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Avoiding writing (again), I wandered Orson Scott Card’s Uncle Orson’s Writing Class. And just for the hell of it, clicked on the character naming article. First rule: No two characters in the same story can have their key name (i.e., the one most commonly referred to) start with the same letter or the same sound). […]
“Does genius burn?” That’s what Jo March’s family used to ask when she was writing frantically in Little Women. That was my first exposure to how other writers lived, and I’ve never forgotten it. Because I do it too. Oh, I don’t have the cap that warned family members of Jo’s mood, and I don’t
Not much writing tonight. But that’s okay, what I did get done was important. I’m in a tricky bit right now. It’s a definite turning-point for a lot of things in my book, and the way I had it before was too rushed, and didn’t make much sense. So I did what we chickens must
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Writing a Novel Date: 02 March, 2004 — $12.32 — Book product page Rating: Hmm, just messing around a bit actually, wanted to see how this reviewing thing worked. But since I’m here… I found this book comprehensive and coherent, the author’s tone friendly and honest,
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Yay!!! This weekend I finished and sent Chapter Seventeen, finished Chapter Eighteen, and possibly finished Chapter Nineteen. Hurray!! It helps that the writing is much better in the second half of the book, I can use more of what was already there…which makes me worry for the length of the book. If I’m not cutting
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Hee, I hate to post another blog, that will put Taro and Rafe off the page. *sigh* But I guess I’m about due for a progress report. So. Eve’s manuscript is at 68,000 words. I’m on chapter sixteen. I have written a chapter a week, a couple times twice a week, and missed one week
Found it! Didn’t know I still had it, sooo delighted I do! “You are a good writer. I know you are writing a genre piece, but I would still like more to distinguish our hero, boss, heroine, etc from everyone ever written. You are doing the formula well (except for the names) but with your
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