Oops! I forgot to check Zoe’s blog yesterday for the link! (I was still doing my Snoopy dance over getting the window in and finished.) So, today, we’re talking about eliminating a lot of those little tell-tales of the beginning writer.
Three Dirty Birds are talking about Self-editing for Fiction Writers again. This is our last week for this book. Today, we’re talking about Chapter 10, which focuses on repetition. Kate: I thought this one really built on some of the concepts that were brought forward in previous chapters, particularly the one on Interior Monologue....
We’re over at Ana’s nest today, which I’m sure is many degrees warmer than mine–we had hail this morning. Hail. Welcome to late summer in Canada. Time to build the igloo.
Chirping it up at Zoe’s blog today! Talking Self-editing for Fiction writers and getting rid of those darn dialogue tags for something that works harder for you.
Welcome back to Three Dirty Birds Talk, after our short hiatus. Today we’re taking on Chapter 7 of Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, by Rennie Browne and Dave King. This is the part about interior monologue, right? I should have reread it last night… Zoe wonders whether she should have gotten another cup of coffee...
I downloaded the trial version of Scapple the other day, to see if it would help with sorting out plot ideas. It’s like the computer version of something I do on paper at the beginning of a story, and I do like techy toys. 🙂 Here’s what it looks like right now: I’m playing with...
The Dirty Birds were inundated with ‘Things That Must Be Done’ this week, so we’re putting off our installments of Self-Editing for Fiction Writer’s until next week. We tried all day to make connections, but it was a no go. Hopefully, things will have settled down by the time next week rolls around and we’ll...
A lazy Friday at Ana’s blog. Why not fly over and visit?
Hanging out at Zoe’s nest today. Sorry for all the puns and terrible dialogue… 😛
Welcome back to Chapter 4 of Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne and Dave King. Today we’re chattering about Proportion in your writing. Kate: This section talks about how much time you should spend on different parts of your story, how much description you should do, how much detail to go into, and...