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Works - Tales - The Philosophy of Composition [Text-02] [page 163, full page:] CHARLES DICKENS, in a note now lying before me, alluding to an examination I once made of the mechanism of “Barnaby Rudge,” says — “By the way, are you aware that Godwin wrote his ‘Caleb Williams’ backwards?

He first involved his hero in a web of difficulties, forming the second volume, and then, for the first, cast about him for some mode of accounting for what had been done.” I cannot think this the precise mode of procedure on the part of Godwin — and indeed what he himself acknowledges, is not altogether in accordance with Mr.

Dickens’ idea — but the author of “Caleb Williams” was too good an artist not to perceive the advantage derivable from at least a somewhat similar process. Nothing is more clear than that every plot, worth the name, must be elaborated to its dénouement before any thing be attempted with the pen. There is a radical error, I think, in the usual mode of constructing a story. I prefer commencing with the consideration of an effect. Short Fiction Writers Guild. Pretentious Title: How I Went From Writing 2,000 Words a Day to 10,000 Words a Day. Dan Wells on Story Structure.

Odyssey II with Clive Barker by. Make a Start on Editing your Novel with SmartEdit - Scan Your Work For Overused Phrases, Words, and Clichés, and Monitor Words and Phrases. NaNoWriMo Ten. Ten Free Things To Help with NaNoWriMo Freeware caution: always scan free downloads of anything for bugs and other threats before dumping the programs into your hard drive.

Hiveword -- a web-based novel writing organizer service you can use to build your novel from synopsis to characters to plots to scenes. Nothing to download with this one; you use it online. Hiveword also allows you to save your work on the site and will be free forever, thanks to Mike Fleming. Check out my review of it here. Welcome to Hiveword. My WKB. Chuck Wendig, Freelance Penmonkey. If You’re Preparing For NaNo WriMo, Read These Posts « Creativity's Workshop. The National Novel Writing Month starts in two weeks.

Rich Hamper's Character Profile Sheet. Character Questionnaires - Get to Know Your Characters. Receive more writing tips and advice (along with special offers and other Gotham news).

One of the best ways to get to know your characters is to ask questions about them. Many writers do this as a kind of homework before they actually start writing a story. The more you know your characters, the fuller they will be. This might also make your story easier to write. The following questionnaires may be downloaded so you can work with the actual documents. Character Profile Blank. From Laura Hayden's "Left-Brain- Right Brain/Creativity Program" suspense@suspense.net http:suspense.net.

How to Create a Character Profile. One of the most important elements in a novel or short story is characterization: making the characters seem vivid, real, alive.

One technique that many writers use with success is to create a character profile for the main characters in the novel. The purpose of a character profile is twofold: to assist the writer in creating a character that is as lifelike as possible and to help with continuity issues in the story. In interviews many famous authors have stated that they came up with the basics of a character's personality and then they found that the character just "came alive" for them and ended up driving the story all on his own. But for the beginning writer, sometimes a more concrete approach is helpful. Learn How to Earn a Living as a Freelance Writer, Part 8—Valuable Online Resources for Freelance Writers. As I finish up my series on How to Earn a Living as a Freelance Writer, I want to give you a list of resources to help you apply what you've learned.

These are sites I go to when looking for freelance writing jobs. Be advised though, things change quickly on the Internet and, although I’ve checked and double-checked the information, I cannot make any guarantees. Blogs: - this is a new find for me and I really like what Ana’s doing here. - a respected industry professional. – Cecil Murphey is an incredible writer and instructor. His blog is always a great source of - Michael Hyatt was the CEO of Thomas Nelson and his insights on the publishing industry are invaluable. – this site is the official site of several writers conferences, but it’s so much more.

Six Tips on Writing from John Steinbeck. By Maria Popova If this is indeed the year of reading more and writing better, we’ve been right on course with David Ogilvy’s 10 no-nonsense tips, Henry Miller’s 11 commandments, and various invaluable advice from other great writers.

Now comes Pulitzer Prize winner and Nobel laureate John Steinbeck (February 27, 1902–December 20, 1968) with six tips on writing, originally set down in a 1962 letter to the actor and writer Robert Wallsten included in Steinbeck: A Life in Letters (public library) — the same magnificent volume that gave us Steinbeck’s advice on falling in love. Steinbeck counsels: Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish. Lose track of the 400 pages and write just one page for each day, it helps. 25 Of My Personal Rules For Writing And Telling Stories. Links for Writers. Why have a separate section for “word processing software”?

Why not just put it all under “writing software”? Word processing software is writing software by definition, of couse, and much of the software in the “writing software” section above might equally be categorised as word processors. The main difference drawn here is that a word processor is usually used for writing and printing the final document; it shows on screen exactly what you will see when you print.

The applications in the “writing software” section are more about developing ideas and getting the words down. WikidPad - wiki notebook for Windows/Linux/Mac OS. Putting the 'Prod' in Productivity. Three-Minute Fiction. National Novel Writing Month. 10 Podcasts for Writers Worth Listening To. I’m a big fan of podcasts, listening to them whenever I’m in my car, in the morning as I get dressed, and whenever I have time to kill and nothing to read.

Season 7. Uncategorized Populate Excustoria’s coast with some magically, meteorically mutated life. Speaker for the Dead, by Orson Scott Card, narrated by Stefan Rudniki. StoryWonk. Trigger Street Labs.