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Setting the Mood With Conflict
In a story, starting a fight is an easy way to make the mood tense. But conflict can do more than just make a story […]
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Using Conflict to Keep the Flow
How do you add in description, humorous banter, back-story, asides, character reactions, all without interrupting the flow of words off the page?
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Short Stories for Success
Holly Lisle said something pretty profound on the latest episode of her podcast. She was talking about prologues, whether or not to include them, but […]
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Story Games and Empty Reviews
It occurred to me recently that game reviewers ignore story. I don’t think they do it on purpose. I’d like to think they just don’t […]
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So Much Time And So Little To Do!
No wait— Reverse that. Pamela Slim at Escape from Cubicle Nation understands what it’s like to have too much to do and too little time. […]
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What Makes Gilmore Girls the Best Show on TV
When I read Michael Ausiello’s recent interview with Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino, two things impressed me. Not what’s going to happen to Gilmore Girls […]
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Spotlight: The Notebook (the movie) (Review)
Review of The Notebook, directed by Nick Cassavetes, based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks. An elderly woman (Gena Rowlands) stands, looking out of the […]
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Setting the Mood With Milieu
This is the second part of a series, after Setting the Mood With Expectations. Another mood-generating device authors use is milieu.
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Pet Peeves: Loose Instead of Lose
I have a long list of pet peeves, some that bug me more than others. One that I see popping up more and more is […]
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Setting the Mood With Expectations
How do you write moody stories? How do you imbue your prose with overwhelming emotion? It’s all about manipulating the feelings of the audience. Over […]
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