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Learning the Craft: Battling Discouragement
In the last post, we talked about the damage that rejection and criticism do to a writer’s spirit. Most writers are sensitive, quiet people who are unsure about their calling. So how do you weather...
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A Review of ‘Where You Lead’ by Leslea Wahl
A romance? A mystery? An adventure? What is this novel? Where You Lead is all of these things wrapped in colorful history and tied together by the outstanding talent of Leslea Wahl. What a gift I...
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Learning the Craft: Those Rejection Letters!
How do you let go? It’s like sending your firstborn to kindergarten. You’ve nurtured and fed your baby for years. You got up early and stayed up late to tend to your baby. You spent so many hours alone...
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Learning the Craft: An Office!
“Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are like dancers, like athletes. Without that exercise, the...
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Learning the Craft: Let’s Talk Dialogue
Most new writers have trouble with dialogue. I know I did. Luckily, I have an author in my writing group who is a master at it. He has a real knack for creating believable and creative dialogue that...
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Learning the Craft: Dialogue for Character Revelation
Dialogue can make or break a writer. It can make a character’s flaws or virtues obvious or subtle. It proves that what the author has said about a character in narration is true. And it teaches the...
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Learning the Craft: Style!
What is Writing Style? It is not about what you write. It is all about how you write. It is not about content but form. For example, you can say the same thing in so many ways: It was easy to use!...
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Learning the Craft: Style II
Should I say things in a positive way? Suppose you want the reader to know how dark a room is. You set your scene. A teenager walks into a room and you write, “There was no light in the room.” The...
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Learning the Craft: Pace
What is Pace? Wikipedia defines pace or pacing as the speed at which a story is told — not necessarily the speed at which the story takes place. How does your story unfold? What is it’s rhythm and...
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Learning the Craft: Originality
Do you ever ask yourself, “How is this different from similar pieces of writing?” A writer is many things, but if you aren’t creative you might as well stop wasting paper. Take the time to make...
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