by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Last Wednesday, we talked about arriving fashionably late in our scenes. (Click here if you missed that post.)I said Creating scenes full of tension = Creating a page-turner of a book. One of the ways you can keep the tension high is to arrive late and leave early....
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
On Monday, I’ll post the 9th writing prompt. By now, I’ve noticed some trends in what’s working and what’s not. Here are 7 tips for crafting a dynamic prompt:Uniqueness countsWe’re averaging about 40 entries each round. If 20 of them...
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Big time thanks to everyone who entered last round’s writing prompt. 39 entries – awesome! Tomorrow I’ll post a list of the 20 who advanced, and then I’ll email out feedback. The next writing prompt will go live on Monday, April 25th.On Monday...
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
In On Writing, Stephen King talks about the first draft being about “the trees,” versus the forest, which is what you deal with in the second draft.Forests are made up of different types and sizes of trees. Some are small. And some are…. Well,...
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
Something I keep handy while writing my first draft – something I can’t believe I’ve forgotten to mention – is a blank calendar. This is something I decided to do after my editor pointed out some serious continuity issues with Me, Just...
