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Tag Archives: plot
Part 1: Revision, Revision, Revision
“(Working Title) has serious problems with structure and storytelling, it isn’t yet an effective novel.” Peter Gelfan sent this to me in an email back in 2007. With that he essentially told me thanks and have a nice day. He … Continue reading
Posted in Pen Points
Tagged first novel, Peter Gelpan, plot, Renni Browne, revision, structure, The Editorial Company, writing
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Dark Moon
Wow! I do believe I’m on an astronomy kick here. For you mystery writers out there, doesn’t Dark Moon sound more sinister than Blue Moon? “Once in a blue moon–” happens only when there is a second full moon in … Continue reading
Posted in Scheme Stalker
Tagged Blue Moon, creative, Dark Moon, Graham Bell, lunar event, mystery writers, New Moon, plot, Writers
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Watch The Pages Fly
Anne Greenwood Brown shared a fantastic idea with Writer Unboxed 2011/06/29. I read her Kicking Out a Fast First Draft. This method propelled my second manuscript forward by seven chapters in three days. Now how cool is that? But here’s … Continue reading
Vonnegut Plots Plotlines (via Jason B Colditz)
Unwind with some Vonnegut humor. Jason Colditz stalked the internal scheme of excellent story writing when he found the true physics behind our plots. via Jason B Colditz
Posted in Scheme Stalker, Uncategorized
Tagged humor, plot, Vonnegut Plots Plotlines, writing
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