As soon as the iPad inspired a slurry of Android clones I’m sure more than a few writers thought, “Now I can write that novel or screenplay in bed, waiting at the doctor office, or yes, even while sitting on the toilet!” But wait! Not so fast. How does the state of the art stack
Why shower crayons work: Routine. It forces us to focus and make decisions, even if it’s only for a few minutes a day. You don’t need hours, days, or weeks to make a decision. Most decisions can take place within a few seconds. Even the most creative thorny problems. You may not find the best
Novelists usually work by a process of drafting. They write straight through to a 1st draft. Then they change the things they don’t like in the 2nd draft, and iterate into a 3rd, etc. Drafting is a linear process. Plotting, also sometimes called ‘blocking,’ is used by script writers to establish economical scene flow.
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Posted by : | On : November 1, 2007
I’m working on a part of my story where I wanted a betrayal to take place. The betrayal is being committed by a secondary character. I didn’t like that the character was introduced in the very scene where the betrayal occurs. That makes it somewhat… arbitrary?
Betrayal seems like it would be a more powerful meme if it’s coming from a character you care about. Even if the character is not completely endeared to the reader, the character should at least one that you’re somewhat familiar with.
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