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Stepping Off the Precipice: What If My Book Had Kept the Prologue I’d Intended?
After reading Prologues and Epilogues — Is There a Point to Them? (Helena Fairfax, A Writer’s Path), which I reblogged in the previous post (here), once again I am forced to revisit my writing process from many years ago, between … Continue reading
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Tagged action, books, fiction, hook, literature, mood, prologue, publishing industry, readers, reading, writing, writing experts
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Prologues and Epilogues – Is There a Point to Them?
Originally posted on A Writer's Path:
? by Helena Fairfax Prologue and Epilogue. Do they have a use? Should they be used? Can you have one without the other? First of all, the Prologue. Oh, the dreaded question of…
Posted in Publishing, Writing
Tagged authors, books, epilogue, fiction, literature, prologue, Publishing, reading, writers, writing
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I’m Curious: In What Format Do You Read the Blogs You Follow?
How do you read the blogs you follow? Do you predominantly view them on a full computer screen? Or do you mostly use your smart phone? I’m curious because I’d like to know what kind of display format people are … Continue reading
Pt. 3: Reading, Curriculum, and Relevance
As young adults pursue their careers, they often don’t have time to read for pleasure. But more importantly, they believe reading fiction is frivolous, whereas reading non-fiction has value. Non-fiction and textbooks obviously have value, but listen to this video: … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting/Education
Tagged brain, curriculum, education, empathy, fiction, intelligence, learning, reading, students, teaching, teaching tips, video
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Author Reading Event Follow-Up
On Saturday afternoon, some of the local authors got together for a public author reading at Social Ground Coffeehouse, a cozy café located in Sherwood Park, Alberta. I have a number of events planned over the next several months, including … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta author, authors, books, coffee, public event, reading, Sherwood Park
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When Characters Become Sentient
Good characterization creates sentient beings who start to have minds of their own. It’s good for the author to listen, for they may have ideas that actually make the story better, as long as these ideas work with the whole. … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, characters, editing, manuscript, reading, revision, story, writing, writing tips
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Pt. 1: Writing for Meaning, Reading for Comprehension
Over the next several posts, I’ll be doing a 5-part miniseries that threads together writing, reading, and education/curriculum. Today’s initial post is on writing, reading, and comprehension. Writing Three questions an author or writing student should ask when deciding what … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog Series, comprehension, curriculum, education, inference, literature, novel study, reading, reading tips, teaching, writing, writing tips
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Want to Write Great Fiction? Stop Using the “Logical” Side of Your Brain
Originally posted on A Writer's Path:
? by Lauren Sapala Every morning when I open my inbox a landslide of emails from the online writing community pour out. Blog posts, newsletters, classes and programs and retreats. And then I…
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Tagged authors, books, brain, fiction, literature, reading, writers, writing
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20 Ways to Get Yourself Out There as a Writer
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Tagged author, blogging, book promotion, books, Events, fiction, marketing, reading, writers, writing
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