Category Archives: The World of Writing
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary – Tips for Writing on Vacation: 01/15/15
Vacation, in theory, should be a wonderful chance to sit back, relax, and let the creative juices flow. In reality, it never works out that way. I took an impromptu getaway this weekend, and I knew I didn’t want to … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 01/03/15
Laundry is the death of all good writing days. Let me explain: Writing is all about getting in “the Zone.” The Zone is where all amazing stories happen. It’s basically a time when you focus everything out and creativity, story, … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 01/01/15
So this morning, I realized that I’m writing the wrong story in this little novella series first. That’s right. I started writing the wrong story. Yeah, that was a great revelation… I just spent 3 days working on what is … Continue reading
Don’t Be Afraid to Write Your Characters into Corners. That’s When Awesome Happens!
You’ve written you characters into a corner. Now what? Before you hit the “Delete” button, seize the opportunity to create a little magic. A one of my author friends, Chris Smith, and I were sharing stories across Facebook the other night, … Continue reading
Writing: Using Sensory Details to Enhance or Alter the Mood of a Scene
As part of my writing process, I mentally enter each scene and imagine how my characters are experiencing it through each of their five senses (sight, smell, sound, taste, and touch). I then weave the description into the prose (without … Continue reading
How to Distract a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Writer in Ten Easy Steps
I posted this on my Facebook page Thursday night, and it got good reviews so I figured I would post it here as well. How to distract a science fiction/fantasy writer in 10 easy steps: I am really annoyed with … Continue reading
Change Your Telling into Showing: A Tiny Example of Show, Don’t Tell
As I mentioned yesterday, I’m working on edits for a short story due in by April 30th–egads, that’s tonight!–for the Thunder on the Battlefield sword and sorcery anthology being put out by Seventh Star Press. I ran across a section … Continue reading
Spice Up Your Prose with Description: Example–Morvenian Wolves
I’m working on edits for a short story due in by April 30th for the Thunder on the Battlefield sword and sorcery anthology being put out by Seventh Star Press. My story takes place in the Elysian Chronicles world with … Continue reading
The New Prologue After Previous Edits
If you have been following my blog this week, I have been showing a few examples of my editing process using the prologue to a paranormal thriller I’m working on (currently called Unleashed). On Monday, I posted the working prologue … Continue reading
Writing & Editing: Find & Correct Common Grammar Mistakes
No matter how often we try to avoid it, we all make a few subtle grammatical errors when we write. Some of them occur when we type the wrong word. Others are born from listening to incorrect grammar on TV … Continue reading
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