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The Mae Project: Lesson 4: Over The Top Makes A Book Flop
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About The Mae Project. My Books on Amazon. My "For Fun" Blog. Follow Me On Twitter! Thursday, May 23, 2013. Lesson 4: Over The Top Makes A Book Flop. Last week, we related theatrical performances to writing as a method to ensure that your characters are acting rather than being acted upon. Let’s continue with that analogy for a while today, alrighty? Oftentimes, novice writers do the same thing. OVERWRITING. Is a symptom of writers trying to be more vivid with their writing. And sometimes when we TRY, it...
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The Mae Project: June 2013
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About The Mae Project. My Books on Amazon. My "For Fun" Blog. Follow Me On Twitter! Thursday, June 27, 2013. Lesson 6: English as a First Language. You’re building a house! You’ve interviewed several builders and you've selected one who has your same vision. The house he describes is your dream house! Then the first day of construction arrives. You watch as your builder swings a hammer at a nail and he misses EVERY SINGLE TIME. Your dream house is going to be a nightmare. The most important thing any wri...
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The Mae Project: Lesson 7: Bring Your Characters To Life Without A Magic Wand
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About The Mae Project. My Books on Amazon. My "For Fun" Blog. Follow Me On Twitter! Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Lesson 7: Bring Your Characters To Life Without A Magic Wand. One of the most sobering realizations I had as an early writer was this: there are no new stories. Literary experts disagree on the exact number of plots which have been rewritten time and time again, but there's a 99.9% chance your storyline has been told before. Does that mean you should quit writing? No, it does not. I keep a cheat ...
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The Mae Project: About The Mae Project
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About The Mae Project. My Books on Amazon. My "For Fun" Blog. Follow Me On Twitter! About The Mae Project. Once upon a time I wrote a book. I thought it was awesome. I patted myself on the back (which is hard to do when you don't have Stretch Armstrong's pliability). I proudly shared it with my family and friends. They patted me on the back (well, everyone except Uncle Vernon patted me on the back. He has haphephobia.) and I thought, "This is it! Now I will be an author! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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The Mae Project: May 2013
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About The Mae Project. My Books on Amazon. My "For Fun" Blog. Follow Me On Twitter! Thursday, May 30, 2013. Lesson 5: Rev Up Your Search Engine. Yes, I’m talking about RESEARCH. For each book I write, I have a binder full of information. (Not women. Ha ha. Oh wait, that joke is too old? All the research done for a novel should be carefully disbursed throughout the novel, like leaving a trail of crumbs (preferably chocolate cake crumbs, because those are always the best) for the reader. Most of them weren...
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The Mae Project: Lesson 2: Getting Dumped
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About The Mae Project. My Books on Amazon. My "For Fun" Blog. Follow Me On Twitter! Thursday, May 9, 2013. Lesson 2: Getting Dumped. What do you think of w. Henever you hear the word "dumped? Let me guess: it ain't pretty! Whether you are thinking of getting dumped by a beau or finding moldy cottage cheese in the back of the fridge that needs dumped out pronto, most usages for the word "dumped" carry a bad connotation. Look at this passage from The Seasons of Mae. You would immediately tune him out and t...
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The Mae Project: Lesson 3: What a Pace Case!
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About The Mae Project. My Books on Amazon. My "For Fun" Blog. Follow Me On Twitter! Thursday, May 16, 2013. Lesson 3: What a Pace Case! It is the same with a novel. There isn’t just one way to pace a novel, as each novel is unique in its execution. A mystery or a thriller should have a fast pace. The door. She could see the door. She had to make it inside. And fast. However, historical novels are a place where greater descriptions are appropriate. A historical novel does have a slower pace. Is set in Boz...
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The Mae Project: Lesson 6: English as a First Language
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About The Mae Project. My Books on Amazon. My "For Fun" Blog. Follow Me On Twitter! Thursday, June 27, 2013. Lesson 6: English as a First Language. You’re building a house! You’ve interviewed several builders and you've selected one who has your same vision. The house he describes is your dream house! Then the first day of construction arrives. You watch as your builder swings a hammer at a nail and he misses EVERY SINGLE TIME. Your dream house is going to be a nightmare. The most important thing any wri...
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The Mae Project: Lesson 7 1/2: Characters Are Puzzling
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About The Mae Project. My Books on Amazon. My "For Fun" Blog. Follow Me On Twitter! Thursday, April 24, 2014. Lesson 7 1/2: Characters Are Puzzling. After reading my last post. You are probably chomping at the bit, eager for examples of how to add depth to your characters. Well, the wait is over! In my first novel, The Seasons of Mae. But first, we need to get Mae to Montana. Thus far in the book, we know that Mae is unhappy at home and feels continually slighted by her parents. We are in the dining room...
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The Mae Project: April 2014
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About The Mae Project. My Books on Amazon. My "For Fun" Blog. Follow Me On Twitter! Thursday, April 24, 2014. Lesson 7 1/2: Characters Are Puzzling. After reading my last post. You are probably chomping at the bit, eager for examples of how to add depth to your characters. Well, the wait is over! In my first novel, The Seasons of Mae. But first, we need to get Mae to Montana. Thus far in the book, we know that Mae is unhappy at home and feels continually slighted by her parents. We are in the dining room...