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“As examples, the works of William Shakespeare, Ludwig van Beethoven, Miguel de Cervantes, Zoroaster, Lao Zi , Confucius, Aristotle, L. Frank Baum, Leonardo da Vinci and Georges Méliès are in the public domain either by virtue of their having been created before copyright existed, or by t...
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...
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 ...
Whereupon the deputies, who had been at each other’s throats a moment earlier, rose to their feet and started hugging and kissing one another as if their political divisions could be swept away in a wave of brotherly love”. They couldn’t, of course, as would soon become clear. L...