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Novel Basics Card # 9

Apr 6, 2020

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Novel Basics Card # 9 The Wall Card The Wall Card asks the question, “What could possibly go wrong?” In truth, Card # 9 is a placeholder because you will need lots more than just one wall or obstacle that…

Novel Basics: Keeping a Journal

Apr 5, 2020

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A Million Words One of my former colleagues used to tell his writing students that, in order to become writers, they had to produce and throw away a million words. That sounds daunting, doesn’t it? Another piece of advice goes,…

Novel Basics: Warming Up

Apr 4, 2020

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A Writing Warmup Long ago in the ‘70’s in graduate school at the Ohio State University, I learned a warm-up writing technique that I used on the first day of every college writing class, no matter what kind, for the…

Novel Basics: Card # 8

Apr 3, 2020

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Card # 8 The Place Card (aka Setting) The Place Card asks the questions, “Where and when does the novel take place?” One of the elements I’ve always loved about reading novels is their ability to transport me to faraway…

Novel Basics: Getting to Know Your Characters

Apr 2, 2020

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If you have the time and inclination, you might want to get acquainted with your major characters at least a little bit before you move on to the next card because characters are quite possibly the single most important element…

Novel Basics: Imp v. Ump

Apr 1, 2020

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Some Reflections on the Creative Process, not Limited to Writing Imp v. Ump Imp: I wrote a story. I wrote a story. It’s so much fun. The characters were really talking to each other. I love them and the end…

Novel Basics: Summing Up About Characters

Mar 31, 2020

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You’ve probably noticed that so far we’ve mostly talked about the characters, the people of the book you’ll write. And maybe you’ve already noticed that your characters are fueling ideas for your novel. But before we move on to issues…

Novel Basics Cards 6 & 7

Mar 30, 2020

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Today we have cards for other important two characters in your novel . . . Card # 6 The Match The Match Card asks the question, “Who fires up the plot car?” I know. I know. This is a bit…

Novel Basics: Cards 4 & 5

Mar 29, 2020

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The cards for today are two important characters in your future novel, one opposed to the protagonist and the other allied, more or less . . . Card # 4 The Boxing Glove The Boxing Glove Card asks the question,…

Novel Basics: Cards 2 & 3

Mar 28, 2020

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Card # 2: the Outcome Card The Outcome Card asks the question, “Does (s)he succeed?” In answering the question on the second card, “Does she or he succeed?” you will figure out if the who gets what she wants or…

I write cozy historical mystery fiction and cozy fantasy mystery fiction. “Novel Basics,” my book on writing fiction, is available now.

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