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Kill Your Darlings

Writing Tips

Last week we discussed the ten commandments of writing.  This week we’ll move on to another topic inspired by Mr. King  with his phrase “Kill Your Darlings”.
Imagine you’re finished. Finally finished.  You’ve typed “The End” on the last page of the novel you’ve been working on for the last year.  You’re elated.  After all of [...]

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The Ten Commandments of Writing – Continued

Writing Tips

Welcome back. Are you ready for the next five commandments on writing as stated by Mr. King?  Here they are (fanfare please….):
6. When your reader sees what you see it’s telepathy – This is my favorite.  Think about it for a moment.  
7. No need to explain what characters look like  – I used to [...]

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The Ten Commandments of Writing

Writing Tips

In my favorite writing nook there was a piece of paper I use to keep taped to the wall beside me.  My writing nook has changed since those days and the piece of paper no longer hangs on the wall but the words are here in my laptop and I pull the document up every [...]

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What Makes Your Characters Stand Out?

Characters

Have you ever read a book and found that you were having a hard time telling one character from another? These “vanilla” characters have peppered novels for ages. Yet there are those characters who stand out from the crowd. And why is that? What makes them so special? Why do [...]

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Creative Laryngitis

Writing Tips

Ever lose your voice? It stinks. You know what you want to say but you can’t quite get it out. It’s there… frozen on the tip of your tongue… you can visualize it but when it comes out it doesn’t sound anything like you. In fact it sounds like a pale imitation [...]

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