Monday, December 30, 2013

Writing-ception...Book Number Eight


You don't have to wait any longer!  I have finally published another short story for your enjoyment and entertainment.  It is meta-fiction which means it is not an ordinary story and may seem strange at first.  Just roll with it.  It discusses and comments on writing conventions within the story itself. Kind of like writing with in writing...Or writing-ception! I wrote it for a creative writing class a year and a half ago.  It made me laugh writing it (plus every time I've reread it) and I hope it does the same to you!

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Writing Advice and Inspiration: Voice Part 8/12

This chapter on Voice is one that I have always struggled with. I use it all the time but find it hard to define. I also fail to see it in my own writing, but I hope that I will figure it out over time.

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Writing Advice and Inspiration: Setting and Pacing Part 7/12

This next chapter is easily overlooked. Setting and pacing are so simplistically difficult to get right and so painfully obvious when ill written. There is a balance that the writer must decide for each piece of writing. It always changes.

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Writing Advice and Inspiration: Dialogue Part 6/12

Chapter Six of the Writing Fiction novel focuses on dialogue. Dialogue has always been one of my favorite parts of a story or novel. I loved that this chapter helps to make dialogue more believable and less boring. It is deceiving sometimes...