Tag: writing
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An Idea for a Story…
I have the idea for a story. It may turn into a novel. For now it opens with, “…The great god Maui, it is said, created the island Maui, by tricking his brothers into thinking he had caught a huge fish. He told them to paddle faster so that he could pull the fish to…
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Twists
The best stories often have a twist at the end. But what is a twist? Is it the result of having led the reader in one direction, only to surprise them with action rising from another? Not quite.
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Writing Challenges? | Questions About Your Story?
Do you have any questions about writing? Are you stuck with a story? Don’t know where your novel is headed? Or simply need a boost to get writing? Send me your questions and I’ll address it it in a blog, with picture and everything. Just for you.
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Premise
What’s the premise of your novel? Do you need one? Why would you not? Premise is the combination of character and situation. What if Person A is forced to confront Situation F?
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Our Words Are But Children at Play
Like an old man watching children at play, we need to see through our own seriousness. No matter how seriously the children go about their games, the old man is amused and never for a moment takes them to be real. We can watch our own thoughts and emotions in the same way. Without taking…
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What is Story?
Jerry Cleaver writes in Immediate Fiction, that story is a heightened sense of reality. Concentrated with the essence of reality, those essentials that render it authentic, and plausible through character descriptions and the crafted context, story is not reality as we know it.
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Swimming
During vacation I made a point of making sure I went into the ocean each day, just wading. Marine therapy is so good for the body and soul. I also went swimming during that time. It was great. Exercise and deep breathing deepens my sleep. I slept a lot during our vacation. I dreamed a…