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Word for Words: When Nothing Is Lost, Novel Writing and Henry James
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Editor's blog for writers. Editing and Writing Services. Monday, August 18, 2014. When Nothing Is Lost, Novel Writing and Henry James. If you’re looking to enhance your storytelling, consider this advice from novel writer and essayist Henry James: Be a writer on whom nothing is lost. James’s style in Washington Square. In the craft essay "The Art of Fiction," James advises, "Write from experience, and experience only …” He then adds, "Try to be one of the people on whom nothing is lost! Analyze what you ...
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Word for Words: October 2014
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Editor's blog for writers. Editing and Writing Services. Wednesday, October 8, 2014. When Revising Your Prose, Take Time to Tinker. For better prose, take time to tinker. A great way to become a better writer is by revision, and concentrated revision yields faster and more noticeable results. Here’s an example of the tinkering approach:. The road to the shore shimmered in the summer sun, and the temperature in the Kia was rising like a kiln. Jim wiped his forehead with the back of his hand and rolled...
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your first page: October 2010
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Your First Page is a craft forum to which authors are invited to submit the first pages of a works-in-progress (fiction or memoir) and get free critical feedback from me, along with comments from followers of the blog. NOTE: FOR BEST DISPLAY RESULTS USE FIREFOX BROWSER. Starting in January, 2011 "First Page" will be a regular column feature in The Writer Magazine. Look for it! Saturday, October 30, 2010. The Substance Abuser's Wife. Half an hour ago I gave myself a fix. Did for Manhattan and cocaine in t...
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appuntillustrati: agosto 2008
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Domenica 17 agosto 2008. Nel regno delle cose illustrate, dove tutto può sempre accadere (come ogni regno ha qualcuno che lo governa: la bellezza. concetto su cui, ad ogni modo, converrà tornare). Come definire il suo stile? Un "naif moderno", un "naif" cioè che prefigura l'astratto. Peter comincia da forme geometriche, che lavora aggiungendo masse di denso colore caldo, costruendo un mondo vivido e allegro. Questo stile "affettuoso" e descrittivo (didascalico? Http:/ www.peterselgin.com/.
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I'm so thankful for all the following friends and acquaintances who have enriched my life and my work with their own (and for many others too numerous to mention here):. My teacher, the visionary who created Star Genesis, a new form of astrology I've been using for twenty years. A reclusive wizard, he does not have a web link (or even a computer! But can be reached for readings at 831 425-3134. My publisher, Frog Books. A division of North Atlantic Books. Who, in conjunction with Random House. Who publis...
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Word for Words: Writing From the Right Side of the Brain
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Editor's blog for writers. Editing and Writing Services. Friday, April 3, 2009. Writing From the Right Side of the Brain. Hello, writers—I'm thrilled to be the guest blogger on Adele's fabulous site! I'm the creator of. The Writer's Toolbox: Creative Games and Exercises for Inspiring the "Write" Side of your Brain. Actually, it's very similar to the technique improvisational actors and musicians use to create original scenes and unexpected riffs. You've seen it on. Who's Line is It Anyway? After the mont...
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Word for Words: One Potato, Two Potato: The Art of Describing Characters
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Editor's blog for writers. Editing and Writing Services. Wednesday, February 9, 2011. One Potato, Two Potato: The Art of Describing Characters. Two potatoes sat on a counter looking largely the same, but are they? Take our two potatoes. What do you see? The same can be true of describing your characters. The best way to reveal a character's traits is in a scene, where in addition to prose there is dialog, preferably with tension, and characters are revealed organically as they react under pressure. B...
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Word for Words: Remembering Your First Love: The Amateur Writer
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Editor's blog for writers. Editing and Writing Services. Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Remembering Your First Love: The Amateur Writer. When writers fall out of love with the habit of writing, it may be because we've forgotten our first love. What’s keeping you from your love of writing? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe to the Blog. Editing Services by Word for Words. An award-winning development editor, Adele. Or visit Word for Words. Banking the Bacon: Essays on the Success of Women. Its amaz...
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Word for Words: When Revising Your Prose, Take Time to Tinker
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Editor's blog for writers. Editing and Writing Services. Wednesday, October 8, 2014. When Revising Your Prose, Take Time to Tinker. For better prose, take time to tinker. A great way to become a better writer is by revision, and concentrated revision yields faster and more noticeable results. Here’s an example of the tinkering approach:. The road to the shore shimmered in the summer sun, and the temperature in the Kia was rising like a kiln. Jim wiped his forehead with the back of his hand and rolled...
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Word for Words: December 2014
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Editor's blog for writers. Editing and Writing Services. Monday, December 29, 2014. Writing Well in 2015 - Take a Tip From a Memoirist. One of the best pieces of advice an editor can give a writer is to write; an even better recommendation is to write slowly, consciously, reflectively. That's how memoirists write, and one way fiction writers can bring a deeply reflective quality to their. Work is to evaluate every word for precision, context, clarity and revelation. Here are some examples:. Clarity: Some...
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