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Writing Tips 5

whatever, the answer to the problem often suggests itself. The act of turning our chaotic thoughts into orderly sentences seems to lead to much quicker and more satisfying solutions. In addition to...
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Writing Tips 4

Researching Publishers and Agents Too many people submit manuscripts to publishers. Simply to read enough of those manuscripts to judge them unworthy would take the fulltime services of several sal...
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Writing Tips 3

Ten Points on Plotting 1. Nothing should happen at random. Every element in a story should have significance, whether for verisimilitude, symbolism, or the intended climax. Names, places, actions a...
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Writing Tips 2

Fourth paragraph: Why this story interests you, what your qualifications are for writing it, and some questions for the editor: If this story interests you, would you like the whole ms., or an outl...
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Writing Tips 1

Some Dialogue Conventions to Consider: Each new speaker requires a new paragraph, properly indented and set off by quotation marks. ``Use double quotations,'' the novelist ordered, ``and remember t...
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Story Principles

Principles from Robert McKee's Story
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Games

Rules for index card games.
  • spamelot published this 06 / 04 / 2009
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