The concept of this series of posts is to stop reading craft books, learning from other writers’ chosen examples, and learn from novels, choosing my own examples. However, I had one craft book from the library that I hadn’t finished, Dialogue: The Art of Verbal Action for the Page, Stage, and Screen by Robert McKee.Continue reading “How to Read Novels Like a Novelist (RNLN): How a Craft Book Can Influence Reading a Novel”
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How to Read Novels Like a Novelist (RNLN): Kindle Edition
Last week I “won” my first physical book (other than a coloring book) from Library Thing. Won is in quotes because it is actually an exchange for my volunteer labor of reviewing the book, but they call it winning. The coming book that will arrive in my mailbox is a poetry collection which I’ll needContinue reading “How to Read Novels Like a Novelist (RNLN): Kindle Edition”
How to Read Like a Writer (RLW): A Novel Can Take Many Forms
I did it! I put together all my 4theWords files from NaNoWriMo into one file, formatted it into one double-spaced draft and did a preliminary spell-check to make my novel draft readable. Then I saved it as a PDF so I’m ready for my first read through on my tablet. So, my focus this weekContinue reading “How to Read Like a Writer (RLW): A Novel Can Take Many Forms”
How to Read Like a Writer: Narrowing Focus to the Specific Book
How was your week? Did you try reading like a writer? I noticed I’m already reading differently. Choosing the Novels I thought of another way to choose novels to read and study. When my novel is finished, edited, and polished, I’ll be looking for an agent. Once I find some agents that are looking forContinue reading “How to Read Like a Writer: Narrowing Focus to the Specific Book”
How to Read Like a Writer: Getting Started
Want to up your reading game? Want to know what it means to read like a writer first hand? I sure do. And I think I’m ready. I have read hundreds of books on writing, and they all have something in common: they use examples from a variety of novels as examples of writing techniques.Continue reading “How to Read Like a Writer: Getting Started”
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