Making these two techniques work in a story is not so easy; it certainly takes working on every scene again and againafterthe first draft has been finished. I am not surprised that writing every novel takes brilliant authors like Donna Tartt nearly a decade; I am sure such authors rewrite ...
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Cultivating a sensate writing style: all five senses to bring the reader into the scene Benefits of role playing in writing fiction and pitfalls Experimenting with less exposition and background for characters Caleb Carr, Harry Turtledove, Stephen King, Garrison Keilor, Daniel Pinkwater Gabriel’s T...
Clear Writing (what a difference a word makes!) Posted on November 13, 2008 by 123clear I read a terrific mystery novel last week. I was so caught up in the action, and the characters were so alive for me, that I hoped (and still do) that the author managed to retain movie right...
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A third action mystery novel, is planned. But a future story, is developing, for third ,in science fiction series. Find writing, therapeutic. On, continual learning curve, though, with marketing, promotion, writing and publication. Thanks very much, for points raised, and handled – in Writ...
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Did the author draw the scene as well as they did the people in it, or better even? If not why? Plot/Storyline Was it sustained from the start? Did it flow once it began? Were you carried? Was the writing good and the construction in need of work?
Set those values in the exposition. Begin their movement in the exposition. Raise and lower them through the rising action. And finally, put them to the final test in a climactic scene. 2. Most Stories Have 2–3 Plots, Which Means They Need 2–3 Climaxes ...
Action*– What did you actually do, what was your unique contribution? Result*– what happened, what was the outcome, what did you learn? *this is where most of your focus should be –YOURactions and the results NB – try to use “I” rather than “we” in your competency answers. ...