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3 Powerful Cinematic Techniques for Novelists

3 Powerful Cinematic Techniques for Novelists

November 15, 2021

Readers will often stop reading before they finish the first page of your story. While this has always been true,…

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3 Ways to Not Lose Your Readers on Your First Page

3 Ways to Not Lose Your Readers on Your First Page

March 21, 2016

Readers will often stop reading before they finish the first page of your story. While this has always been true,…

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Scene Structure: Should Writers Begin Scenes in Omniscient POV?

Scene Structure: Should Writers Begin Scenes in Omniscient POV?

March 17, 2016

For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we’re looking at excerpts from past posts on Live Write Thrive that tie in with…

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Scene Structure: Cinematic Scene Openings for Novelists

Scene Structure: Cinematic Scene Openings for Novelists

March 10, 2016

For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we’re looking at excerpts from past posts on Live Write Thrive that tie in with…

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Scene Structure: Establishing Your Setting

Scene Structure: Establishing Your Setting

February 25, 2016

For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we’re looking at excerpts from past posts on Live Write Thrive that tie in with…

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Wrapping Up a Look at Establishing Shots

Wrapping Up a Look at Establishing Shots

March 13, 2013

I want to touch on a few insights regarding Establishing Shots and how they come into play in writing twenty-first-century…

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Just Enough Sensory Detail to Set the Stage

Just Enough Sensory Detail to Set the Stage

March 6, 2013

We’ve been looking at Establishing Shots used in scripts, and we’ve seen how they don’t need to be lengthy. You…

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Establishing Shots That Reveal Character

Establishing Shots That Reveal Character

February 27, 2013

Last week I began discussing Establishing Shots used in movies and how they help make clear in just a few…

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An Introduction to Stationary Camera Shots

An Introduction to Stationary Camera Shots

February 20, 2013

We’re now going to start going deep into cinematic technique by looking at numerous camera shots over the next few…

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