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You’re doing it, you are going to write a novel in a month, NaNoWriMo ain’t got nothin’ on you. InPart 1, I shared how NaNoWriMo helped me grow immensely as a writer. InPart 2, I walked you through developing a character you will love. InPart 3, I shared ten story beats ...
Let’s stay on that same scene a bit longer. It’s dinner and both her parents are eating, but Riley just swirls her fork around the take-out carton, never actually eating anything. Earlier in the film we see her reject pizza in San Francisco, but that’s because she resents the ide...
Specific story techniques presented and explored through examples and discussion. Presentation of writing with feedback and coaching using Jerry's innovative feedback techniques. Mary reads your writing to the class, anonymously, so no one is put on the spot or forced to present their own writing...
Now I could have just given the information “head-on” but setting the scene of what is happening makes your reader feel like a part of the book. Other books that do this well are: Sarah Albee’s Poison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous Medicines: How They Croaked: The...
Question: I have a kissing scene in my young adult novel and it's pretty descriptive but I'm afraid people might think it's a bad scene and doesn't count … Antagonist's Point of View only one chapter at End of Novel Question: There are several antagonists in the book but the main...
As the heady days of summer edge towards autumn, Ramona Ventura and Ignasi stroll around Valldoreix, kissing under the hackberry trees away from their families. Ramona Claret – the youngest of the three Ramonas – is fascinated with her grandmother’s life, imagining a world full of jewels, ...
who was also a Daughter of KAOS It was a year to the day since her father had been killed, by Maxwell Smart, and Tracy wanted revenge. She planned to seduce Max (which did not go down well with a certain dark-brown haired female Agent) before killing Max at midnight by kissing him ...
Authors Martha Alderson and Jordan Rosenfeld explain that scenes are comprised of three key essential layers: action, emotion, and theme. You will learn how to approach each layer and turn them into a scene. Alderson and Rosenfeld uses examples from a variety of genres, which provides the perfe...
You wrapped your arm around my shoulders, kissing me, and I barely felt the rug burn. But when Ilsa flew off into the fog, I said, “This is dumb. What are your plans, anyway?” Your eyebrow arced at my question, but you knew my rationale. The miles between ‘Virginia Me’ and ...