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Writing Engaging Scenes (Popularity:  )
http://www.danielarenson.com
Hi everyone,
It's been a few weeks since my last "writing tips" article. Previously I've discussed outlining, characterizations, constructing effective sentences, and novelizing scripts. Here, in my fifth entry, I'd like to discuss creating effective scenes.
How do we define a scene? The simplest, easiest definition would be "a chunk of writing that appears as a subunit within a story or chapter". Such subunits are often separates by blank lines or five ...
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188+ step Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Story Structure for Screenwriters 160507b (Popularity: )
http://www.heros-journey.info
FORWARD
The 188 stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. In fact, ALL of the hundreds of Hollywood movies we have deconstructed (see URL below) are based on this 188+ stage template.
Understanding this template is a priority for story or screenwriters. This is the template you must master if you are to succeed in the craft.
[The terminology ...
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188+ step Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Story Structure for Screenwriters 160507a (Popularity: )
http://www.heros-journey.info
FORWARD
The 188 stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. In fact, ALL of the hundreds of Hollywood movies we have deconstructed (see URL below) are based on this 188+ stage template.
Understanding this template is a priority for story or screenwriters. This is the template you must master if you are to succeed in the craft.
[The terminology ...
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Writing 101: Using Novel Writing Software (Popularity: )
http://www.tjbooks.com
A beginning writer can use novel writing software as a guide to his first novel. An experienced writer can use novel writing software to keep track of his characters, places, and objects. Research can be done on the Internet as the novel comes forth and the results can be stored using the software.
The most powerful feature of such software is the chapter guides. A genre is chosen (action, western, detective, ...
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Free Creative Writing Examples - Read Book "For Honor" #1 (Popularity: )
http://www.forhonor.com
Prologue 1636 A.D.
Chilling cold settled itself more fully upon the barren landscape. A bone-chilling type of cold that seemed to fuse itself into the marrow of one’s being with an almost human bitterness. Not even the solace of falling snow pierced the stillness of the frigid panorama. No, it was quite simply too cold to snow, if such a thing were possible.
Rather than descending as fluffy white flakes, snow lay ...
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How Much Should You Write for Your eBook (Popularity: )
http://www.getfreeebooks.com
Everybody likes to say that the bigger the package is, the better it is. Well, I have to disagree on that. Quantity might be a great term to quantify the amount of information you receive e.g. number of pages, how thick is the book, etc, but what everybody is not seeing is that sometimes, a mere appearance of quality can overshadow a 5,000 page ebook completely. How much should you ...
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Good Writing Requires Correct Word Usage (Popularity: )
http://www.garyspeer.com
Good writing calls for correct word usage. I once had a teacher who compared words to fences. Just as fences define property lines or shape the size and content of pastures and meadows, so words give shape to our thoughts. If you speak or write using the wrong words, you misshape the thought you are trying to convey.
There is a troubling trend among writers to misuse common words and expressions. ...
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Learning The English Language Is Difficult: Is It To, Too Or Two? (Popularity: )
http://www.pamelabeers.com
No wonder people from other countries have a tough time learning English! I was born and raised in the United States, being immersed in the English language from birth, and I still have a tough time; especially with homophones, homographs, and heteronyms. “Come again” you ask? “What are those three h words anyway?”
Homophones are usually words that sound the same but have different spellings and different meanings. Examples of homophones ...
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How To Write Non-fiction That Sells (Popularity: )
http://www.clearlywrite.co.uk
Nothing turns a reader off more quickly than a list of dry facts and figures. Good fiction writers always show rather than tell but it’s worth remembering that the technique can work for non-fiction too. Follow this advice and your articles will make compulsive reading.
When writing general interest material, often you can’t avoid dealing in numbers. How big? How heavy? How many miles? To help the reader to absorb this ...
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Cliches Can Kill Your Creative Writing (Popularity: )
http://creativewithwriting.blogspot.com
Few things kill your writing more quickly than overuse of clichés. Don’t know what I mean? Try this:
The woman’s hair was black as midnight. Her face was smooth as silk, but her fear had turned her white as a sheet, making her ruby-red lips stand out in stark contrast. Her eyes were as blue as a summer’s sky, and they pleaded with him not to dash her hopes. She’d tried ...
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