Fiction Repetition Guest Post
“If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a hundred times…” You’ve probably heard it before and you’ll hear it again: fiction imitates life, but it’s not a perfect reflection of it. It’s the reason why we don’t write out every ‘um’ and ‘uh’ and ‘like’ in dialogue. It’s why we generally frown on coincidences […]
The 7 Line Wip Game
Thanks very muchly to @markedforpower for tagging me in this blog game. You can visit her blog to read the excerpt she shared from her awesome Urban Fantasy. You can read the post I did for this game for my MG Epic Fantasy here. Rules say: Go to either page 7 or 77 of your […]
On the Lighter Side
Have you ever read something so cut and dry that it’s like slogging through a pile of cow pies? Even if you like the story concept? We’ve all been there. It happens. Humor is what makes good stories great and helps give the narrative heart. It creates a sense of voice, for one thing (which […]
Character Debates
Bet you’ll never guess where I got this idea from. Oh, so you knew it was from the debate fever over the Presidential election? Darn it, caught me. It’s a good lesson to be learned, though. Debates show someone’s true colors and it reveals their inner character. And I realized what a great exercise this […]
Pitch Wars Mentee 2014
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