Tag: writing tip
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May 18, 2007 10:41 PM EDT --
Fiction writers are hammered with the admonition to show and not tell.
Writing teachers pound it into us. Books on writing repeat it until we feel we've been beaten. And if we're . . .
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May 05, 2007 07:44 PM EDT --
Have you ever been told that you repeat the same word too many times in a paragraph, a chapter, or even in a book?
Repetition can be both satisfying and strong when used appropriately. But it . . .
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May 25, 2007 11:01 PM EDT --
Words. I love everything about them. I love how they look on the page, how they sound to the ear, how they create worlds.
Letter combinations fascinate me. Ck has its own identity . . .
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May 26, 2007 12:45 PM EDT --
We use words to communicate. We also use them to create. But do our words communicate our intentions? Have we created the feeling or meaning we hoped to foster?
When we use words incorrectly, . . .
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May 26, 2007 01:11 PM EDT --
We've seen them. We've used them. Those words that pull us back from the edge, keep us from laying out our emotions or descriptions in full, unapologetic fashion.
What are these words . . .
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May 26, 2007 12:26 PM EDT --
Are there words that work for one story but not another, that fit a non-fiction article but stick out, rather obviously, in a short story?
The short answer is, of course.
A business report will not likely . . .
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May 06, 2009 10:26 PM EDT --
The words danger and captivating came up in one of our No Whine discussions last month and together they struck a chord in me. Must have struck Pat as well, because she thought they'd . . .
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September 09, 2007 02:03 AM EDT --
One of my students asked a question on how to speed up writing. I thought maybe there are many bright minds and experiential hands to help. If you'd like to share something with him, please . . .
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July 16, 2009 10:23 PM EDT --
Here's a fun exercise I use when teaching writing skills. I thought it would be fun to see what happens when adult writers play the game.
Choosing interesting words paints pictures in the mind of the . . .
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October 31, 2008 12:11 AM EDT --
A couple of years ago, I took a fiction writing class taught by Thomas B. Sawyer (a former head writer on Murder She Wrote , novelist, screenwriter, and playwright). He recommended that anyone who . . .
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November 07, 2008 06:09 AM EST --
If you like to write (or read) short fiction, I recommend checking out Glimmer Train Press, an independent quarterly literary journal started in 1990 by two sisters in Portland, Oregon who personally . . .
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June 08, 2007 03:59 PM EDT --
I recently signed up for a free, six-week online fiction writing class. After a year of stalling-- or was it two?-- I needed yet another kick-in-the-pants to motivate myself to sit down and write.
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October 17, 2008 01:58 AM EDT --
Hello Everyone!
For members who were here last Friday on my first day as the Friday member editor, I hope you got a chance to read my post " It's Friday Here at the Gather . . .
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October 17, 2008 02:59 AM EDT --
In every writing class I've taken, the group was not only expected to complete writing assignments on time, class participation (even in online classes) was expected. That expectation centered around . . .
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October 24, 2008 01:46 AM EDT --
You’re staring at a blank screen. You want to write a piece for your blog, for your writing class, or your writing project, but your fingers remain motionless on the keyboard. You know you must . . .
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October 24, 2008 01:18 AM EDT --
Hopefully you are one of the members who successfully survived the Gather update that seemed to affect so many people and are now ready to move on to bigger and better things.
Today, as every Friday . . .
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October 31, 2008 12:10 AM EDT --
Whether you are busy stirring your cauldron, readying your scariest howls and screams, or just adjusting your neck bolts, I'm hoping you can take a break and join the fun here before the witching . . .
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