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Show Rather than Tell a Charac...

Show Rather than Tell a Character’s Personality

All too often, novice writers make the mistake of telling us a character’s personality, as in Jane was sweet and elegant yet suffered from a penchant for dangerous adventures. Rather than…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author 1d ago

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Delete nulls from your novel, ...

Delete nulls from your novel, short story

Sometimes the only purpose of a story’s sentence is to say that nothing happened. Such sentences are called “nulls”. An example would be the sentence “He said nothing.” Fortunately, nulls are easy …

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author 5d ago

7 Tips for Writing Dialogue in Fiction #editingtips #fiction #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity inventingrealityediting.com/2...

7 Tips for Writing Dialogue in...

7 Tips for Writing Dialogue in Fiction

For the full article, click the linked title: • Place ‘said’ after speaker’s name Does placing said before or after attribution – as in Thales said or said Thales – matter? The an…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author 5d ago

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Fix scene by employing black b...

Fix scene by employing black box analysis

One question a number of writers have when editing their novel or short story is if a scene succeeds or not. Sometimes they feel the scene lacks importance, yet they hesitate to cut or revise …

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author 6d ago

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Five Great Humorous Thoughts o...

Five Great Humorous Thoughts on Writing

“The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.” – Alan Dean Foster“Writing is like sausage making in my view; you’ll all be happier in the end if you just eat the final product…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author 6d ago

5 Tips on Creating Suspense in Your Story #editingtips #fiction #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity inventingrealityediting.com/2...

5 Tips on Creating Suspense in...

5 Tips on Creating Suspense in Your Story

• How to create suspense in your fiction story • Use pacing to maintain sense of tension in story• Add ticking clock to create sense of urgency • Add reaction shots to heighten dramatic tension• Or…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author Apr 1

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Don’t burden us with a self-in...

Don’t burden us with a self-indulgent digression

Many writers pen stories to make a statement about an ethical or political issue. This is especially true in science fiction; the movie “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home”, for example, is largely abou…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author Apr 1

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5 Tips on Creating Suspense in...

5 Tips on Creating Suspense in Your Story

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author Apr 1

Writing Inspiration: 30-Day Challenge #editingtips #fiction #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity inventingrealityediting.com/2...

Writing Inspiration: 30-Day Ch...

Writing Inspiration: 30-Day Challenge

Give yourself a 30-day challenge. Set aside a time during which you will write for at least a half-hour daily. Can you write during that time period for 30 straight days? If you do, reward you…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author Apr 1

7 Tips for Writing Story Characters #authorship #creativewriting #editing #editingtips #fiction inventingrealityediting.com/2...

7 Tips for Writing Story Chara...

7 Tips for Writing Story Characters

• What are your characters’ motivations? • Do your characters’ actions arise from their needs? • Downgrade your minor characters Not all characters in…

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