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Show, Don’t Tell
One of the most important aspects of ‘good’ writing is the author’s ability to show rather than simply tell when writing. What does that mean? It means instead of simply telling the reader what is...
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Writing Action Scenes
Just recently in a writing forum where I am a member someone posted an fight scene for critique. Between offering critique on this particular scene and revising several chapters of my own novel...
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Writing Effective Description
This week on #scribechat on Twitter (Thursday 9pm ET US/Friday 11am AEST Aus.) the topic was ‘Editing your Manuscript’. One question that came up was regarding description. So today I’m going to...
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My Best Advice for Other Aspiring Writers
I’m writing this post as part of Peevish Penman’s “My Best Advice to New Writers” Blogfest. My best advice is something I’ve talked about on this blog a couple of times before, but it truly is my...
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Helpful Writing Sites and Blog Posts – July 2010 Edition
I just realised it’s been two months since I last did one of these, so here is a round up of some helpful writing sites and blog posts I’ve come across in the past two months: You Have to Believe...
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Writing Secrets You Won’t Learn in Class (Guest Post)
Phew! These past two weeks of school holidays have been busy, busy, busy! Now that school holidays (and the plethora of illnesses that have plagued our household) are over, I can hopefully get back to...
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Show, Don’t Tell Challenge
This year I’m featuring a monthly writing challenge on the blog. As ‘show, don’t tell’ is one of my writing mantras and is a topic I’ve covered many times on my blog, I thought it only fitting for it...
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What Does ‘Show, Don’t Tell’ Mean?
The writing challenge this month is all about ‘Show, Don’t Tell’, but what does it mean and how can you apply it to your writing? Showing is all about creating visual imagery for your reader and...
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Show, Don’t Tell Challenge Share Day
How did you go with the challenge this month? As a reminder of what this month’s challenge entailed, or for those who are coming in late and still want to have a go, this was the challenge: Show,...
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