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Creating a Story, Cont'd: Are We There Yet?
Those of you've who've been following the synopsis saga are surely asking yourselves what's taking so long.
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My Nano Characters Jumped the Tracks Today
- I reached 30, 982 words today and I went completely off of the outline. I'm going to have to backtrack tomorrow to pick up some of the more salient plot points that I had wanted to cover. But, the
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Character Development
Where Do My Characters Come From?
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Writers Are a Lot Like Method Actors...How Well Do You Know Your Characters
- A discussion over at Storytellers Unplugged sprang up after Brian Hodge’s last post about characters and characterization.
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The Myth Pool and a Draught of Perspective
I’m currently reading one of the most recent novels by Stephen King, Lisey’s Story, which is a twist on the old writer writing a story about a writer plot.
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Syndicating a newsper column nationally
I work as the religion editor of a daily newspaper in northeast Tennessee. In that capacity, I write articles about new pastors, church anniversaries and homecoming events, missionaries, etc.
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CAN PLAYTIME BE A TAX WRITE-OFF
So I am ALWAYS the villain to my son's episodes of superhero play. He gets to be Superman. I have to be Mr.
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More on the Writing Process
First -- a bit of Happy Dance News:
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What comes first plot or character?
It's a question that I often get asked when I give talks and readings and it's a difficult one to answer or at least to explain.
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We are 'mused'
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I became a character in his creation.
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