Why outlining could be just what you need
I’ve been wanting for a while to write a series of posts about the process of outlining a story. As I sat down to write, I felt that some might like to know why it has been so useful for me….
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Tag Archive: On Writing
Try/Fail cycles – what are they and how do we write them
As a writer you have probably heard of Try/Fail Cycles, and as a reader I’m sure you instantly grasp the concept. The hero faces great adversity, he comes up with what seems to be an ingenious plan, only to fail,…
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Describing Emotions
Telling rather than showing is one of those classic mistakes we all make as we start out writing fiction (no, I’m not opening that particular can of worms today). One instance when it can be really effective to show rather than…
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