Do you say Happy Memorial Day?
Somber Memorial Day?
Reflective Memorial Day?
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ColeSmithWrites
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ColeSmithWrites
@WritesCole
Author: Waiting for Jacob, Ursula Spark and the Fourth Frankenstein, Writers Write Workbook Blogger: ColeSmithWrites Creative Vision Strategist
West Virginia, the best Virginia! Katılım Ocak 2018
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@WritesCole Again, I use loose scene building.
Jo flicked the button on the kettle.
Bob hopped onto the stool by island counter.
Jo turned. "Cream & sugar?"
Bob responded with an enthusiastic *thumbs up*.
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For a long time, I struggled to MOVE characters around in space. Crossing the room. Driving around town. Not teleporting, somehow.
It bored me to write those sections.
If it's boring to me, it's boring to the reader, so I cut them and let the reader's brain move the characters.
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@WritesCole It's hard for the writer to trust the reader. It helps if he can remember his own reading experiences, but even those can be misty enough to mislead him.
If the reader is right for your book, you can trust him. If he isn't? That's where my wisdom runs out!
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For me, it was probably one more way that fear/doubt manifested as writer's block. "Gotta get this scene PERFECT with each character's movements!"
It's been interesting to get feedback from readers and hear how their imaginations fill in the blanks.
Co-creators.
Armand Morelon@ArmandJville
@WritesCole That is generally the best approach. It's applicable far more often than not.
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@SurtseyAna The danger is there, but I think I was just overdoing and overthinking. Now I defer to the beta readers. If it trips them up, I fix it.
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@WritesCole That's actually the right choice, it sometime feel bored to read and even write because those scenes are repeated and have no goal, and yeah, I understand they are necessary for the story, but I think the decision to cut them is actually the right decision.
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If your ideal reader was to wander into your brainstorming session, would he or she be able to follow the logic of your plot?
What would that reader want? More thrills? More mystery?
Add it in, now.
Then write that content as fast as you can.
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The tidbits I've been dropping are actually a case study for my masterclass.
But I've been enjoying the process and connection and plan to continue 💜
Link to class and all the bonuses below 👇
🪶@Penjammin
@WritesCole I love these tidbits ya drop. 👍
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My husband stole my laundry basket and I’ve just figured out why.
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Update: They're in waiting mode now in hospital. The babies are stabilized for the moment, and monitored.
All prayers and positive energy appreciated!
Caleb Jordan Schulz@Based_Jedi
Just found out my nephew's wife was admitted to the hospital. She's expecting twin babies and there are life-threatening problems. So any prayers, positive energy, are appreciated. Send em to Abby, Gabe, and these little babies.
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@CPT_Jack_Wigal Now if I can just keep them from leaning: against the doorframe, forward in the chair, back in the chair, forward again in confidence.
No one's spine supports good posture, apparently.
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Get a stack of 3×5 cards or sticky notes and cover your coffee table or a section of wall.
Write the major plot points of your novel and assemble them in order.
Take a bird’s eye view. What needs to happen to connect those events?
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Your description of that cafe in chapter three? Fudge it. No reader cares if you spent an hour and a half on Google, zooming in on maps of your setting’s real-life inspiration, just so you can nail “the ambience”. You’re a fiction writer–make it up and keep moving.
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