In this week’s video, learn how to write backstory that matters to your story and entrance readers with its possibilities…
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10 Ways to Stop Feeling Like a Failure as a Writer
Failure hurts, doesn’t it? It can be brutal, humiliating, and demoralizing. From the giddy heights of your initial creative rush, the long hours wrestling to keep your labor of love alive, to landing smack on your face on releasing it into a world that frankly, doesn’t give a damn. That’s one heck of a fall.
But we’ve all felt like failures at one point in our lives. And the pain that it brings can be enough for us to slam the brakes on ever trying to be a writer again. Those writers who succeed understand that to stop feeling like a failure and dare again, you need to re-examine your idea of what failure as a writer actually is and what it means to you.
Because before you can start to feel like a successful writer, you must stop feeling like a failed one. Here’s how:
Via http://writetodone.com/10-ways-to-stop-feeling-like-a-failure-as-a-writer/
The 12 Question Fiction Writing Conflict Test
You need to give your protagonist and your antagonist story goals. These story goals should be in conflict with each other. Tell a story where your readers can empathise with both your hero and your villain. Make both of them memorable and interesting. But how do you tell if you will have enough conflict in your novel? Answer our conflict test to find out.
Via http://writerswrite.co.za/the-12-question-fiction-writing-conflict-test
Unique Stories | Charles De Lint
Some #Inspiration From Charles De Lint; Tell Your Unique #Stories To The World #AmWriting #Storytelling
The Devil is in the Detail in Fiction Writing
So over the last couple of weeks, I have been straining my old eyes to complete a couple of final reads, looking for those small annoying faults, like misplaced commas, errant formatting, typos and silly repetition. Due to the good work done in the editing stage, there were not a lot of faults, so I was very pleased that the end of the process was near.
Until that is, a glaring error hit me in the face about halfway through what I thought was going to be my final read. This is the kind of problem that usually hits first draft fiction writing…
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Stephen King: The Writer’s Voice
Across a long and prolific career, Stephen King’s works can be shown to evolve alongside the author. This special feature discusses how a writer’s voice in their work is tied to the writer’s personal experience and explores the risk of literary influence by examining specific entries in King’s canon…
25 Things to Know About Writing the First Chapter of Your Novel
A reader walks into a bookstore. Spies an interesting book. What does she do? Picks it up. Flips to the first chapter. Or, if I can find the first chapter online somewhere, I’ll read it there. One way or another, I want to see that first chapter. Because that’s where you grab me by the balls or where you push me out the door. The first chapter is where you use me or lose me…
Via http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/05/29/25-things-to-know-about-writing-the-first-chapter/
How I went from Writing 2,000 words a day to 10,000 words a day…
When I told people that I’d gone from writing 2k words to 10k words per day, I got a huge response. Everyone wanted to know how I’d done it, and I finally got so sick of telling the same story over and over again that I decided to write it down here.So, once and for all, here’s the story of how I went from writing 500 words an hour to over 1500, and (hopefully) how you can too…
How To Supercharge Your Writing With This Cinematic Technique
Would you like to know how to supercharge your writing?
Today, novelists are using cinematic technique to create visually dynamic scenes.
Readers, used to watching movies and TV, have come to expect a more ‘cinematic’ experience when they read.
They want to watch the story unfold before their eyes rather than be told what is happening in summary or exposition.
3 Simple Tips on the ‘Show, Don’t Tell’ Mantra | Writer’s Edit
The show, don’t tell mantra haunts every writer, no matter how long they’ve been around. But what does it mean? It’s the used and abused phrase thats truth is lost among endless repetitions.
While this quick guide isn’t the easy-peasy formula for fantastic writing (since that formula doesn’t exist), this is an exploration of a few ways to craft more compelling stories. Follow these steps to show more, tell less and inspire your readers always.
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