Monday Resources XXIII
hello my fellow writers,
to another dose of writing info you might not need, desperately want, or never even expected to be there!
all the best! see you again next month!
may the muses be with you!
and remember all words are good words (even the words that are gone due to edition!)
do you want more tips on one certain topic that i so far completely ignored? (i am posting here what catches my fancy in hope to motivate you to get words down- so if you have something you need to know or read or be motivated on, let me know and i shall dig around the net trying to find something for you)
do you have a tip you want to share, but are thinking: "meh"- just pm me or write me a mail smirkingcat[at] yandex. com and i shall check it out and include it in a future post [with your name or without it]
to another dose of writing info you might not need, desperately want, or never even expected to be there!
- Stop putting off writing is a short but juicy article witch not only spoke to me about why i put writing off in the first place, but also hammered home in 9 tips (some of them already well known, some of them just to think about it) how we can stop from avoiding to write. i must reread it a couple of times for it really to stick, but i think this has the power for an impact
- Suspense in your story shows the writer another way to create - as promised- suspense in stories. the thing that stood most out for me, was not what was really said- though the technique sure sounds intriguing but what was not said and only hinted on: as writers we depend way to much on red herrings and secrets we conceal: and as a reader that frustrates me. never mind finding myself to do the exact same thing i was frustrated at as a reader. what i really want you to take away from reading this article is: that even with having a big secret and wanting to reveal it later (and honestly in some cases - snape loving lilly as example - this works amazing, but never without a grain of salt. who's with me on the: "how was i to know she was his love from the beginning- you never even hinted on this-squat"?)
just food for thought there, i guess - A Soul Shattering Tip How to Plot the End of Your Novel, Memoir, Screenplay is a quick and easy read (with loads of advertisement that you will please ignore) but what i find good is that as an easy read it tells you exactly what you need as a writer when close to the last quarter of the book! and it has of course again some food for thought i will gladly talk to you about, if you feel the need- just drop a comment ;)
all the best! see you again next month!
may the muses be with you!
and remember all words are good words (even the words that are gone due to edition!)
do you want more tips on one certain topic that i so far completely ignored? (i am posting here what catches my fancy in hope to motivate you to get words down- so if you have something you need to know or read or be motivated on, let me know and i shall dig around the net trying to find something for you)
do you have a tip you want to share, but are thinking: "meh"- just pm me or write me a mail smirkingcat[at] yandex. com and i shall check it out and include it in a future post [with your name or without it]