Tag: dreams
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Protected: …the writing life… | “Bollywood, The Hijinks of Thrillers, and Definition…”
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Protected: …Married Life-why i write… | “Antonya Nelson, Escapism, and The New Frontier…”
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Of Turning Points, Disclosures and Amplifying Conflict…
Revelations in a novel not only reveal character, but also ideally raise the stakes, up the ante, so-to-speak, which ultimately intensifies conflict. The opening revelation and/or those of the first chapters of a novel establish the chaos that has befallen your protagonist, i.e. display the problem she or he is facing. Disclosures during the middle…
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Of Bishops, Kindreds Spirits and the Dawning of Awareness…
The Bishop in chess moves diagonally along the squares of the chessboard until it encounters another playing piece. The various directions in which the Bishop can move create a cross upon the chess board. Less powerful than the Queen or Rook, one Bishop equals the strength of a Knight or 3 Pawns. Like the Rook,…
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Of Mantras, Writing, and Knowing When to Tell…
Your story lives within you. Write with it rather than about it. –Martha Alderson of Plotwhisperer for Writers and Readers “Don’t talk your story out. Write it.” I heard that a lot during my participation in many writing workshops, but not so much like the almost broken mantra, “Show. Don’t tell,” regarding the development of…