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"… bookending involves intentionally connecting your opening and closing scenes so they echo each other in some way. You might return to the same setting; repeat an object, image, or line of dialogue; revisit a …"
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"… bookending involves intentionally connecting your opening and closing scenes so they echo each other in some way. You might return to the same setting; repeat an object, image, or line of dialogue; revisit a …"
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𝐘𝐨𝐝𝐚’𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬
The Lexicons you must have.
Truly wonderful these books are.
The greatest teacher Kathy is.
Scrolled enough you have.
Buy these books you must.
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"… 100+ of the genre’s best-loved tropes. While some are subsets of others, or could fall into more than one category, they cover all the different ways these tropes can be used in storytelling. Each section describes 1-2 …"
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"A book proposal outlines what a future, as-yet-unwritten nonfiction book will be about. It should be short enough for an editor or agent to read in one sitting and decide whether the project interests them."
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"There’s a #1 lie I hear all the time about female characters. You may have heard it yourself, or even thought it. … On the surface, it seems like common sense. … So-called self-styled ‘gurus’ online offer all kinds of …"
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"Shadow Falls Review is a new print journal of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, produced and published by the graduate students at The University of St. Thomas. Named after a waterfall along the Mississippi River …"
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"A secret in fiction, as in life, doesn’t have to be a bombshell like the revelation of a State secret, the identity of a ruthless killer, or the true nature of a historical event. It can be a quieter but no less important …"
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»Draft2Digital (D2D) was founded in 2012 … to provide a way for self-publishing authors to format and distribute their works. … the ideal publishing platform for authors who want to “go wide,” …«
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There are #lessons here for #writers.
"Even if someone thinks the sequel films are worse, surely that doesn’t retroactively make the older movies better, right? … I keep seeing claims that the prequels actually …"
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"Many storytellers want their story to be open to interpretation. It can give readers something to think over, create a memorable experience, and, let’s be honest, make us look clever. Our very favorite thing. However …"
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Are redundancies cluttering your writing like the bombastic superlatives of a politician?
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»Give them [your fictional characters] more than one thing going on. But don’t give them more simply for the sake of making their lives busy. Layer in additional goals and problems that will enrich the main story.«
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"Stop chasing validation. Start chasing problems! That’s where you can uncover feedback gold – by yourself."
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Via Jeremy Desmon: "RhymeHamster is a rhyming dictionary I edit by hand. It’s free, with no ads and no login. Perfect rhymes are strict, slant rhymes sit on an adjustable dial and about ten thousand modern words, phrases and names are included."
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FREE EBOOK
»"Spec Script Deals: 1991-2025" … 517 pages and includes 2,560 individual spec script deal listings. … You may download the attachment provided at the bottom of this page.«
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𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 & 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐲-𝐭𝐨-𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰
“With the help of the Lexicon books, I was able to remove over half of my repeated words”
“immensely improved my writing”
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"Why is saying no so difficult? We tend to avoid conflict—and saying no might disappoint another person. We don’t want to damage relationships. We may fear that our refusal might reflect badly on us."
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"If you write … content for a video, role-playing, or board game—or even write fiction within a game world or for an intellectual property (IP) like Marvel or Star Wars—you will likely be asked to sign a Work for Hire (WFH) contract."
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"Writers, you cannot tease and taunt readers with something as major as a hidden decapitated head, then not give us a satisfying conclusion."