With first-person narrators, opinions/viewpoints affect everything. Anything the character tells us has some degree of meaning/importance.
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@katiekleinbooks.bsky.socialWith first-person narrators, opinions/viewpoints affect everything. Anything the character tells us has some degree of meaning/importance.
@blocwrite.bsky.socialCut the line where the character explains what the reader already understands. #WritingTips #FictionWriting #NovelWriting
@verbalize.bsky.social"You Are Writing Medieval Fantasy Wrong" by Richard Marpole via FantasyFaction #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips fantasy-faction.com/2021/you-are...
@ericaverrillo.bsky.socialWhere Everybody Has a Book in Their Belly. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2014/01/wher...
@james-prosser.bsky.social👉 What's your favorite way to jump straight into a scene? Drop your thoughts in the comments!
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@inventingreality.bsky.socialTake the right road: Traveled vs. travelled
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@teacherwriters.bsky.socialA strong education book doesn’t have to help everyone.
Be precise: who is it for, what are they struggling with, and what will they do differently after reading?
Clarity starts there.
@hollyschindler.bsky.socialWe often ask ourselves if our protagonist is LIKABLE. But maybe we should ask:
Is our protagonist worth FOLLOWING? hollyschindler.substack.com/p/is-your-pr...
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@shuga04.bsky.social✍️ Writing tip: Twist the knife.
He loses his job. His daughter greets him dressed as him for career day.
Find the personal detail that makes a bad moment harder to bear.
What detail would make this scene hurt more?
@fromcarly.bsky.socialThere are three types of voice in writing: author, narrator, and character.
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@verbalize.bsky.social"Why Is This Love Scene Here? How To Write Compelling Love Scenes" by @JoMcNallyAuthor via @WritersDigest #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips
@novlr.orgThe way you write dialogue from a child's point of view will be character and project dependent. In answer to today's writer question, we look at knowing your audience and writing young children's dialogue that fits your project.
@knightwritingpress.bsky.social@samknight.bsky.social's #writingtips: Go back and look at the first word of all your paragraphs. If they all start with He, She, or a Name, then you are probably writing with repetitively structured sentences. That can be uninteresting, or worse, it can be off-putting. Change it up!
@velrictorello.bsky.socialMy manuscript would be finished by now if I had more _____.
Time?
Motivation?
A clear ending?
Discipline?
Something else?
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@wordsmithic.bsky.socialDon't be afraid to delve into the culture and seek out the characteristics you'd love to share with others!
There are so many things to introduce about Greece, from the landscape to superstitions, to mouth-watering food, to festivals, and many more!
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@katielcarroll.comEvergreen reminder that when you're drafting, it doesn't have to be good, it just has to get written.
(this reminder is for myself)
@jomalby.bsky.social“Don’t agonise over every word in a first draft; that will only slow you down. Just write the #story. Get it onto the page. Drafting is the stage where you capture the idea. Revising is where you figure out how to really tell the story well.” @bethkander.bsky https://cme.sh/storytelling #writingtips
