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Critique Group – The Pyramid Scheme
Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All I ask is that you post a comment about the submission below. Don’t feel like you have to critique the whole piece. Even a short comment on one aspect can be helpful. If you want… Read More ›
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How to Write Compelling Characters – Guest Post by Pamela Collazos
We writers often section ourselves off into camps. Plot-first writers go in one camp, and character-first writers in the other. But the truth is that, whether you start with the plot or characters, you must create compelling characters to organically… Read More ›
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Critique Group (Extra) – The Unraveling of a Prince
I am adding an extra piece to critique this week. Enjoy. Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All I ask is that you post a comment about the submission below. Don’t feel like you have to critique the whole piece. Even a… Read More ›
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Developing Realistic Characters Part 2 – Guest Post by Pamela Collazos
Your characters are still giving you the cold shoulder, huh? Or worse, they’re only concepts floating around, ghost-like, too intangible to give you anything like a shoulder. Don’t worry! Try to flesh them out with these four functions before giving… Read More ›
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Story Development – Heaven Came Down Part 1
This is a new story I am working on that I can discuss with my Patreon supporters. Heaven Came Down (Part 1) – Bryan Davis Ben set his plasma rifle on the ground and propped the angel’s corpse against a… Read More ›
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Critique Group – Don’t Look Back
I am recycling some of my critiquing memes. If you have good ones to share, let me know. Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All I ask is that you post a comment about the submission below. Don’t feel like you have… Read More ›
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Developing Realistic Characters Part 1 – Guest Post by Pamela Collazos
Characters can be tricky to develop. Unless inspiration suddenly hits you like a truck, you probably find it difficult to create characters out of thin air. So don’t try! Choose something more concrete to work with. The thoughts in your… Read More ›
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Critique Group Will Resume in January 2019
The Critique Group feature of this blog will resume in early January of 2019. In order to keep the group going, I need participation. If people comment on submitted excerpts, I will be glad to continue posting them. Let’s hope… Read More ›
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Narrative Fragments
A fragment is a phrase that poses as a sentence but is missing either a subject or a verb. For example – “Went to the beach.” This phrase has no subject. It doesn’t reveal who went to the beach. It… Read More ›
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Critique Group Suspended
I was the only person who commented on the most recent critique group post. That must mean that the group has lost interest. I am suspending this feature for the time being. 0
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Critique Group – The Rogue Planet
April 19, 2019
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Critique Group – Touchdown
March 29, 2019
Writing Tips ›
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Narrative Fragments
October 9, 2018
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Writing Tips: No Easy Obstacles – Suffering is Good for Your Story
January 15, 2018
Story Development ›
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Story Development – Heaven Came Down Part 1
January 5, 2019
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Story Development – Search for The Astral Dragon
October 3, 2017