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Aug.23.2011
Many times in my reading and learning about the art of writing I stumble across people who define story as conterminous with plot. I feel this can be a limiting view of story and in the end is harmful to the 'long view' for our writing.
PLOT: –noun 1.Also called storyline. the...
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Jun.29.2011
There is a maxim in writing called R.U.E — Resist the Urge to Explain. Supposedly, if you show your readers the story rather than explaining it to them, it will allow readers to draw their own conclusions, thereby making readers a part of the story.
In some ways, my novel More Deaths Than One is a...
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Jun.17.2011
The Rabbit King: Kingdom Leporidae
The story of The Orphan Hare . . . who became king!
Check out my new illustrated story book, The Rabbit King: Kingdom Leporidae at www.therabbitking.com.
About The Book:
The Rabbit King: Kingdom Leporidae begins with Hare, an orphan rabbit, alone and on his own...
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May.22.2011
Lately I've become more aware of something that has been true for many years. It's about how I dream.
In my dreams, I am often two places at once. I am a character, or at least sharing the consciousness of a character to some degree; and at the same time, I am observing, screenwriting, directing...
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May.19.2011
1. Some great questions came my way from a recent book club meeting, so I thought I'd share them with everybody. Enjoy!
Where did you get the idea for the two main characters? What research did you do for the book?
The book is loosely based on a journal my great-grandmother wrote in the last...
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May.11.2011
On Writing: What Separates the Artist-Writer from the Amateur
by Jennifer King
“Who determined which particular emotion will satisfy an audience at the end…? The writer. From the way...
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May.06.2011
New South, Ga. State University, Winter 2011
I wasn’t familiar with this litmag before it appeared in my mailbox, but I suspect that previous issues were of the popular thematic sort. For this one, though, the editors have chosen an interesting juxtaposition – short (less than 1000 words)...
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May.04.2011
I'm not a poet by nature; I'm too analytical, taciturn emotionally. But as someone committed to the craft of prose, I have to be wary of trite metaphors, ho-hum ways of getting my sensibilities across to potential readers.
So I sometimes take a stab at writing poetry. What's left unsaid in poesy...
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May.04.2011
No wedding goes off without a hitch. And in your story, no protagonist’s journey should go along smoothly. Ever. Think of all the conflicts that a bride and groom endure on their long trip to the altar. Same holds true for your characters when trying to achieve their goals in the story.
Joseph...
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May.02.2011
If you’re a writer, then it’s bound to happen sometime. It’s definitely happened to me. It can happen to you. You can’t escape it. A time may come, in writing your story, you may have to write, the “big wedding scene.” But why are weddings so popular? Why do so many movies, novels, and soap operas...
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