Laughter Lifts the Heart
Several years into it, and this blog still refuses to be categorized. It's eclectic and includes everything from writing posts to snippets from my ordinary life.
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Tag Archives: action
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
Posted in write tips, Writing, Writing How-To Books, Writing Tips
Tagged action, action-driven, character driven, emote, emoting, emotions, novel writing
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Three Boredom-Busting Tips
If writers already follow this maxim, they must have a higher level of boredom tolerance than I do. And if you’re like me, flipping pages to see when the action starts or where the next interesting tidbit of character insight … Continue reading
Posted in write tips, Writing, Writing Tips
Tagged action, backstory, description, plot, story, Writing
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Pen Names II — The Retraction
Once upon a time, I wrote a post about the “powers-that-be” and the wisdom of ignoring them about half the time. I should’ve taken my own advice. Rules change, and what’s the “right thing to do” today won’t be right … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged action, adventure, fiction, genre, mystery, novels, pen names, pseudonyms, romance, women's fiction
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POW! CRASH! BOOM!
Remember the old Batman series? When the action intensified, the screen would fill with jagged speech bubbles holding sound effects typed in bold, vivid letters, with black, commanding explanation points. POW! The bubbles always popped on the screen to the … Continue reading