Category: Fundamentals
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Your Idea Isn’t Worth Anything (Until You Tell the Story)
This topic arises frequently in writing communities, especially among those just starting out. “I have this amazing idea. Do you think it’s good?” “Would you read a story where…?” “Is this too cliché?” And, my personal favourite: “Has this been done before?” (Answer: Probably. But not like you’d do it) Here’s the truth: Your idea…
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Writing When You’re Not Writing
Your brain doesn’t stop just because your fingers aren’t on the keyboard.
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World Building is NOT Writing
How much world building is too much? The annoying answer is… probably most of it. The story is what matters. Write the story.
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Perspectives – Variations on a Theme
Delving into some of the nuances within the broad types of perspective. Third person vs. third person omniscient, dual POV vs. single, or multiple.
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The Limitations of “Write What You Know”
Not all knowledge, has to be first hand. Knowing something well enough to write it doesn’t mean you have to have lived it.
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Perspective and Tense: Who and When?
First person? Third? Where’s the second? Tense? I’m getting tense just thinking about all this!