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Plots, Schemes, and General Nefariousness | By The Hilt

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What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. Emerson. Plots, Schemes, and General Nefariousness. It was the butler! It wasn’t the butler! It was the butler! The butler, but it is! How important is plot? Obviously, very, so let me rephrase that: how important is an original plot? So what’s a writer to do? By Lois Lowry,. By George Orwell, and. A Wrinkle in Time. By Madeleine L’Engle. I’m also thinking about movies like. Other authors carry their stories in...

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Character Building: Or, Suck It Up Princess | By The Hilt

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What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. Emerson. Character Building: Or, Suck It Up Princess. In my previous post, The Voices In My Head. I talked about how to identify a good character, but how about creating one? And of course, your characters need a degree of complexity, an aspect which includes almost everything else I’ve mentioned. People are never simple; your characters shouldn’t be either. So what do you think it takes to make good characters?

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Words from Elmore Leonard | By The Hilt

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What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. Emerson. Words from Elmore Leonard. I try to leave out the parts that people skip. Elmore Leonard. I try to write like that, for a couple of reasons. Let me say that I’ve never been a fan of. The Lord of the Rings. Write, while I like a certain degree of descriptiveness and world-building, I try to keep it balanced. I include enough to create a mental picture, but not so much my readers will get bored. Writing ...

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Quotations | By The Hilt

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What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. Emerson. A random assortment of quotations for your enjoyment. It will be added to periodically. I try to leave out the parts that people skip. Elmore Leonard. 8220;You fail only if you stop writing.” Ray Bradbury. 8220;My ideas usually come not at my desk writing but in the midst of living.” Anais Nin. 8220;Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.” E.B. White. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Fill in you...

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The Voices In My Head | By The Hilt

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What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. Emerson. The Voices In My Head. 8220;Shut up, voices, or I’ll poke you with a Q-tip again.” – source unknown. What makes a favorite character? My favorite character is probably Herald Alberich of Karse, from. So what makes a good character? I must admit, the voices in my head aren’t always my characters, and my stories. If I’m reading a good book, or have watched a good show or movie, those stor...In my books, ...

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All things as of late or not really | Tell Tale Signs

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You May be a Bandicoot. Skip to primary content. All things as of late or not really. June 22, 2011. Well its been a while since I have been around this here parts. I blame video games. I have taken up WoW and it eats up a lot of time. I am sure it also makes it so I have nothing to talk about. In any case, that’s what I have been up to for the most part. Other than work. I have been pushed back to graveyards. (Well that’s not new as I have been back on them since… March? June 22, 2011 at 5:57 pm. Hai Sh...

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Oh bother | Tell Tale Signs

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You May be a Bandicoot. Skip to primary content. March 1, 2012. I lot my phone over the weekend of transit. Sadly it never showed up. So now I must grab a new one. I liked my iphone, it was easy for me to use. I will have to learn me an android now. I get to quit my job at the lab. Finally after, what, a year? A year of me saying I will quit? I got a new job at a pet store. It pays a lot less but it will work out much better with school. And that is really what I need right now. March 5, 2012 at 10:50 pm.