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Saturday Summation – 07 April 2012
Some of my most interesting blog and news reads of the week: General Stuff that Caught My Eye I tell my kids (my own and my students), that nothing is private online – even if their accounts are “locked” or … Continue reading
Posted in Reading, Writing
Tagged blogging, fiction writing, flash fiction, J. Marie Rundquist, Janet Rundquist, mashup, reading, Saturday Summation, writing
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Wallpaper
A piece of “Flash Fiction“… It is said that wallpaper can make or break a relationship. Just look at what happened on that TV show, Everybody Loves Raymond, when Ray’s mother backed the car through the front of his house. … Continue reading
Posted in Sampling, Writing
Tagged fiction writing, flash fiction, relationships, sampler
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Onward
To get all #BONES-y geeky on y’all, I’m going to quote from one of last season’s episodes: “It takes three days for a brain to adapt…. Three days for the universe to turn right side up again.” This idea is … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged fiction writing, titles, transition, WIP, writing, writing process
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Watch Your Tone, Young Lady
“No, no – that’s not right at all,” he’d exclaimed in frustration. “It’s supposed to be much more sentimental and light-hearted. That was almost downright dark.” “Because that’s what I heard.” “But … Continue reading
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Tagged fiction writing, foreshadowing, literary devices, outline, plot, story, tone, voice, writing, writing process, writing technique
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Nemesis
Wordcount. Fundamentally, this concept of wordcount means absolutely nothing to me. Students will ask how long something has to be, and even though I will give them some very general guidelines, I almost always say, “as long as it needs … Continue reading
Diversionary Tactics
STUCK. I’ve been there. It’s a popular place to be. But it’s kind of like diet popular or sagging pants popular – you don’t really want to be there and it isn’t comfortable at all. And yet, as writers (of … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, creativity, fanfiction, fiction writing, writing, writing exercises, writing process
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