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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Especially for Writers
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Especially for Writers
Posted in Authors, write tips, Writing, Writing Tips
Tagged author quotes, write tip, Writing
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Especially for Writers
Posted in Authors, write tips, Writing, Writing Tips
Tagged author quotes, write tip, Writing
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Especially for Writers
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Tagged author quotes, write tip, Writing
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Deep POV: Thinking Like Your Character
Writing in a deep first or third person point of view is tricky. Just plain tricky. You’re limited to your POV character’s thoughts, physicality, emotions, knowledge. Everything that is going on in your story is interpreted through your POV character’s … Continue reading
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The Musicality of Writing
When I reread what I’ve written, I listen to the rhythm of the words and sentences. I like my narrative to be lyrical–especially in my literary pieces. Cadence matters. It’s one of the most valuable tools in the writer’s workshop, … Continue reading
Amp Up Your Dialogue
Rare is the novel that has no dialogue, especially today. For some authors, writing dialogue is a piece of cake, and it’s preferred over writing narrative. Others find it more difficult and would prefer to write narrative. Good novelists … Continue reading
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Tagged dialogue, fiction writing, novel crafting, novel writing, write tip, Writing
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Tense Out
Do you have enough tension in your scenes? They’re all supposed to snap and crackle like a live wire in the rain, ya know. How’s your electricity flowing? Yesterday, mine fizzled. Had to rip out the entire scene and rewrite … Continue reading
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Tagged fiction, novel writing, romance writing, write tip, writing fiction
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