Ron Brown
Interests too numerous to inumerate - primary: Doing what I say I believe regarding spiritual life (Christianity), writing for publication, work, family, & living with cancer.
Career Plan for Fiction Writers by Victory Crayne. Types of Love - Creating Characters. Stephen-kings-top-20-rules-for-writers. Image by the USO, via Flickr Commons In one of my favorite Stephen King interviews, for The Atlantic, he talks at length about the vital importance of a good opening line.
“There are all sorts of theories,” he says, “it’s a tricky thing.” “But there’s one thing” he’s sure about: “An opening line should invite the reader to begin the story. It should say: Listen. Come in here. We’ve talked so much about the reader, but you can’t forget that the opening line is important to the writer, too. This is excellent advice. Revision in the second draft, “one of them, anyway,” may “necessitate some big changes” says King in his 2000 memoir slash writing guide On Writing. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. How to Write a Synopsis of Your Novel. By Glen C.
Strathy* The 7 Cardinal Virtues of Successful Writers. While the seven deadly sins are generally agreed upon, there are many lists of life's most important virtues.
Today I will bring you another such list: Here are the seven cardinal virtues of successful writers. 1) DILIGENCE for regular writing I've said it before and I will keep saying it until it gets stuck on loop in your own head: To be a writer, what you have to do is write. Everything else you need to know can be picked up along the way. Sheet-for-Emotions.jpg (JPEG Image, 1700x2200 pixels) - Scaled (29%) Script Writing and Screenwriting Help. Character archetypes. How to Write a Symbolic Story. Create your own symbols and your own cosmology and apply this to your story.
As the storyteller you are essentially God to your creation, and the symbols you create hold whatever meaning you choose to apply to it. This is something that you may not feel confident enough to do at first, depending on how much writing you do, but you hold all the cards when you are telling a story and this is empowering. As your confidence builds so to can your cosmology. The 18th century English poet and painter William Blake, famous for his distinctive body of work, created his own cosmology and helped to define the Romantic era. More recently, in the last century, American writer H.P. Writing Fiction: Symbolism and All That.
Maybe you never got anything out of your literature courses except a strong dislike for “analyzing a story to death.”
Sometimes the symbolic interpretation of a story or poem can seem pretty far-fetched. Nevertheless, as soon as you start writing, you start writing on some kind of symbolic level. Maybe you’re not conscious of it, but it’s there: in your characters, their actions, the setting, and the images. (Some writers are very powerful symbolists, but don’t realize it; that’s why authors are often poor critics of their own work.) Culture - Michael Morpurgo on how to write for children. Michael Morpurgo is one of England’s best-loved children’s writers.
He discusses his fascination with historical subjects and how he writes for children with Razia Iqbal. Michael Morpurgo has written over 100 books, the most famous of which,War Horse (1982), has since become an award-winning and hugely successful stage play. It was adapted into a feature film by Steven Spielberg in 2011. The Pickpocket’s Tale. Photo Wilfred Rose, 58, spent a career studying the pants pockets of New Yorkers, always on the lookout for “a nice stiff wallet” full of cash, or better yet, the fainter outline of a dozen folded bills.
When he describes sizing up a promising mark, his eyes stop blinking and he leans forward. “When they are wearing a suit, or nice pants, you can visualize it,” said Mr. Rose, whom detectives describe as one of the city’s craftiest pickpockets. How to Build a Stockpile of Good Writing Ideas. Returning to old scraps of writing is one of the best ways to cure writer’s block Not every idea that strikes is going to immediately turn into the beginnings of a novel, story, or poem; sometimes an idea is just a lonely little thing that lives underground for 17 years before… oh wait, that’s the cicada.
Works like a charm. Jake Arnott: my grandmother the dancer This picture has followed me around for the past decade and a half.
I've hung it in the kitchen of wherever I lived. Maybe because I remember her cooking, fixing an early evening gin and tonic, telling stories. It's a photograph of my grandmother in Paris, sometime in the late 20s, when she worked in a nightclub as a showgirl. I remember finding it with her as she was sorting out a chaotic bundle of memories. Tuesday, February 1 Complet, sandwich Wednesday, February 2 Bain Thursday, February 3 No bath, complet Friday, February 4 No bath Saturday, February 5 Complet, bain Sunday, February 6 1 cafe complet, 4 chocolates, 6 biscuits.
StoryBlog: 7 Ways to Trick Your Inner Editor. Facebook offers a free platform to market your business to a wider audience.
Millions of people frequent facebook daily to either connect with their friends or their favourite brand. But to successfully market your business on facebook there are important things to do to ensure you are doing things right to avoid harming your business. For success in facebook marketing you need to not only set up a page and invite followers but you need to engage with them. Setting Up Your Facebook Business Profile Before anything else, the first thing you need to do is to set up a great profile. Tips on Writing Dialogue. 12 Exercises for Improving Dialog. Dialogue is one of the most difficult aspects of writing to master. There are many pitfalls to avoid. Stilted Language This is dialogue that does not sound like natural speech. Filler Dialogue This is dialogue that does not advance the scene or your understanding of the characters.
