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elizabethpennwriter · 5 months

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5 Tips for Character Development

If you have found some of your recent characters to be flat, or maybe they just don’t feel as real as they do in your head, here are 5 tips to help your characters become the best versions of themselves! Give them a few quirks. Characters, like real people, should have little things that make them unique. Everything from a favorite food or color to a superstition or pet peeve. If you can show…

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redhawkridge · 1 year

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I Prefer 'Gardener' Over 'Pantser'

I’m taking this week to do a final read-through of a client’s manuscript, and then I will get back to working on the prequel to Blood for Honor, The Wild Assault. I have a few things I want to change in the first five chapters, which will probably extend it to six chapters and move the plot forward in a much better way. These kinds of revisions are what ‘plotters’ say make outlining your story to…

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#am writing #blood for honor #Gardening #how to write a story #indie author #just do it #manuscript #outlining #pantsing #plotting #stephen king #the wild assault #Updates #work in progress #writer&039;s life #writing

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ecoamerica · 21 days

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Watch the American Climate Leadership Awards 2024 now: https://youtu.be/bWiW4Rp8vF0?feature=shared

The American Climate Leadership Awards 2024 broadcast recording is now available on ecoAmerica's YouTube channel for viewers to be inspired by active climate leaders. Watch to find out which finalist received the $50,000 grand prize! Hosted by Vanessa Hauc and featuring Bill McKibben and Katharine Hayhoe!

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thekichain · 2 years

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Table For One (a writer's life)

Table For One (a writer’s life)

The crisp autumn wind whispers its secrets through the slanted window as her catlike eyes begin to penetrate the screen and to intermingle with her magically woven realms. Her sparkling dreams begin to unfold as a flower that turns its face to the sun. Her world which she has with loving care created begins to dance before her shining eyes, unveiling itself only to her, who reassures her…

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#essay #Lady VegeTen #prompt #Table For One #writer&039;s life

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rachhoyt · 6 days

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Manifestation Self-Science Study

If you were to write out the action for a poker hand in advance, then shuffle and deal while asking the deck to show you what cards led to you winning the hand as written, how often do you think you would successfully deal cards which make you the winner? What percent of the time do you think the cards would make sense with all the poker action as pre-written? Would you believe that repeatedly…

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#las vegas #manifestation #manifesting #no limit holdem #playable hands #poker #poker player #self-science study #writer&039;s life

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loudlylovingreview · 6 days

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James Crews: The Poetry of Connection and Joy | A Conversation with Michael Simms

Michael Simms: James, you’ve been tremendously prolific in recent years. You’ve published four full-length collections and four anthologies. You also publish a weekly poem and you host a monthly writing session with a guest poet. You visit classrooms, offer workshops and do readings. Can you tell us about the daily routine that’s allowed you to be so productive? James Crews: I begin each day…

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#Buddhism #James Crews #LGBTQ #Mark Nepo #Mary Oliver #meditation #Michael Simms #Naomi Shihab Nye #Ross Gay #spiritual practice #Ted Kooser #The Poetry of Connection and Joy #writer&039;s life #writing process

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chrisschallertideaengine · 2 months

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No Useless Z Fighters

How would I balance a cast of unique characters against the need to highlight a main hero? Here are my thoughts on one of the most imbalanced casts in current history.

Yes, yes, I know, I come back from a two-month hiatus being overworked and writing another book, and my first project is an anime story rant? Yes. Because I write myself email blog posts at work when my boss isn’t looking. She’s a great boss, but she’s also an effective boss. I don’t get away with things more than once when she catches me. (mixes another Black Spot) So, what’s this about Z…

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#character #creativity #world-building #writer&039;s craft #Writer&039;s Life

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lisboeta1 · 3 months

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Can Positivity Be Negative?

I’ve been a yogi for many years now. Thanks to yoga I am more flexible now than I have ever been, not to mention that the practice brings me much needed peace even if for only for a few minutes a day. That said, for the past few years something yoga teachers are known for saying has really been bothering me because I know it not to be true. Or at least, not necessarily a good thing or the way to…

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#books #burnout #dreams #goals #Life #life experiences #overwhelmed #overworked #positivity #reading #writer&039;s struggle #writer&039;s life #writers #writing

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merrybond · 3 months

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A Different Sort of Meditation for Authors

