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  • Masterful Voice in Novels Part 3

    Masterful Voice in Novels Part 3

    February 26, 2018

    I want to share a bit from Colum McCann’s personal remarks at the back of his award-winning novel Let the Great…

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  • Keys to Moving Your Plot Forward

    Keys to Moving Your Plot Forward

    February 19, 2018

    I tell writers often they are failing to “advance their plot.” What does that mean, and why does it matter?…

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  • Masterful Voice in Novels Part 2

    Masterful Voice in Novels Part 2

    February 5, 2018

    I explained in the last post on masterful voice that voice is all about the character. If you have a novel…

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  • How to Write Realistic Fight Scenes

    How to Write Realistic Fight Scenes

    January 29, 2018

    Today’s guest post is by J. M. Robison. After watching the final episode of Grimm, it occurred to me that…

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  • A Look at Masterful Voice

    A Look at Masterful Voice

    January 22, 2018

    I love talking about voice in fiction. I veer off from other “experts” in definition about voice. I believe that…

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  • Masterful Narrative Scenes Part 2

    Masterful Narrative Scenes Part 2

    January 15, 2018

    Narrative scenes are ones in which the story is being told, not shown. Last week we looked at a passage…

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  • Masterful Narrative Scenes in Novels

    Masterful Narrative Scenes in Novels

    January 8, 2018

    Show, don’t tell. Yeah, we know that’s the rule. But there are times when scenes can be masterfully told by the…

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  • Masterful Setting Description Part 3

    Masterful Setting Description Part 3

    January 1, 2018

    Masterful setting description teaches us an important lesson: writers need to take the time to paint enough of a sensory-rich…

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  • Masterful Setting Description Part 2

    Masterful Setting Description Part 2

    December 25, 2017

    Setting description in most novels is the weakest element. As with character description, many writers don’t want to bother describing…

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