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- Thu, 05 Dec 2019 6:43 am
- Forum: Resources
- Topic: Ever considered doing a short story collection?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 760
Re: Ever considered doing a short story collection?
Mixing up the lengths of each story in a collection is good - a couple of short shorts, a few longer pieces (3k), and one (or two) others?? The best thing about a collection of shorts (apart from the practice of writing tight) is that if you self-publish, the shorts collection can keep your name on ...
- Wed, 04 Dec 2019 3:29 pm
- Forum: Resources
- Topic: Ever considered doing a short story collection?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 760
- Wed, 20 Nov 2019 10:48 am
- Forum: Resources
- Topic: how do you find plot
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1333
- Mon, 04 Nov 2019 7:11 pm
- Forum: Resources
- Topic: The Inner Life of Characters
- Replies: 2
- Views: 527
Re: The Inner Life of Characters
It's not the best example, but it was there, and a reminder about why characters are the main effort of a story is never a bad thing. It's always about the characters - isn't that why we remember stories, and what we remember when talking about stories? the who and the why of the who. The way we rel...
- Mon, 04 Nov 2019 9:54 am
- Forum: Resources
- Topic: The Inner Life of Characters
- Replies: 2
- Views: 527
- Wed, 09 Oct 2019 2:17 pm
- Forum: Resources
- Topic: Chapter Discussion
- Replies: 2
- Views: 603
Re: Chapter Discussion
:s Yes, sounds a bit same-same to me. I've never found a satisfactory definition for the purpose of a chapter, except that it's where to stick the bookmark. Scenes make sense - it's one event in one setting from one POV where something changes; in effect, a small story that contributes to the bigger...
- Wed, 09 Oct 2019 9:19 am
- Forum: Resources
- Topic: Chapter Discussion
- Replies: 2
- Views: 603
Chapter Discussion
https://blog.bookbaby.com/2019/09/craft ... t-chapter/
Although I prefer to write in chunks known as scenes, this is a good discussion on why there are chapters, what they do ... which is almost what a scene does, so I like it!
Any thoughts?
Although I prefer to write in chunks known as scenes, this is a good discussion on why there are chapters, what they do ... which is almost what a scene does, so I like it!
Any thoughts?
The Voice
https://bluebirdofbitterness.com/2019/0 ... aloungers/
Whoops, wrong one - but I'll leave it, and put the right one here:
https://careerauthors.com/author-voice/
I hope you enjoy the first one as much as the second one!
Whoops, wrong one - but I'll leave it, and put the right one here:
https://careerauthors.com/author-voice/
I hope you enjoy the first one as much as the second one!
- Mon, 02 Sep 2019 9:10 pm
- Forum: Resources
- Topic: The surprise ending
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1196
Re: The surprise ending
Yes, they will. Surprise should come with an, 'Oh, of course - I should've seen it coming!' and not a, 'What the cheese?' or 'Who is that character?'
I would burn the book, toss it to the chooks, or drop it in the craypot. Even if I did it ...
I would burn the book, toss it to the chooks, or drop it in the craypot. Even if I did it ...