Writing Tips: How to Make a Monster · 4:20am Jul 12th, 2016
(Inspiration from reading parts of Writing Monsters by Philip Athans)
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(Inspiration from reading parts of Writing Monsters by Philip Athans)
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...Or In This Case, I Share The Free Stuff I Find
(AKA "Blog share: Alternative Plot Structure and Deep POV")
I have often been told that dialogue is one of my strongest areas as a writer. I find this compliment a bit unusual, because dialogue is often one of the areas that I spend the least time on. My dialogue technique involves a lot of instinct and guess work (I suppose a lot of my writing does). There is one area, however, where I did have to learn and research, because I am quite bad at it in real life.
Lying.
Yes, you read that right. Today I'm taking a break from talking about fanfiction and magic equines. Today, I'm talking about corporate fiction and magic humans! I know it will be a transition for all of us, but there's more equivalency in writing quality than you might expect.
Today I'm talking about Unbowed, Part 1.
God, has it been too long.
With questions from A Dumbfounded Deity, Berry Punch, Dizzy Twister (not the background pony), and Limestone Blinkamena Pie, aka Key Lime!
It's good to be back.
Another new year is here. That means lots of new beginnings, looking forward, etc. All those platitudes and cliches we've come to know and possibly tolerate. But just as important as looking to the future, perhaps even more important, is examining the past. Learning from our mistakes and critiquing our own work is crucial if we want to grow as writers (and as people).
I thought I would share some programs I personally use on my computer that help to defend it from malicious attacks as well as run faster and smoother. The best things about all of these programs are, not only do they work incredibly well, but they are also one hundred percent free. They each do have 'premium' versions you can buy, but honestly thee free versions work great on their own. There is no reason to 'upgrade' unless you just absolutely want to (for whatever reason).
With a chapter that has been sitting in my Drive for two or three weeks.
With questions by Emerald Knight, a pegasister, Sunset Shimmer, and Beauty Split! Check it out!
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Creating World Depth Via Hints
DerpyWhooves once asked me why I'd stick around in a place populated by sub-human animals.
Well, I'll say this: I'm less dead than I look.
Anyway, today I'd like to take a moment to talk about opening lines. We've got an Original Short Story Writeoff finishing up this evening.[1] I've spent a lot of the last week reading and reviewing, and beginning some revisions on an original story of my own. Going through this month's Writeoff entries, though, got me thinking about one of my favorite topics in fiction—and one it seems I've never blogged about before—opening lines.
Hello, this is Zephyr Spark. I have this idea. In fact, I've had it for a year now, outlined and ready to be written. The story is titled "Arrow Dragon" (because I'm not good with names) and has the following plot:
A Post For The Silent Victims
This subject is going to be highly controversial. So if you don't like reading about controversial subjects that make you think, then click away from this post right now.
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...Or In This Case, I Share The Free Stuff I Find - Pt. 2
(AKA "Blog share: Pro Tips for Large Ongoing Stories and Stereotypes to Avoid With Secondary Characters")
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A Demonstration Of Tips So Far (And An Offer Of Sorts)
It is extremely important to have critical thinking skills, especially in this time in history where so much false information is circulated through social media sites and the internet as a whole. It's easy to get caught up in believing rumors, questionable facts circulated through Wikipedia or other community edited encyclopedias, fake news reports from both official news stations and internet news reporters, and really just any of the data you take in on a daily basis.
I’m continuing my critiques of the entrants into the Imposing Sovereigns II contest. We continue down my list of “finalists”: stories which I considered awarding points to. I would like to stress, however, that I only ranked them because FanOfMostEverything made me; they are all excellent.
I must also point out, I never read the comic involving Princess Amore.
Title: The Heart Beats Still
WARNING: The following blog posts contains some minor spoilers for Amending Fences. If you have not yet watched today’s episode, you might want to do so before you read this post.
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