For Writers | Susan Dennard How to Get Traditionally Published Learn the basic steps you have to take to get a book deal with a traditional publisher. Planning Your Novel This is obviously just my own method, but maybe my approach to storytelling will help you in your own journey. Revising Your Novel Need help revising your novel? Increasing Your Writing Productivity I have read tens of books on productivity (like, legit, tens of them). Facing the Fear in Writer’s Block A lot of people will say writer’s block isn’t real. Plot, Character, and Other Tools of Storytelling New to writing? Querying and Synopsis-writing Need advice on finding an agent? General Writing Advice and Support Sometimes writing just…sucks… There’s no way around the crappier parts, but trust me: you’re not alone!! General Publishing Advice and Support Got a book deal or are just curious about what it’s like after the sale? Writer’s Review Series Looking for a book on writing? Critique Groups and Beta Readers Searching for a crit partner? Genre Definitions
It was a dark and stormy night "It was a dark and stormy night" is an often-mocked and parodied phrase[1] written by English novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton in the opening sentence of his 1830 novel Paul Clifford.[2] The phrase is considered to represent "the archetypal example of a florid, melodramatic style of fiction writing,"[1] also known as purple prose. The phrase comes from the original opening sentence of Paul Clifford: It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness. Evaluations of the opening sentence[edit] Writer's Digest described this sentence as "the literary posterchild for bad story starters".[3] On the other hand, the American Book Review ranked it as #22 on its "Best first lines from novels list Modern usage[edit] Literature[edit]
Rainbow Tales Literary Services Welcome to Writing-World.com! 15 divine devices to drastically improve your writing Want to inject some razzle and dazzle and a little anaphora into your writing? If your writing seems dull and lifeless, maybe all it needs is a lovely little literary device cleverly placed to keep your reader interested and excited. What’s a literary device? Well, it’s not a new tech gadget or a cool app. A literary device is one of many specific techniques used to make your writing lively, easy to understand, and entertaining. A literary device can also help to hold your reader’s interest. Literary devices—also called rhetorical devices and literary techniques—have different purposes. You’ve heard of similes and metaphors, right? A simile is a comparison that uses like or as to show similarities between a person or thing and someone or something else. At breakfast, George was like a bear.She was just as sweet as a peach. A metaphor, on the other hand, states outright that someone or something is the object of comparison even though the reader knows this isn’t exactly true. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Nathan Bransford, Author Welches Make-Up passt zu einem ovalen Gesicht? | Beauty-Tipps und mehr bei stylefruits Für Frauen sollte das zur Gesichtsform passende Make-up genauso wichtig sein, wie die zur Figur passende Kleidung. Denn ein unvorteilhaftes Make-up kann ein eigentlich hübsches Gesicht schnell verunstalten und alt aussehen lassen. Daher sollte jede Frau die für ihre Gesichtsform (bspw. rund, länglich oder herzförmig) passende Make-up-Variante wählen. Folgende Tipps gelten speziell für ein ovales Gesicht. Bei einem ovalen Gesicht sind die Wangenknochen die breiteste Stelle der Gesichtskontur. Diese Gesichtsform gilt als die Unproblematischste, denn sie wirkt insgesamt sehr gleichmäßig. Make-up: Bei einem ovalen Gesicht ist es nicht nötig, verschiedenfarbige Grundierungen an bestimmten Stellen im Gesicht aufzutragen. Rouge: Da die Wangenknochen die breiteste Stelle im ovalen Gesicht bilden, sollte man sie unbedingt betonen. Lippen: Auch bei der ovalen Gesichtsform gilt die Regel, dass man sich für ein einzelnes Highlight im Gesicht entscheiden muss: der Mund oder die Augen!
Are Details in Your Fiction Missing the Mark?–A Simple Tool to Take Our Fiction to a New Level Are your details on target? Today, I’m letting Lisa Hall-Wilson guest post again for me, because she has a really wonderful lesson to share. Few things can pull a reader out of a story like us—the writer—bungling the details. I know I once tossed a book in a drawer because the heroine put “the safety on” a revolver. It annoyed me. It was a small but important detail the author could have gotten right had she done a little homework and asked the right people some simple questions. NOT a revolver. Details can make or break a story, but what can we do to make sure we are getting our facts straight? Take it away, Lisa! Lisa Hall-Wilson Getting Details Wrong Annoys Readers! One of the most overlooked items in a writer’s toolbox is conducting interviews. We don’t have to be that pushy reporter shoving a hand-held recorder in people’s faces. Sure, sure – I get how interviews are important for journalists. She interviewed people! We can’t learn everything from Google or a book. You don’t get it.
Where the Writers Go (tm) - Writing.Com Conducting Research These OWL resources will help you conduct research using primary source methods, such as interviews and observations, and secondary source methods, such as books, journals, and the Internet. This area also includes materials on evaluating research sources. Research Overview We live in an age overflowing with sources of information. With so many information sources at our fingertips, knowing where to start, sorting through it all and finding what we want can be overwhelming! Conducting Primary Research Primary research involves collecting data about a given subject directly from the real world. Evaluating Sources of Information Evaluating sources of information is an important step in any research activity. Searching the World Wide Web This section covers finding sources for your writing in the World Wide Web. Internet References This page contains links and short descriptions of writing resources including dictionaries, style manuals, grammar handbooks, and editing resources.
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