It’s unlikely that you haven’t heard of the benefits of meditation. There are gurus and coaches of all sorts touting its benefits: it calms, it promotes focus, it clears your mind for creativity, etc, etc. That is all true, but just how do you meditate—especially when you’ve got a very active writer’s mind? One way is to forget all this nonsense about clearing your mind, and, I’m sorry, this…

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#meditation #writer&039;s life #Writing tips

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judylmohr · 5 months

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I wish I knew... (2023 Edition)

I've learned so much over the years, but there are a few things that I wish I knew when I started. #writingcommunity #writerslife

In one of my writing groups, a newer writer has decided that she was going to write a blog about all the things that she’s learned while writing her first novel. And she asked what some of the other things are that the rest of us have learned throughout our writing careers. Well, I have to admit that I’ve learned so much over the years. But there is a list of things that I wish I knew when I…

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#writer&039;s journey #writer&039;s life

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coupleofbeesread · 5 months

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Author's Tips: NaNoWriMo

Kayla gets candid about her #nanowrimo2023 experience and gives some tips to help you face the #challenge Side note: For those of you who have beat the Nano Challenge. Don’t go sending it out to agents willy-nilly. We will discuss this in a future video. #authortube #author #books #NaNoWriMo

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#Author Tips #book #book blog #book blogger #book review #bookish #books #featured #Writer #Writer&039;s life

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bobmueller · 5 months

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If You're Reading This, I'm In Hawaii

If everything worked right, we made it to Hawaii. If it didn’t, well, enjoy splitting up my stuff. We left Tulsa 11 November just after 8 AM CST. In theory, that gets us to Lihue (via Salt Lake and Seattle) just after 8 PM HST. Hawaii is 4 hours behind Tulsa, making it about midnight for our bodies. It’ll be fun. The flights were pretty okay. We chose Delta Comfort Plus seats from Tulsa to…

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#Ghost of Innocence #hawaii #Michigan #travel #vacation #weekly #writer&039;s life

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elizabethpennwriter · 6 months

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A Day in the Life of an Author

Every author is different. We are all unique in our writing styles, writing rituals, and lifestyles. I thought I could share mine with you. Maybe it can help you to come up with a schedule for your own work. Or…at least you might see that you aren’t alone in your introverted life. Writing can be lonely. 5:30 AM Wake up and get ready for the “day job.” Most authors have a day job. Even in the…

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ftnerdy · 6 months

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Time to Play the Game: Chapter 13

(What follows is the thirteenth chapter of my novel, Time to Play the Game. This is a first draft, so I present it to you in its current rough form for critique. You will be my online beta readers. Let me know in the comments what you like and most importantly, what you think needs work. Thank you for taking time out of your day to check it out.) Chapter 13 The local high school band…

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#Action #action adventure #Art #author #Blog #Book #critique #first draft #Grand Rapids #Grand Rapids Michigan #Novel #Novel Writing #Review #Thriller #write #writer #writer&039;s life #Writing

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zekethefreak · 7 months

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Waiting and Wondering

The fourth, and hopefully final draft (it’s not) of my 19k urban fantasy has been out with beta readers. One beta’s job was to act as my technical advisor. I needed him to make sure I depicted the inner workings of the art gallery world correctly. The other betas are critique partners and sensitivity readers. For the sensitivity readers, my tale depicts a made-up West African nation which has…

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#amazon #Audacity #Audible #audiobook #beta readers #en medias res #Garageband #high fantasy #novelette #revision #sensitivity readers #technical advisor #the ananda accords #urban fantasy #waiting #West African #wondering #Writer&039;s Life #writing

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rachhoyt · 3 months

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Universe = Uni (One) + Verse... THE Word?

As soon as I posted my deep thoughts about in + formation = information I realized… The universe is The Word; the one “verse”. The universe is God – omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent – the reason we are one. Then, for just a few moments, last week while on my way to work, I found myself stopped in the single tiny spot on my commute where I can catch a glimpse of The Sphere. I turned to see…

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#cosmic connection #essay #las vegas #poker players #rainbow #seeing signs #short story #spiritual path #the Sphere #The Word #universe #writer&039;s life

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mangus-khan-blog · 8 months

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Mangus Unplugged

Peering at the surface of my mind PROSE – Straight talk This is a response to a writing prompt I found on Medium. I thought it would be a good opportunity to slow down and examine what I’m doing and why? In the following few lines, perhaps, you will be able to better understand the writer known as Mangus Khan. So, I will put down the mask and speak to you plainly. This has been sitting in my…

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#creative writing #daily exercise #writer&039;s life #writers on writing #writing

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