Christ in Post-Christian Culture
I strongly believe that writing is an act of courage. It's almost a matter of physical courage. The second you have a brilliant idea, you make a point to remember it. Those of us who write know that never works. Ideas are fleeting. So we rush around looking for a pen and pad. Maybe we're …
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There are days when I can't wait to write. I wake up just minutes before the alarm, clicking off the switch before the piercing sound busts my ear drums and puts me in a 1984 sort of mood where everything is thought for me. Everyone tells me when to get up in the morning. So …
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Use dialogue as conflict. When it comes to dialogue, snub those warnings from your computer that announce “WARNING! Improper English.” Read your dialogue aloud. The best test is to have a friend read it out loud and you just sit back and listen. Does it sound natural? Does it add conflict, reveal character or simply …
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How many of my followers have wrestled with the question, "When is the draft finished?" I read the following on the blog page for Sweet Tree Review. The piece was posted by Hannah Newman on December 1, 2015. I believe you will find it very instructive. When is the draft finished? There is a time …
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I found this on Pinterest. Very good stuff. 1. Never open a book with weather. 2. Avoid prologues. 3. Never use a verb other than “said” to carry dialog. 4. Never use an adverb to modify the verb “said,” such as “he admonished gravely.” 5. Keep your exclamation points under control. 6. Never use “suddenly” …
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Here are some writing tips that were originally posted by Emma Coats, a story artist at Pixar. You have to admire a character for trying more than for their successes. Keep in mind what’s interesting to you as an audience, not what’s fun to do as a writer. They can be very different. Trying for theme …
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I stumbled upon something recently relative to writing. It was a list of suggestions from Kurt Vonnegut. They are quite ingenious and rather helpful. He says a writer should use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted. A writer should give …
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