Tag Archives: writing fiction

Especially for Writers

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Linda W. Yezak
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Especially for Writers

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Linda W. Yezak
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Especially for Writers

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Linda W. Yezak

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When Val Kilmer Winks

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Linda W. Yezak

Remember the scene in Tombstone, when Doc Holiday winks at Billy Clanton at the OK Corral? Wyatt Earp says something like, “Aw, hell,” and all hell breaks loose in the scene. Wyatt, played by Kurt Russel, wasn’t responding to Val Kilmer’s … Continue reading →

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Stop with the Tears!

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Linda W. Yezak

I’m drowning in salt water. In everything I’ve read these days, I’ve come across tears. Sad tears, happy tears, sentimental tears. Single tears, rivers of tears. Dampness, wetness. Welling, trailing, trickling down. Men, women, heroes, heroines, protagonists, antagonists — they all … Continue reading →

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March Madness Lessons for Writers

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Linda W. Yezak

  Last Thursday night, the Lumberjacks of Stephen F. Austin State University axed West Virginia’s sweet sixteen hopes in an upset 70-56 win. Senior Thomas Walkup was at his best — drawing fouls, hitting his shots, generally making a name … Continue reading →

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On Chili and Gumbo and Writing in Genre

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Linda W. Yezak

I forgot to write a post for Monday. I don’t know why. I’m late today, but this time I do know why–I can’t think what to write about. The only thing that comes to mind is the Chili Cook-off we had at … Continue reading →

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Setting Descriptions: Keep in Character

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Linda W. Yezak

    Whether you write in intimate first person, which allows the reader to experience what the characters experience as if walking around in their skin, or a more distant person, where some omniscient someone tells the story, often from … Continue reading →

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In the On-Going Saga . . .

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Linda W. Yezak

Past few weeks, I’ve been letting y’all know of my creative process for developing an entr’acte for what I’m now calling the Romance on the Circle Bar Ranch series (title subject to change . . . again). Time for another installment. … Continue reading →

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Tense Out

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Linda W. Yezak

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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