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How to make an interesting scene
Makes sense to me! What do you think?
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Thoughts?
Hmm… Ha! Well, sure.
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That’s me with editing.
Hmmm… That’s me with editing.
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Gosh, what about that?
This really has me thinking. Can that be true? Per K. M. Weiland, plot points are as follows So what do you think?
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Fun In 500 Words
Always jot down your story ideas. Flesh them out later when you can, but write them down. Here’s one of mine. Coffee With Spies “Do you always bring a gun to breakfast?” I nodded at the bulge on the side of her jacket. “No, I don’t.” The colonel straightened up, adjusting her charcoal […]
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Finish With A Bang
Using my unreleased manuscript An Angel On Her Shoulder, I am showing you my techniques for reworking a story into a more readable, more enjoyable piece. It’s 45+ lessons in about 45 days. (To start at Chapter 1, click HERE.) To view it best, bring up the two versions in different windows and view them side […]
Originally posted on Allison Maruska:
Last night, I started outlining a new story. There are two POV characters. One is Beth, an English woman whose story occurs in 1981. The other is Sonia, an American woman (I haven’t figured out which city yet) living in the present day. I know basic details for each character.…
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Let’s Get Under The Covers Together
Under the covers, into the covers, however you want to say it, as you near the end of your story, you want to start thinking about how it’s going to be represented visually on its book cover. Oh, you thought I meant something else? Using my unreleased manuscript An Angel On Her Shoulder, I am […]
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POV: Point Of Who?
Using my unreleased manuscript An Angel On Her Shoulder, I am showing you my techniques for reworking a story into a more readable, more enjoyable piece. It’s 45+ lessons in about 45 days. (To start at Chapter 1, click HERE.) To view it best, bring up the two versions in different windows and view them side […]
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