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Way of the Wordsmith | Writing advice, book reviews, and anything to do with fiction. | Page 2

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Way of the Wordsmith. Writing advice, book reviews, and anything to do with fiction. Waking up in the morning and knowing that the only thing you have to do is walk a few steps to the desk and start doing what you love to make a living… That’s the dream, right? But what you might not know is that the reality can be very different. I’m getting there. Therefore, whenever you encounter one of those mundane tasks, smile as you think about how much it makes you want to write, and hold on to that feeling&#8211...

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Working Through Plot Problems | Way of the Wordsmith

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Way of the Wordsmith. Writing advice, book reviews, and anything to do with fiction. Working Through Plot Problems. If you’re anything like me, you run into plenty of roadblocks during the course of your story. No matter how well you crafted that outline, things will change as you write, and you must adjust accordingly. Even pantsers–maybe. If you are averse to skipping scenes, here’s more advice. Think of what would never happen at the moment you’re writing in your novel, then make it ha...Another issue...

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What Makes a Good Book | Way of the Wordsmith

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Way of the Wordsmith. Writing advice, book reviews, and anything to do with fiction. What Makes a Good Book. This may seem like a ‘duh’ point, but a great deal of books out there have surprisingly shoddy or even nonexistent plots. When examining the quality of the story in your book, these are the things readers will be looking for:. Does your book follow a ‘tried and true’ format, risking the possibility of boring the audience with a storyline they can guess the flow of? How tightly woven is the plot?

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How to Write More | Way of the Wordsmith

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Way of the Wordsmith. Writing advice, book reviews, and anything to do with fiction. How to Write More. If you’re reading this right now, you’ve probably struggled with getting words on paper–who hasn’t? I’m right there with you. Thinking about writing, planning your next scene, turning on the motivational music, opening the word processor–that’s the fun part, right? The stuff you love doing. Then you look back at the screen and realize. The document is open. We actually have to write something now!

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Writing can be a pain in the neck (and back, and wrists, and…) – McKibbin's Scribblin's

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McKibbin's Scribblin's. Observations on life and living. On Maybe I beat the system, or th…. On What really runs our live…. On What really runs our live…. On What really runs our live…. On Violence, prejudice leads to g…. Follow McKibbin's Scribblin's on WordPress.com. View https:/ www.facebook.com/mike.mckibbin1’s profile on Facebook. View mikemckibbin7’s profile on Twitter. View https:/ www.linkedin.com/in/mikemckibbin’s profile on LinkedIn. May 15, 2015. May 15, 2015. I can’t say for certain I d...

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Character Creation | Michael Leaich

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May 23, 2015. Character creation, two words that for any writer or anyone who has ever role-played or played a roleplaying game (table top, LARP, or video game) is familiar with. Without a character you can’t play the game, but what about writing? The answer may seem simple, or complex. Truth be told, there is no right or wrong way to creating characters. Everyone, writer and gamer alike, has a method. Back to writing…. Balancing Writing and Editing. A Busy Six Months →. May 23, 2015 at 10:22 am. Good ad...

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The mobile writer | Blood & Ink

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S Wright Editing Services. The ravings of a frazzled writer. May 23, 2015. Even though I'm at a market, I'm connected . always connected. I often find myself marveling at how wired in I am as a writer. There’s the various Google apps that connect me to my writing no matter where I’m at; Evernote allows access to my writing notes no matter what device I have; and, of course, I have my social media and email apps. However, I then get to thinking: why? Sure, Scrivener would organize everything into one loca...

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Showing vs. Telling — The Advantages to Each | Shannon Donnelly's Fresh Ink

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Shannon Donnelly's Fresh Ink. Writing and reading, the staples of life. Showing vs. Telling — The Advantages to Each. The cliche advice is “show don’t tell” because most beginning writers start off telling too much. And that can be boring–unless the writing is really, really, really great. There are places where telling can be useful–but you want to know the difference between the two. This is telling the reader information:. This is also telling the reader information:. The sun was hot. But notice that ...

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Gaining Time, Losing Structure: Hello, Summer – Kristen D. Burton

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Kristen D. Burton. PhD, Transatlantic History. HIST 1311 – US Survey to 1865. HIST 1312 – US Survey since 1865. HIST 4388 – Alcohol in the Atlantic World. Gaining Time, Losing Structure: Hello, Summer. May 29, 2015. May 29, 2015. By Kristen D. Burton. Finding time to write in the midst of teaching presents a number of challenges. This always makes the time between semesters seem especially appealing – oh, the things I could accomplish with that much time! How to do this? This is simply my take on ways to...