NARRATIVE V EXPOSITION

If you’re confused about the difference between narrative and exposition, don’t worry. Most writers use the terms synonymously. Both are portions of the work/scene that are engaging but non-active. The author’s telling versus showing. For a clear picture on the...

WHERE’S THE DIALOGUE

WARNING:  This is a no-edit zone… It’s contest time.  Writers from all over the world are entering contests and other writers (and editors and agents) from all over the world are judging and/or critiquing them. I’m critiquing and judging (two separate contests)...

WRITING A BOOK IS LIKE EATING A BEAR

WARNING:  This is a no-edit zone… Writing  is never easy.  It’s an author’s sweat and skill and effort (and an editor’s and a line and copyeditors, too) that makes it appear easy. Actually, writing a book is a lot like eating a bear.  You can do it, yes,...

THE AGE OF RAGE

WARNING:  This is a no-edit zone… Writers connect characters to readers through emotions.  That makes it vital to understand them.  Otherwise, the odds diminish of depicting them accurately or of having the reader react to whatever is depicted the way the writer...

PEOPLE DON’T READ ANYMORE?

WARNING:  This is a no-edit zone… This morning, I awakened to discover the following: “It doesn’t matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people don’t read anymore.  Forty percent of the people in the U.S. read one book or less last year.” Steve...
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