balance

Editing Tip #103 – Finding Balance

By M.J. Moores on September 14, 2015 • ( 0 )

If you have read more than 3 of my editing tips, you’ll know that I’m a strong proponent for balance when it comes to taking advice and utilizing techniques in your writing. But what about the actual story? What happens… Read More ›

Editing Tip #88 – Evoking the Senses Pt.3: Sound

By M.J. Moores on June 1, 2015 • ( 13 )

Whether you’ve taken extensive creative writing lesson and workshops or you’re doing your best to get by on the advice of blogs and writing magazines, the 5 senses will always be integral to flushing out a scene and bringing depth… Read More ›

Editing Tip #87 – Evoking the Senses Pt.2: Touch

By M.J. Moores on May 25, 2015 • ( 0 )

Writing that evokes the 5 senses is all about balance and knowing when to focus on any one sense over another or which ones to combine in order to make the biggest impact. Last week we looked at the most… Read More ›

Second In Line

By M.J. Moores on May 13, 2015 • ( 0 )

John Foster In discussing controversial and complex topics, it is necessary to blur the lines of statistical and empirical knowledge. The world reveals itself in many forms, be they refined and specific, or rough and equivocal. Much phenomena of nature… Read More ›

Writing is a Balancing Act of the Everyday & the Make-believe

By M.J. Moores on May 8, 2015 • ( 3 )

We’re all familiar with those multitudes of hats that writers wear to be able to better tap into their characters: rogue, goody-goody, villain, orphan, princess, king, pauper, thief… There are even the familiar ones: mother, father, sister, brother, aunt,… Read More ›

Battle Scenes for the Non-Combative Writer

By M.J. Moores on February 3, 2015 • ( 0 )

Writerly Rant #71 By M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. I find myself in the midst of writing another battle scene for a novel not aimed at the military aspect of war – and yet I wonder if that’s a contradiction… Read More ›

An Imperfect Balancing Act

By M.J. Moores on August 19, 2014 • ( 4 )

Writerly Rant #47 by M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Freelance Writer. Dealing with email and social media on a daily basis is not a hassle-niche just for authors, even my husband (a Civil Engineer) complains about dealing with problems via… Read More ›