Book Map to Evaluate Your Plot…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Extract from an article from YA Buccaneers site: A couple of weekends ago, I was lucky enough to attend a full-day plot workshop by editor Cheryl Klein. It was super informative–Ms. Klein passed on a ton of helpful information. Before the class, we had been…
EDITING 101: 07 – Consecutive Versus Concurrent Action…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Originally posted as the Dun Writin’—Now Whut? series on this blog, EDITING 101 is a weekly refresher series for some of you and brand new for others. Courtesy of Adirondack Editing Consecutive Versus Concurrent Action Before we start this discussion, let’s make sure we’re all on the same page. These…
The 69 Rules of Punctuation Infographic…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Extract from an article by Curtis Newbold (The Visual Communication Guy) The title is a bit a misleading. Sadly, there are more than sixty-nine “rules” of punctuation. When it comes to punctuation rules, there are probably countless guidelines about how NOT to use them. But the…
A Little Lesson in Dialogue…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Extract from a great article by Author Jennie Nash on The Book Designer site: My mission as a book coach is to help writers write the best books they can, which means paying attention to: the macro elements (the story or argument the book makes)…
EDITING 101: 04 – Character Name Consistency…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Originally posted as the Dun Writin’—Now Whut? series on this blog, EDITING 101 is a weekly refresher series for some of you and brand new for others. Courtesy of Adirondack Editing Character Name Consistency A book I edited had a main character with a name of, say, Paul Charleston, who…
Six Ways To Self-Edit & Polish Your Prose
Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
Whether you are new to writing or an old pro, brushing up on the basics is always helpful. Because no matter how GOOD the story is? If the reader is busy stumbling over this stuff, it ruins the fictive dream and she will never GET to the story.…
How to Create Legendary Villains
Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
American Horror Story “Freak Show” on FX This past Saturday I held my Bullies & Baddies class and a couple of the folks posited a really good question worth talking about. How do we write great villains? One of the reasons I love holding this class is that…
Do you know the definition of insanity?
Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
Me! Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. I’ve been working on learning how to use Kindle Kids Book Creator for my new picture book. This is to release it in e-version. Well, the squirrels in my head have been spinning on their little…
The Visual Writer’s Guide to Pacing & Tension
Originally posted on Sacha Black:
I always thought being visual and a writer was a massive contradiction. I don’t mean having an imagination. Obviously a writer needs an imagination. I mean, in the way we process information. See, when I think, or try to work out a problem, like how to prevent the terror tot shoving his…
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