Archive for the ‘Writing Tips’ Category
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Flashlight writing: Discovery with a hint of outlining
18 Feb 2017During a writer’s conference, I was talking to Isaac Stewart, an assistant of Brandon Sanderson (blatant name drop), about Discovery…
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Authors, with this trick, you will never lose your work again
17 Dec 2016I remember the moment turned my computer on and noticed it had rebooted. I opened my word document where I…
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Jared Barneck’s Laws of the Magical Arms Race
17 Dec 2016Recently I was reading Brandon Sanderson’s three laws of Magic Systems. Brandon Sanderson’s First Law of Magic An author’s ability to…
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Poetry: Rhythm and Meter
29 Feb 2016Two syllable foot: Meter Name Rhythm Example Word iam _ / alive, amuse, arise, attache, awake, contain, destroy, demise, return…
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BYU vs Utah – Hate leads to suffering
18 Dec 2015Rivalries are awesome! Hate is not. Let’s respect our opponents. Talking up your opponent only makes the winning team look…
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EPUB Templates
11 Feb 2015Currently this will only give you two EPUB templates, but more will come.
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Jacob Stevens – Character Profile
03 Sep 2014Happy Birthday to my main character, Jacob Stevens. To celebrate I’ll share his current character profile. See Jacob Stevens Facebook page.…
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Earn 6% more as an Author
05 Aug 2014Authors spend a lot of time writing books. The best work they can do is to write. But while writing…
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Does your character contemplate?
23 Jun 2014In the best books, we really get to know the characters. We see ourselves in these fictional beings. We see…
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Characters in novels shouldn’t throw up so easily
14 Jun 2014Have you ever noticed that characters in book often seem to be overly queasy. It seems that if you are…
