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You Need To Try This Guaranteed Method of Creating Depth In Your Writing
Originally posted on Sacha Black:
One of my favourite quotes is a juxtaposition, pitting perfection against failure. “I think perfection is ugly. Somewhere in the things humans make, I want to see scars, failure, disorder, distortion.” Yohji Yamamoto There are a million juxtapositions I could have used as examples, even ones as simple as: light…
Said is Dead – Infographic…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
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Mystery Mondays M.H. Callway on NaNoWriMo
Originally posted on Kristina Stanley:
Mystery Mondays welcomes M.H. Callway to talk about riding NaNoWriMo Tiger. If you don’t know what NaNoWriMo is: read on! I know M.H. Callway as Madeleine. We met online through other authors. Madeline has a special place here as she provided an endorsement for my second novel, BLAZE. It’s difficult…
The Essential Guide To Nailing Your Character’s Appearance (plus a character sketch template)
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
There are approximately 3,348,547,029 articles, blog posts, and questionnaires on the internet to help you figure out your character’s appearance. It’s true. And that was a totally accurate number, by the way. Well, today, I am not adding another one to the pile. At least, not another monotonous…
How to find a title for your book
Originally posted on Writer's Treasure Chest:
You wrote a book. You are writing a book. You are prepared to write a book. And of course, it is important that your book or future book will get a decent title. Catching, attracting curiosity, but not telling too much about its contents. Now, what are you…
Mystery Monday: R.J Harlick on When Dreams Become a Reality
Originally posted on Kristina Stanley:
This week I have the honor of hosting R.J. Harlick on Mystery Mondays. I was lucky enough to have R.J. provide an endorsement of BLAZE which I proudly display on the cover, so it is a true pleasure to have her on Mystery Mondays. R.J is here to talk to us…
9 Tips to Keeping Your Series Fresh
Writing a long series is hard work: how do you churn out book after book while keeping it all fresh and avoiding repetition? Author Toby Neal had some interesting thoughts on the subject, which she… Source: 9 Tips to Keeping Your Series Fresh
Do you know how to write a synopsis or summary?
Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
I’ve got about ten different ones written different summaries, synopsis or whatever for the same WIP. Yes, you heard right. I don’t like any of them, but I keep trying. That’s why I was so excited to read this post today. I loved how Bridget from Now Novel, has…
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