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Use Time Transitions to Move Your Reader Smoothly Through Your Story
- 2008-10-16
Most stories we write take place over a period of time. That time may be very short - even a few minutes; or long - over several years or generations or anywhere in between. But whatever it is, the r... -
Keep Those Pages Turning With a Good Dollop of Suspense
- 2008-09-20
Whether you're writing an action thriller, a short story, or anything in between, a carefully placed piece of suspense will keep your readers turning those pages wanting to know the outcome.But my no... -
Publishers Love Well Turned Out Manuscripts. Here's How to Prepare Yours
- 2008-08-31
Look at it from a publisher's point of view. You have three trays on your desk. One is called 'These could be OK' and has one manuscript in it. The second is called 'Could be Ok with a great deal of ... -
Minor Characters. are They Really Necessary?
- 2008-08-23
Your short story started out well enough with two star struck lovers who met on holiday. Nice and simple. Three thousand words later and you've introduced three friends, both sets of parents, the tou... -
Your Interviewing Success Action Plan
- 2008-08-14
Interviewing can be an exciting, fulfilling and rewarding activity. You are dealing with real people who have a story to tell, or whose lives are remarkable in some way or other. Your job is simply t... -
Fill in Background by Using Flashbacks
- 2008-08-02
Flashbacks can usefully be employed to create suspense in a story, or develop a character. By interjecting something from the past that has a bearing on the present, tension and conflict can be heigh... -
Emotion - the Underlying Power Source of Every Story
- 2008-07-16
Someone said that love makes the world go round. Love is a basic emotion that grabs the reader and holds them enthralled. But so do all the other emotions in their own way. Why are TV soap operas so ... -
Get an Edge - Plan Well Ahead
- 2007-02-08
If you are writing to sell to magazines or newspapers, then you have to do some time travel. That's right - you must think ahead! Publishers of magazines have to map out each issue well ahead of time ...
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