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World Building
(Or "The 5 Category Method to Setting Research")
Taking a page from Bad Horse's last few blog entries, I thought I'd chip in a little bit.
In the past, I’ve advocated learning from cinema, trying to use and translate the same techniques into prose. I use terms like “blocking” and “off-screen” to refer to things in prose.
Today, however, I’d like to discuss one of the major differences between visual media and prose. It also happens to be one of prose fiction's greatest weaknesses: scenes and stories with a large number of characters.
Today’s story relies on not one, but two twists. Since the first twist is incredibly blunt, I have not bothered to spoiler-tag it.
I don’t like catering to holidays, but here’s a review for Halloween anyway. Any time is a good time to review Dark fic.
Title: Just A Simple Story
Welcome back readers, to another entry in Being a Better Writer! Where we are still locked in the Summer of Cliche Writing Advice! That’s right, it isn’t over yet!
Hello readers on this wonderful, sunny (if your weather is like it is here) Monday morning! I’m here to alleviate your Monday blues with this week’s Being a Better Writer! Which, you may notice, is still in the grips of our summer special, the Summer of Cliche Writing Advice! Week seven of the feature, no less!
Overpriced Writing Advice
Where you can learn the stuff I paid thousands of dollars to have taught to me, for free.
...Or In This Case, I Share The Free Stuff I Find - Pt. 6
(AKA "Blog & Book share: Antagonists In Our Stories, Antagonist In Our Mind")
Overpriced Writing Advice
Where you can learn the stuff I paid thousands of dollars to have taught to me, for free.
...Or In This Case, I Share The Free Stuff I Find - Pt. 7
(AKA "Blog share: What Romance Isn't")
Overpriced Writing Advice
Where you can learn the stuff I paid thousands of dollars to have taught to me, for free.
Creating Suspense
I see a whole lot of new and aspiring fanfiction writers all the time, and they almost always start not knowing the basic rules of storytelling or how hard it is in reality to create a believable story. Well, as believable as you can get in fiction. From all I've seen in my time here, I can fairly say that the limits for that go way beyond the sane prospects of logic.
Overpriced Writing Advice
Where you can learn the stuff I paid thousands of dollars to have taught to me, for free.
...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.
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).
Overpriced Writing Advice
Where you can learn the stuff I paid thousands of dollars to have taught to me, for free.
Creating World Depth Via Hints
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