Cinematic Technique for Fiction Writers
Writing fiction these days is all about using cinematic style. What that means is rather than explain and summarize the…
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How to Create a Powerful Image System for Your Novel
On Throwback Thursdays, we’re looking at excerpts from past posts on Live Write Thrive. Today’s post comes from How Novelists Can Create…
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Turn the Core Idea of Your Novel into an Image System
On Throwback Thursdays, we’re looking at excerpts from past posts on Live Write Thrive. Today’s post comes from Getting to the Core…
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Writing Fiction with a Filmmaker’s Eye
On Throwback Thursdays, we’re looking at excerpts from past posts on Live Write Thrive. Today’s post comes from How Novelists Can Use…
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Finding a Place for a Daydream
A quick interruption before we dig in to today’s post. Today is the last day to vote for your favorite writing…
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Movies that Play in our Characters’ Heads
In novels, we are almost always in our characters’ heads. An entire story is told from the viewpoints of the…
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The Sound of . . . Sound in Novels
Sound may not be something writers pay much attention to when they work on their novels. Of course, there usually…
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Show, Don’t Tell, How Time Is Passing
“Show, don’t tell.” Novelists know this mandate. But there are many different ways to “show,” and now that we’ve spent…
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Altering Time and Perception in a Novel
Films have so many fascinating ways to alter time and perception. They can use techniques to make action slow way…
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