And James Scott Bell’s Revision and Self-Editing for Publication. 😉 Find us on Ana’s blog.
In honor of the halfway point of NaNo, and with the idea in mind that people will soon be editing their NaNo novels (Right, everyone? No sending it off to the agent on December 1), The Three Dirty Birds is reading James Scott Bell’s Revision and Self-Editing for Publication, 2nd Edition. Kate: I already...
Got the day right this time! Zoe has the weekly recap, and today’s post–On Suspense and Tension. Tune in next week for Revision and Self-Editing for Publication by David Scott Bell.
Apparently I had a brain fart yesterday and thought it was Thursday. So here’s yesterday’s Dirty Birds post on setting.
Three Dirty Birds are chirping about Chuck Wendig’s Kick-Ass Writer and what he says about Protagonists. Kate: It was funny. I was watching Curse of the Black Pearl yesterday with the writers’ commentary turned on, and they were talking about how Elizabeth was the protagonist, because everything that happened was because of choices she...
Over at Zoe’s blog. Can I just mention that we’re getting a bit frustrated with Chuck’s book? It’s definitely not meant to be read in large chunks.
We’re over at Ana’s blog, which as you know is the site for all plotting and mayhem, right? Wait, what do you mean it’s not that kind of plot?
Three Dirty Birds are back from vacation–uh, sick leave/work overload, to chat about Chuck Wendig’s Kick-Ass Writer, and his chapter on Sentences. Ana: *brushes the sand out of her feathers* We’re talking about sentences? I can write sentences. And fragments. Zoe: The thing that impressed me most in this chapter was the revelation that...
Nope. Not at all. And this definitely isn’t us on the beach somewhere in our bathing suits. Actually, it’s been quite a week, so the Birds are going to take a week’s ‘nest’ time. Two sick birds, and one that’s swamped in dayjob, does not a happy flock make. See you here next week,...
Zoe’s got our weekly wrap-up and today’s post on description.