Expository Dialogue This is dialogue in which the character explains the plot. Naming. Intro to Playwriting. So, you're going to write a stage play. First, what is a play? Basically, it's a blueprint for a stage production. It's performed by actors and directed, designed, and perhaps choreographed by others. As a collaborative art, a script is the cornerstone of a production from which the actors, designers, and directors all take their cues. 50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind. World Building.
World Building is fun. Novel in 30 Days Worksheet Index. How to Write Movie Scripts. Steps Getting Started <img alt="Image titled Write Movie Scripts Step 1" src=" width="728" height="485" class="whcdn">1Understand what a script is. The script, or screenplay, outlines all of the elements (audio, visual, behavior, and dialogue) that are required to tell a story through movies or TV. Glossary. World Building. 15 unusual words that make writers swoon. In a previous post, I wrote about the value of using simple words in place of complex words. Readers are not impressed by the use of complex words; they're frustrated by them.
Though I strive to use simple, clear terms in my own writing, there are some words that I am just dying to use. Archaic, unusual words that I have stumbled upon in fiction. Words that have drawn me in. The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations. The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations is a descriptive list which was created by Georges Polti to categorize every dramatic situation that might occur in a story or performance.
The New Canon: 15 Modern Classics You Should Read Right Now. FEELING CHART. Character Feelings You can describe your character's feelings in more exact terms than just "happy" or "sad. " English 102: American Literature Course - Free Online Video Lessons. 201 Ways to Arouse Your Creativity. 25 Things Every Writer Should Know. 75 Books Every Writer Should Read.
10 Reading Exercises for Fiction Writers. I always find it exciting when I discover a book that in some way echoes whatever I happen to be writing at the time. It might share a similarity of style, story, or structure, or any combination of the three. Whatever the similarity, I find it helpful to delve into the writing to see what lessons I can glean. 20 Common Grammar Mistakes That (Almost) Everyone Makes.
Eight Secrets Which Writers Won’t Tell You. Image from Flickr by Lazurite This is not particularly relevant to the post, but I’m getting an awful lot of comments telling me, often a little snarkily, “it’s ‘THAT’ not ‘WHICH’”. The “don’t use which for restrictive clauses” rule comes (as far as I can tell) from Strunk and White. Plenty of authors, including Austen, have used “which” exactly as I use it in the title. It’s very commonly used like this here in England, so I’m guessing my comments are coming from US readers. Writing Tips - Publishers list of phrases for writers to avoid. Words of Wisdom: 101 Tips from the World’s Most Famous Authors. How to Avoid Plot Cliches: Tips for Writers on Increasing Their Chances of Publication. 5 situations where it's better to tell than show in your fiction. The Five Rules of Writing Flashbacks.
Writing for Visual Thinkers: Narrative Structures. The Best Story Structure Tool We Know. Help with writing scene transitions. The Secret of Writing Funny. How To Tremendously Improve Your Writing Style - SylvianeNuccio.com. 55 Grammar Offenses That Make Teachers Go Mad. Every story you love can be retold with one of eight sentences. Creative Writing For Dummies Cheat Sheet. Twain's Rules of Writing. Writing Realistic Injuries. Breaking the Fourth Wall. CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: QUESTIONS FOR CREATING CHARACTER FACTS AND PERSONALITIES by Irene Watson.
How to Use the 'Rule of Three' to Create Engaging Content. How To Structure A Story: The 8 Point Arc. The Golden Rules for a Good Plot. Back story. The Art of Character Development. How To Make Sure You Finish The First Draft Of Your Novel - Write Publish Now. Manuscript Format for Novels. A Simple Novel Outline – 9 questions for 25 chapters « H.E. Roulo. Seven Tips From Ernest Hemingway on How to Write Fiction.
Synonyms for 95 Commonly Used Words - A Mini-Thesaurus for Writers. 7 Deadly Sins of Worldbuilding. Fantasy Worldbuilding Questions. Character Trait Cheat Sheet - Kris Noel. 25 Things You Should Know About Character. The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations. Why "Start With the Action" Messes Up So Many Writers. Guide for Writers: Latin Phrases. How to Flesh out a Country or Region in Your Fantasy RPG World. 6 Ways to Write Better Bad Guys. Top 10 Tricks to Make your Villain Stand Out. Writing Killer Fight Scenes. How to Write a Flat Character Arc, Pt. 1: The First Act.
Character archetypes. Cheat Sheets for Writing Body Language. Character archetypes. 5 Tips on How to Write From the Opposite Gender. 3 Steps to Writing a Novel with Unforgettable Characters. List Over 300 Ways to Say. Other - How to Create Realistic and Believable Characters. Character Development: Creative Writing. Mary Sue Test. Basic Tips To Write Better (And More Likeable) Badasses. Basic Tips To Create Better Characters With Tragic & Traumatic Backstories. Common, Yet Terrible Character Descriptors - And How To Fix Them. So You Wanna Write/Play A Powerful/Talented Character That Probably Won't Be Perceived As A Mary Sue? The Universal Mary Sue Litmus Test.
Creative Writing Course. How Not To Write Female Characters.