Category: writing
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“Aha!” Moments and Character “Change”
I love character stories. In fact, I rarely enjoy a story unless it has a character-driven component. So I was naturally surprised that I so […]
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How to Write a Character-Driven Flash Story Really Fast
A couple Fridays ago— This is just after my computer gave out, and I was behind schedule on everything. Come Friday morning, I had not […]
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Crime Fiction: Ten Cliches to Avoid
I’ve been wrestling with a lot of personal issues, and I haven’t had the time I usually do to write. So I pulled out this […]
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10 Flash Fiction Writing Tips
Every writer who writes flash has one of these lists, even if flash is not his area of expertise. Even if he doesn’t write it […]
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Examples of Alternative Conflict
I called it “alternative conflict” in Monday’s post, but a better monicker might be “problem-free conflict,” because it pops up over and over again in […]
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The Need for Better Writers’ T-Shirts
Okay, not all writer’s novelty T-shirts are that bad. Browsing the ones on CafePress, some of them are downright witty, such as “I write, therefore […]
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Exploring Alternative Conflict
My #FridayFlash short-short story, “Too Much Information,” this past week experimented with a different kind of conflict, something I’m calling “alternative conflict.” In reality, there […]
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10 Basic Character Needs
They say that effective story characters have problems, because problems mean conflict, and conflict makes for an interesting story. True enough. (See Wednesday’s post for […]
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Craft Beer, Garage Bands, and Self-Published Authors
Craft Beer I’m not a beer drinker. But when I watched a recent Reason.TV video about craft beer, I wanted to become one. I’m not […]
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Writing Prompts from Classic Stories
Here’s a way to come up with story ideas: retell a classic story, with a twist or two. Or merely use an extant story for […]
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