Category: writing
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The 5 Principles of Story Design: How Storytelling Is Like Mapmaking
Some time ago, I ran across a post on the Society of Cartographer’s email list— What I was doing there, I don’t remember. I’m not […]
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9 More Sources for Character Ideas
Ideas are a dime a dozen, which is no consolation when you just can’t seem to come up with that perfect idea that will pull […]
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Novelist, Heal Thyself (Why Everyone Should Write)
So, I’m putting together a newsletter. That is, a paper newsletter, to send to friends, family, fans, and readers–Sorry, I couldn’t think of a synonym […]
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How to Turn Character Ideas into Characters
They say ideas are a dime a dozen, even character ideas. Many experienced authors don’t even think about it anymore; they don’t remember when they […]
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Writing Interesting Sex Scenes
Okay, you knew that I was eventually going to write this post, didn’t you? The first rule about writing sex scenes is that you have […]
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Writing as a Spiritual Walk
One of the core human needs we seem to have is to make a difference in the world around us. This is what some have […]
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How to Make a Character Sound Angry
The other day, my Little One and her friend were going over a story they were writing, when my ear caught a dialogue tag: “she […]
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Top 10 Reasons (Not?) to Be a Writer
Alan Baxter posted this list last week, and it’s still making the rounds. “And before anyone accuses me,” Alan writes, “of being all jaded and […]
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Flash Fiction Turn-ons and Turn-offs (part 2)
Yesterday, I began with part one, the first 3 turn-ons and 5 turn-offs. In this part, I finish with the final 4 turn-ons and 12 […]
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