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  • Show, Don’t Tell, by Scene Segmenting

    Show, Don’t Tell, by Scene Segmenting

    May 26, 2025May 26, 2025

    Writing fiction these days is all about “show, don’t tell.” But, as I often say, that admonition is vague. Yes,…

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  • Cinematic Technique for Fiction Writers

    Cinematic Technique for Fiction Writers

    April 14, 2025May 18, 2025

    Writing fiction these days is all about using cinematic style. What that means is rather than explain and summarize the…

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  • The Best Way to “Show, Don’t Tell” –Scene Segmenting

    The Best Way to “Show, Don’t Tell” –Scene Segmenting

    April 3, 2025May 26, 2025

    One of the key maxims in fiction writing is “Show, don’t tell.” But just telling a writer to “show” is…

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  • Advancing Your Plot

    Advancing Your Plot

    January 13, 2025January 12, 2025

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

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  • Why the Last Lines of Your Scene Are Critical

    Why the Last Lines of Your Scene Are Critical

    January 8, 2024February 6, 2024

    Every scene has to have a purpose. I shouldn’t need to say that, but I’ve critiqued thousands of scenes that…

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  • How to Create a Scene Outline

    How to Create a Scene Outline

    July 24, 2023February 10, 2024

    One of the biggest problems I see as a copyeditor and writing coach is weak scenes. Scenes with no point…

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  • Choosing the Right Scenes to Go in the Right Places

    Choosing the Right Scenes to Go in the Right Places

    July 3, 2023

    My guess is that few novel writers spend time thinking about scene choice or type and the placement of specific…

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  • The 10 Most Important Questions to Ask about Your Scenes

    The 10 Most Important Questions to Ask about Your Scenes

    June 12, 2023February 9, 2024

    In my work as a professional freelance copyeditor and critiquer for publishers, literary agents, and authors in six continents, I…

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  • Why Story Endings Are Often Predictable – And That’s Okay

    Why Story Endings Are Often Predictable – And That’s Okay

    May 29, 2023

    Here’s a reprint of a post I wrote a decade ago. Do you struggle with ending your story? Trying to…

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