The mark of a truly talented crafts-person when it comes to writing is how the author integrates the physical characteristics of his entourage within the folds of the story. I have read many a book where an author has written… Read More ›
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Editing Tip #91 – Evoking the Senses Pt.6: Intuition
You might think that a series of editing tips about the using the Senses to help you add crucial detail to help deepen a reader’s connection to your writing would stop after the fifth tip. The thing is, while we… Read More ›
Editing Tip #90 – Evoking the Senses Pt.5: Taste
It’s one thing for someone to give the writing advice of “show don’t tell” or “use the 5 senses” to flush out your characters and scenes… it’s entirely something else to sit down and attempt to do that very thing… Read More ›
Editing Tip #89 – Evoking the Senses Pt.4: Smell
Our brain works on triggers: the baking your grandmother did every Sunday afternoon when she babysat you; your husband’s deodorant; your lover’s aftershave; that farm down the road from your childhood home that always smelled like sheep s**t in the… Read More ›
Editing Tip #88 – Evoking the Senses Pt.3: Sound
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
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 ›
Character, It’s in the Details
Broad strokes when it comes to building characters will often lead to stereotypical ideas & two-dimensionality. This is what every writer dreads. I stand by this quote 100% in that I firmly believe we’ll learn more about the character who… Read More ›
Editing Tip #38
Variety is the Spice of Life ~ One of the simplest pieces of advice for new and emerging authors to recognize is not to use overly descriptive attribution words – just say “said.” e.g. “I wouldn’t do that if I… Read More ›
It’s in the Details
Readers make the best connections with our characters and our prose or poetry through our use of the right details. What are the right details? I wish I could say that only the author knows, but we all need help… Read More ›
Editing Tip #13
KISS – Keep It Super Simple – This has to be one of the most often used pieces of advice across the board whether you’re a writer, a fisherman, an electrician, or a sanitary engineer – over doing something is… Read More ›
