Character Development: Narrative Time Last week, we discussed how the descriptive narrative of a story is comprised of three aspects: Narrative point of view is the perspective, a personal or impersonal “lens” through which a story is communicated. Narrative time is the grammatical placement of the story’s time frame in the past or the present, i.e., present tense (we go) […]
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When to Delete “That” – by Carol Saller… on CMOS Shop Talk: A piece of bossy advice often given to creative writers is to sweep through your manuscripts before you submit them and delete certain words. “Just,” “so,” “very,” and “really” vie for the top target, but the most popular prohibition of all might be of […]
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How to plan your business book even if you have too many ideas – by Ginny Carter… Posted on August 23, 2021 by Chris The Story Reading Ape on Marketing TwentyOne: There’s one thing that stops more people writing their business book than any other. If it’s happening to you, I can guarantee that it’s confusing […]
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Blogging Tips On August 20, 2021 By K.M. Allan Not too long ago I received a notice from WordPress that I’d published my 200th blog post. In case you’re wondering, that post was the 7 Step Old Manuscript Review Plan, and it’s an example of the blogs I love to write. My faves are about […]
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Don’t over-explain “default” objects and gestures – by Nathan Bransford… Read the posting, HERE.
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SCAM ALERT: TRANSMEDIA AGENCY – Written By Victoria Strauss Get the useful and important information, HERE.
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Smorgasbord Health Column 2021 – The digestive system, the Immune System and a Chicken Sandwich by Sally Cronin Posted on August 17, 2021 by Smorgasbord – Variety is the Spice of Life. The immune system- The Digestive process. There is an old saying ‘You are what you eat‘ which came originally from the French Anthelme Brillat-Savarin […]
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The Starfish Story………. An old man was walking on the beach one morning after a storm. In the distance, he could see someone moving like a dancer, dancing with so much flair, agility and sprightliness in her steps. In total amazement he kept looking at the dancer. As he came closer, he saw that it […]
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3 Mistakes To Avoid with Your Side Characters – by Sach Black… Posted on August 14, 2021 by Chris The Story Reading Ape On Writers Helping Writers: Everybody loves their heroes, some people even love their villains. But it’s a rare author that actively loves and spends equal time on their side characters. Sure, some of […]
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Twitter: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly August 13, 2021 / Mae Clair Hello, SEers! It’s a Mae Day on Story Empire, and the topic is Twitter. We all have social media platforms we favor. For me (outside of blogging) it’s all about Tweeting. Strangely, when I first ventured into the realm of social media […]
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