How to Write the Perfect Author Bio – by C.S. Lakin…
How to Write the Perfect Author Bio – by C.S. Lakin… Read here …
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3 Powerful Cinematic Techniques for Novelists – by C.S.Lakin…
3 Powerful Cinematic Techniques for Novelists – by C.S.Lakin… Read here …
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From Outline to the Nanowrimo Finish Line – by C.S. Lakin…
From Outline to the Nanowrimo Finish Line – by C.S. Lakin… In honor of Nanowrimo, I’m reprinting a post I ran a few years ago. Whether you’re participating or not, check out these good tips about outlining your story. You’re all signed up for National Novel Writing Month. Great. Are you going to get working on […]
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6 Tips to Make Your Scenes Visually Dynamic – by C.S. Lakin…
6 Tips to Make Your Scenes Visually Dynamic – by C.S. Lakin… on Live Write Thrive: Many of us were raised watching thousands of movies and television shows. The style, technique, and methods used in film and TV are so familiar to us, we process them comfortably. To some degree, we now expect these elements to […]
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Crafting Great Characters Starts and Ends with Motivation – by C.S. Lakin…
Crafting Great Characters Starts and Ends with Motivation – by C.S. Lakin… on Live Write Thrive: This material ran on my blog four years ago, but it’s worth sharing again! Most fiction writers know that character is at the heart of a story. Whether you are writing short or long fiction, you need terrific characters. But […]
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8 Elements That Get Readers Invested in Your Story – by Stefan Emunds…
8 Elements That Get Readers Invested in Your Story – by Stefan Emunds… on Live Write Thrive: Readers don’t just invest money but also time and effort. They suspend their disbelief and invest trust—meaning, they give you, the writer, the benefit of the doubt that you will deliver on your story promise. They invest intellectually […]
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12 Questions to Ask Your Character to Bring Setting to Life – by C.S. Lakin…
12 Questions to Ask Your Character to Bring Setting to Life June 21, 2021 in Novel Structure with 1 Comment Too often, writers ignore setting. Look—we live in the physical world. We respond to and interact with every single setting we are in. External elements affect us, our mood, our health, our perspective. Weather, quality […]
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