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- October 4th, 2010, 6:26 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Outlining One Brick at a Time
- Replies: 1
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Re: Outlining One Brick at a Time
I really, really tried to plan my last novel. It was a disaster and I found it too restricting. Characters and plot seem to write themselves, and even the locations turned out different than I imagined. I tend to plan the internal and external conflicts of my characters and let the rest 'emerge' as ...
- October 4th, 2010, 6:20 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Make Your Fight Scenes Believable
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5878
Re: Make Your Fight Scenes Believable
This is a good post for someone sheltered like me who has never been in a fight (or even seen one close up!). Better than going and getting myself into a fight for research ;-)
- October 4th, 2010, 6:12 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: On Being Productive…and Those Days Where You Really Aren't.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1693
Re: On Being Productive…and Those Days Where You Really Aren't.
I'm guilty of clicking on every link in twitter :-S So maybe you could add 'disconnect the internet' to your list of how to get everything done?
- October 4th, 2010, 6:10 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: Atmospheric Research for YA (guest blog entry)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1100
Re: Atmospheric Research for YA (guest blog entry)
LOL! Research can be almost as much fun as the actual writing :) If a little daunting...
- October 4th, 2010, 4:56 pm
- Forum: Writing
- Topic: The Difference Between MG and YA (Guest Blog Entry)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2439
The Difference Between MG and YA (Guest Blog Entry)
There seems to be a bit of confusion about what makes middle grade novels "middle grade", and what makes young adult novels, "young adult". A common misconception is that children in middle grade read MG novels, and young adults read YA, however, there is a lot more to the two ge...