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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 6h ago

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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 12h ago

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 14h ago

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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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author 15h ago

Avoid answering-the-phone cliché in your story #editingtips #fiction #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity inventingrealityediting.com/2...

Avoid answering-the-phone clic...

Avoid answering-the-phone cliché in your story

One common way writers slow stories is with the answering-the-phone cliché.This cliché consists of detailing all the trivial steps and dialogue that goes into answering a phone call. For example:Jo…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author 17h ago

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Remain wary of using fast-forw...

Remain wary of using fast-forward in story

A literary device that’s often overused by novice writers is that of the fast-forward. This involves taking the story out of its timeline by going to a point in the future. In doing so, the scene r…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author 1d ago

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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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Editors/Réviseurs Canada 1d ago

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author 1d ago

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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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Shaula Evans 2d ago

Start your film with a J-cut over black, and you have hooked my heart from the outset.

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