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#WriterinMotion: The Bear’s Breeches Smell Slightly Sweet As They Rot

I thought I would keep writing about process and tools for the rest of the week, but once I let my character’s speak, the draft consumed. It’s long and could be much longer. I see this idea like a House of Sand and Fog meets child services and the now of crazy, but it’s justContinue reading “#WriterinMotion: The Bear’s Breeches Smell Slightly Sweet As They Rot”

How to write the point of no return #NaNoWriMo 2019 Day 6

Day 6 (2017) is The Point of No Return My protagonist definitely wants to refuse his call to adventure. How will he try to wriggle his way out of a request from the police? I highly recommend working through today’s prompts. They inspired me to explore new areas of character development. #vss365: trim He had fearedContinue reading “How to write the point of no return #NaNoWriMo 2019 Day 6”

#NaNoWriMo 2019 Day 4: Exploring the antagonist

This morning, because my story is about an abandoned property, I had some fun taking pictures of settings and things that make me say: What is that and what is that for? Like above: What is that pan for and what is that shiny liquid and what is that random hose for? If these objectsContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo 2019 Day 4: Exploring the antagonist”

#NaNoWriMo 2019 Day 2: Playing with all my prompts

Happy National Novel Writing Month! How did your first day go? Unlike last year, I’m healthy, relaxed and in a quiet state for writing. Until this morning, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do here at Experience Writing during this NaNoWriMo. I took a look back at what I’ve done over the years andContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo 2019 Day 2: Playing with all my prompts”

Beware The Creeping Nouns

I am reading A Writer’s Coach: The Complete Guide to Writing Strategies That Work by Jack Hart. Though it is geared toward journalism, the information is useful and inspiring for my fiction. One sign of a skilled writer is avoiding redundancy. Mr. Hart uses the analogy of felling a tree. The skilled woodsman takes efficientContinue reading “Beware The Creeping Nouns”

To finish what I begin – Tips for finishing a draft

With all of the kids spending as much time in the lake as they could before heading back to school, I must have become nostalgic for a moment because I suddenly remembered something from my blue bird (tiny campfire girls) days — “to finish what I begin.” It really stuck in my head so IContinue reading “To finish what I begin – Tips for finishing a draft”