h3plot.blogspot.com
The Nature of Plot: The Nature of plot
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The Nature of Plot. Friday, 13 February 2009. The Nature of plot. The primary function of a fiction writer (and arguably a non-fiction writer too) is to tell a story. Below is the best explenation I have ever found to explain the relationships between all the elements of a plot. This is lifted directly from Nathan Bransfords blog. Think of a book like a really big door, preferably one of those Parisian ones that are thick and heavy and last hundreds of years. Here's how it breaks down. For me, coming up ...
h3characterflaws.blogspot.com
The Importance of Character Flaws: The Importance of Character Flaws
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The Importance of Character Flaws. Friday, 13 February 2009. The Importance of Character Flaws. I watched an episode from the third series of the US medical seriese 'House' the other day: the one just after he’s recovered from being shot and miraculously has the full use of his damaged leg again. This episode failed spectacularly to live up to the usual good standards of the series, but to me, it served to highlight why the character of Dr House is so fascinating. I found Hugh Laurie’s depiction of...
positiverejection.blogspot.com
Positive Rejection: Positive Rejection
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Wednesday, 4 February 2009. Surprisingly, not all rejection letters are crushingly negative. There is such a thing as a positive rejection letter, and if you are lucky enough to receive. One, you should frame it and hang it in your work space to remind you that writing is not futile and to spur you on to greater things. Actually, this one was pure gold and I went off to celebrate – let me explain. She even took time to read my blog. What the editor suggested for improvement I had already half suspected b...
helium3repetativeworduse.blogspot.com
Repetative Word Use: Repetitive Word Use
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Tuesday, 3 February 2009. This is a slightly edited version of the superb blog by Anne Mini on repetitive word use on her site Author! If you’re like most writers, you probably have two major patterns of usage for the word and: in lists and in the HUGELY popular X happened and then Y happened structure. See if you can spot ‘em here:. Because the eye automatically jumps between repeated words on a page. The result: submission pages that are read far, far more quickly than any of us might wish. The best wa...
h3websites.blogspot.com
Building Your Own Writing Website: Websites for Writers
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Building Your Own Writing Website. Monday, 9 February 2009. If you are wondering what sort of website to build it will depend very much on the type of information you want to present, how you want to interact with your readers, and how you intend to make use of the website. There are currently four different types of website:. Information only: this is simply an extension of your business card. It allows you to show off what skills you have and what you have produced to date. Whilst I would recommend usi...
h3shotgun.blogspot.com
The Proverbial Shotgun: The Proverbial Shotgun
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Friday, 13 February 2009. The shot gun technique is so well known, and anticipated, by audiences and readers that omitting it becomes as big an error as over using it. If you are writing a thriller/crime/mystery, where your reader knows the villain is killed, you could highlighting a gun, a knife, and a rock. This will increase the anticipation as the reader tries to work out which weapon will be used. In short: If you show it, use it; if you have used it, but not shown it, edit it in earlier.
passiveprotagonists.blogspot.com
Passive Protagonists: Passive Protagonists
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Wednesday, 4 February 2009. This is an edited version of an excellent four-part blog by Anne Mimi from her site Author! If this subject grabs you I highly recommend you read whole series of blogs. This is the link to the first in the series. After you’ve rated the scenes, go back and revisit those where the protagonist is not the main mover and shaker. Could adding a line or two here or there beef up her presence in the scene? Or against her mother? How about every half-page? Now turn to the scenes where...
themervynbrightsitemethod.blogspot.com
How I Write: This is the process I use to write a novel
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Since starting to write in November 2003, I have been on a very steep learning curve. I knew nothing about how to write a novel, how to construct a story, how to develop characters,and zilch about the publishing industry. If you find yourself in the same boat maybe these hints and tips will help you on your way. Monday, 19 March 2007. This is the process I use to write a novel. I start with a an idea. I create a draft hook – summing up the plot of the book in less than 250 words. Critical Choice – ...
