A few years ago I had a rather vivid dream. And when I awoke, I remembered its details clearly and I thought about it a lot. It prompted the setting for the scene which I’ve included below. So rather than describe my dream, I […]
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Tool Series #2 — Multi-Tool, Part 3
So we’re still discussing the so called Writing Multi-tool in this Tool Series. I mentioned in Part 2 that what we are talking about is a writing skill which you can develop and adapt for yourself—customize it—so that it fits your needs specifically. […]
Tool Series #2 — Multi-Tool, Part 2
Yesterday I named the four basic writing strategies which make up my Writing Multi-tool functions and which I use constantly while working. They are: Description Dialogue Narrative Action Description and Action, as I said before, each have two sub-functions which I discussed when talking about […]
Tool Series #2 — Writing Multi-Tool
What Is A “Writing Multi-Tool”? It’s an idea I use in the course of writing but did not have a formal name for so I made one up—Writing Multi-tool. Have you seen those foldable tools that are several tools in one? The functions […]
Tool Series #1 — Observation
Perhaps the most basic tool in the writer’s tool chest is that of observation. Everyone, whether or not they are a writer, has and uses this very powerful tool. But what exactly do I mean by observation? you might ask. Do I mean taking […]
Introducing A New Series
The Tool Series Writing Tools I know “tools” is a hackneyed metaphor but the reason it is overused is because it is widely understood and it works. So rather than trying to explain the concept in some new and original way I’m going to […]
Talk Write — On Dialogue
What’s So Important About Dialogue? Have you ever attended a staged play? If you have you understand how limited the stage is. I’m not talking about the huge Phantom Of The Opera type productions; I’m talking about the sorts of plays your local Civic […]
Talk Write — Watch Movies And Improve Your Voice?
As writers, we sometimes think that time spent watching a movie is wasted time. Maybe not. I remember vividly that first line of Isak Dinesen’s Out Of Africa, narrated by Meryl Streep, at the beginning of the movie with the same title. It goes: […]
Talk Write — The Write Garbage Advice
What is the “Write Garbage” advice? If you’ve been writing for any length of time, you’ve surely gone online and read content offered by the mountain of writing advice websites and blogs; I certainly have. There seems to be hundreds of them. (This was […]
Talk Write — The Axiom, Part 3
The Axiom — Part 3 Several years ago, I read an interview given by a famous novelist (can’t remember which one, not Stephen King, however) in which the novelist said that it takes ten years to master any skill, including writing. The wisdom behind […]
Talk Write — Good Morning Monday!
The Axiom — Part One Well, today is Monday and I’d like to begin with a bit of “housekeeping” as they say. I’ve decided to change the name of this writing discussion feature of my blog from “Writing Talk” to “Talk Write.” In English, […]
Writing Talk — Using The Stick-pile
What Do You Mean By “Using The Stick-pile”? Many years ago, I was writing my first, first novel (which was never finished nor published). Every free day I had, I’d visit my favorite coffee shop, find a comfortable nook, and continue working, with my […]
Writing Talk — The Moving Goalposts
What Are “Moving Goalposts”? Good Morning! Well, let’s get right to it, shall we? Here in the United States we have a saying: “They keep moving the goalposts” by which we mean that what we think are the criteria at the beginning of a […]
Writing Talk — A New Feature
Writing Talk, What Is It? Writing Talk is a new feature of this blog with the aim of encouraging fellow writers who are engaged in the daunting process of writing a full length book. With Writing Talk, I will share some of what […]