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Stay focused

By A.D. Morel Posted on March 19, 2013 Posted in Process

Dealing with distractions — Let’s say you’ve got a great story idea and you are busily pursuing it. Daily you go back to your writing machine with fresh energy. The word counts and page counts are mounting, things are going …

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Getting a character to there from here

By A.D. Morel Posted on January 10, 2013 Posted in Characters in 3-D, Plot

Evolution of a character — We see that some of the most enduring stories feature a character that goes through changes. At the beginning of the story the character has a certain perspective. Think of Mr. Ebeneezer Scrooge in Charles …

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Tagged with: character development, depth, fiction writing, heart, plot strategies, strength

Trivia and substance

By A.D. Morel Posted on January 10, 2013 Posted in Set the scene

Details work with you, or not — Setting the scene is a joyful responsibility. We fiction writers provide the reader with an imaginary world in which to dwell for a time, to escape from the cares of her/his day. We …

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Tagged with: description, fiction writing, high quality fiction, setting the scene, writer-reader relationship

Develop some character

By A.D. Morel Posted on January 10, 2013 Posted in Characters in 3-D

Character under pressure — What will your character do when things go wrong? Let’s say you already made us care about this character by showing us the person doing something he/she is good at, or giving generously from the heart, …

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Stay focused

Getting a character to there from here

Trivia and substance

Develop some character