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November 20, 2014
Putting Life into Setting: Comparing the Wolfman from Screen to Page
Last week, I read Jonathan Maberry’s movie novelization of 2010’s Wolfman remake, based on the screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker and David Self, which was based loosely on the original Wolfman motion picture written by Curt Siodmak and starring Lon �
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November 10, 2014
On Ghost Hunting and Crafting Story Endings
This past weekend, I took my daughter ghost hunting—something we’ve been meaning to do for a long while. We started our adventure out with dinner at Ye Olde Trail Tavern in Yellow Springs. I used to hang out at the �
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November 3, 2014
Just Say It: Keep Your Dialogue Tags Simple
My daughter is a voracious reader, and I’ve taken dozens of pictures of her cuddled up somewhere with her nose in a book. Every once in awhile she gets really excited about a book and asks me to read it. �
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October 27, 2014
On Falling Leaves, Inspiration, and the Woes of Outlining
This past weekend, my daughter and I went on a near-perfect autumn hike. Leaves crunched underfoot. The sun sliced between the soon-to-be barren forest canopy. A breeze nudged the dead leaves to scurry and the dying leaves to fall. It �
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October 20, 2014
Flash Fiction: Less of You
The following is a response to Chuck Wendig’s SPAMMERPUNK HORROR Flash Fiction Challenge. If you’re not following Chuck on Twitter, you’re missing out on some great stuff!  From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Lose 20 Pounds Today � NO DIETING! �
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October 13, 2014
Avoid Filter Words: Write Through Your Characters, Not On Them
One of my biggest pet peeves in writing is the use of filter words, which are basically unnecessary words that put the POV character between the reader and the scene. Some examples are feel, know, realize, decide, think, look, see, �
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October 6, 2014
Immerse Your Readers by Yanking their Nose (And Using All Five Senses)
Have you ever sat and talked with someone to whom you’re very attracted—perhaps early in a relationship—and you wanted desperately to reach out and touch them? All you can do is listen and watch but you really want to immerse �
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September 29, 2014
Inflate Flat Characters by Breaking Stereotype
Last night, I took my daughter, my mom, and her husband to see a limited engagement of Gone With the Wind on the big screen. It’d been years since I’d seen the film, and I was most struck this time �
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September 22, 2014
Don’t Hurt Your Writing by Repeating Your Writing
A short story consists of about 5,000 words, give or take. A novel is anywhere from 50,000 to more than 100,000 words. By the time you put the last period on the final sentence, you’re going to repeat a few �
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September 17, 2014
Sentence Length and Scene Pacing
This is a tip that got from Jeffrey Ford’s fiction seminar at Antioch Writers� Workshop (AWW). If you’ve ever read Ford’s stories or novels, then you know that he’s a master of the craft. If you haven’t read his stuff, �
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