Wednesday, December 7, 2011
I’m a huge fan of GMail. Have I ever mentioned that before? I know I’ve talked about Google Docs, and you can probably take it for granted that anyone who raves about Google Docs appreciates the company’s email service, too. Still. I’m a huge fan of GMail. I never delete anything. Everything goes in the [...]
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Also tagged Consortium Books, Courtney Cantrell, Creative Writing, Drafts, Editing, Jessie Sanders, Joshua Unruh, Master of Professional Writing, NaNoWriMo, Publication, Rewriting, Storytelling, Taming Fire
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Way back when, I tried to start a series around here on some of the specialized storytelling terminology I’ve been learning in my Master of Professional Writing course. I got into Plates and Hooks and Scene Questions and Story Questions, and that diverted me off into a separate series on Story Questions. I’m not complaining. [...]
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Also tagged Alan Pogue, Catastrophe, Conflict, Creative Writing, Deborah Chester, Hidden Story, Master of Professional Writing, Plot, Scene Structure, Storytelling, Tips and Tricks, Writing Rules
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It was a couple weeks ago when I talked about the importance of designing good story questions. Since then I’ve talked about the diverse properties of bones, and some rules for using story questions to build a structurally sound novel. Leaving out the cute story about my kid, most of the discussion has been about [...]
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Also tagged Creative Writing, Deborah Chester, Document Structure, Plot, Prewriting, Rewriting, Storytelling, Teaching, Tips and Tricks, Writing Exercise, Writing Rules
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Friday, December 31, 2010
Yesterday I talked to you about your book’s big, bad rewrite. I gave you one example of how it might go, and then started into a bit of a pep talk. Now it’s time for me to tell you about application, to tell you how to do your rewrite. That’s a tricky task. I don’t [...]
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
For nearly a year now, Trish has been participating in a monthly book club with our friend Becca and several other ladies I don’t happen to be familiar with. She has really enjoyed it, as much for the opportunity to get out on her own and hang out with grown-ups at least once a month, [...]
