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Category Archives: write tips
What is “Genre”?
Late last week, I received a request to edit someone’s manuscript. Once I asked what the genre was, I never heard back. A friend suggested that the potential client didn’t know what “genre” meant. I’ve been so steeped in this … Continue reading
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Tagged Blake Snyder, Donald Maass, genre fiction, genre mash-ups
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Especially for Writers
Posted in Authors, write tips, Writing, Writing Tips
Tagged Characterization, fiction, novels, Stephen King, William Faulkner, Writing
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Starting a New Project
While I wait for my critique partner’s edits on Ride to the Altar, I’m brain-storming other ideas, conducting research for a western romance, and reading the how-to best seller, Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting That You’ll Ever Need. … Continue reading
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Tagged Blake Snyder, elevator pitch, log line, one-line, one-liner, Save the Cat, Writing
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Especially for Writers
In keeping with my posts pertaining to character emotion . . .
Posted in Authors, write tips, Writing, Writing Tips
Tagged #amwriting, Characterization, Characters, novel writing, Writing
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Character Emotions
During my revisions yesterday, I reached a critical scene, one that should’ve popped and sizzled and made my hair stand on end. It didn’t. Don’t you hate it when that happens? I wrote notes all over the page, scratched out … Continue reading
Authors Emote!
You’re likely getting a tad tired of me writing about Donald Maass and his Writing 21st Century Fiction, but it’s the writer’s guide I’m studying right now, so . . . well, deal with it. Besides, if you read it yourself, … Continue reading
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Tagged action, action-driven, character driven, emote, emoting, emotions, novel writing
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