Write well. Write often. Edit wisely.
The last couple of articles I’ve written have focused on grammar and punctuation. On rules. And while learning rules is important, sometimes we need to focus on other writing concerns. Sometimes we need to immerse ourselves in the power of our passions. Just recently I was dramatically reminded of this need once again. PBS stations in the […]
Taking tips from the series finale of Mad Men.
Continue reading Lesson from Mad Men Finale—It’s the Real Thing »
Taking lessons, the positive and the negative, from movies and TV.
To keep readers reading, stir their curiosity. Make them have to turn the page. Give them unanswered questions and make them have to know the answers.
A reminder of the power of story to take us where we’ve never been, to make us into people we can only imagine.
Fiction can be sterile and bland and seemingly perfect, but sterile stories don’t engage the reader. Be encouraged to bypass the safe and sterile and instead write engrossing stories.
Continue reading The Sterile Story—Don’t Write Another One »
Some lament the seeming death of fiction—but maybe readers simply aren’t reading because writers aren’t creating stories that readers can enjoy. A reminder and an argument to write for the reader.
Fiction can become real for readers. A look at how The Princess Bride combined narration with showing and captured not only a little boy’s attention, but the attention of a wide audience.
Continue reading The Princess Bride—Storytelling Done Right »
Writers have dual sides to their creativity. Both freewheeling Creative Genius and stern Editing Witch are necessary for the crafting of quality fiction and entertaining novels.
The reader will focus on what stands out. Turn the reader's attention where you want it to go.
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