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Verbs power your stories. Use accurate verbs to create the motion and emotion you want your story to have. This article includes tips for choosing verbs, including use of the passive voice.
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A reminder to layer on the emotional hits so the reader will feel them. Use knockout lines or zingers when that works for a scene, but don’t be hesitant about pushing, about hitting the emotional button again and again.
It’s time for a bit of encouragement. After a summer filled with activities that eat into your writing time, it’s time to get back into the rhythm and flow of creating, of linking events and characters and details into stories that readers clamor for.
Continue reading Getting Back to Work and into the Rhythm of Writing »
Description in fiction paints the story world and characters for readers, gives substance to a world wholly unfamiliar to the readers. Learn some tips for working with description.
Technology is part of a story’s setting. Remember to include technology, especially in contemporary stories, if you want setting and background to feel authentic.
The use of there’s for there are—is it acceptable?
Continue reading Grammatically Correct or Culturally Acceptable Wording »
An overflow article for comments and questions regarding manuscript formatting.
Continue reading Overflow Comments for Post on Manuscript Format »
A discussion of where to begin writing, especially when you don’t know where to start. Included a reminder to decide on foundational issues before putting pen to paper.
Help for setting up and using dependent (subordinate) clauses. Tips include when to use commas.
Continue reading Treating Dependents and Subordinates Properly »
Characters need motivation to compel them to act when they otherwise wouldn’t. And writers have to supply the right motivation for the story events, the character, the genre, and the setting.
The reader will focus on what stands out. Turn the reader's attention where you want it to go.
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