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Tag Archives: writing
Writing Fiction: Ideas
I’m often asked where I find ideas for my stories. As a writer, I’ve learned that ideas are everywhere.
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Writing Effective Dialogue
When writing fiction, it’s important to understand the techniques of writing effective and realistic dialogue. Dialogue in fiction is quite different from speech in real life. Mimicking true conversation won’t be effective in a story. Listen to a few conversations …
Posted in Characters, Writing Fiction, writing a novel, writing for children
Tagged Speech, Writer, writers resources, writing, writing dialogue, Writing Fiction
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Writing Fiction: Scene, Part 1
A novel consists of scenes.
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Tagged fiction, Romance novel, scene goal, scene structure, writing, writing a novel, Writing Fiction, writing scenes
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Point of View Part 2
In the previous article you learned about Omniscient POV and 1st Person POV. Now it’s time to learn more about POV. 2nd Person POV This is rarely used because it requires the writer to use “you.” A short story might …
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Writing Fiction: Definitions
When you’re writing fiction, it’s important to understand some basic writing definitions in order to effectively write your story. Here are a few definitions to help you: Protagonist This is the main character, the character who changes throughout the story. …
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Tagged Antagonist, Conflict, fiction, Protagonist, Story arc, writers, writing, writing definitions, Writing Fiction
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