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Writing: Keeping Character Confrontation Results Realistic
If you don’t prove your character deserves to win, no amount of writing technique is going to get your readers to suspend disbelief and buy into your story. Picture a baseball field. Imagine that Roger Clemons has taken the mound. … Continue reading
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Surround the Unbelievable with the Believable: The Transformation Example
Making Make-Believe Believable: Surround the unbelievable with the believable by transforming believable items into items that are unbelievable. If you are new to this blog, I’ve been writing a series of posts about writing speculative fiction, including fantasy, science fiction, … Continue reading
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Tagged angel, author, comic books, Diana Gabaldon, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, Gandalf, Grey Poupon, guardian angel, hobbit, horror, J. R. R. Tolkien, James Bond, M. B. Weston, paranormal, publishing, science fiction, speaker, steampunk, warfare, writing
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Understanding the Suspension of Disbelief
Making Make-Believe Believable: Getting your reader to suspend his or her disbelief is key to writing make-believe. First you have to understand the reader’s expectations. One of my favorite scenes in Peter Pan is the scene where Tinkerbell almost dies … Continue reading
Posted in The World of Fantasy & Science Fiction, The World of Writing, Writing Believable Make-Believe
Tagged angel, author, comic books, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, guardian angel, horror, Ian Fleming, J. K. Rowling, James Bond, M. B. Weston, paranormal, Peter Pan, publishing, science fiction, speaker, Speculative fiction, steampunk, Suspension of disbelief, Tinker Bell, warfare, writing
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The Magic of a Good Story
Making Make-Believe Believable: A story’s true magic has nothing to do with fantasy elements. Don’t neglect the essence of storytelling simply because you write speculative fiction. First and foremost, it’s important to understand why people read fiction. Readers want to … Continue reading
Posted in Character Development, Description, Plot & Structure, The World of Fantasy & Science Fiction, The World of Writing, Writing Believable Make-Believe
Tagged angel, author, Character development, Clash of the Titans, comic books, Conan, Description, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, guardian angel, horror, James Bond, Krull, M. B. Weston, paranormal, Plot, publishing, science fiction, setting, speaker, Speculative fiction, steampunk, warfare, writing
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New Writing Series: Making Make-Believe Believable
How to write fantasy, science-fiction, steampunk, comic book heroes, paranormal, and horror in such a way that even “muggles” will want to read it. I’m going to begin an extensive writing series called Making Make-Believe Believable. My goal is to … Continue reading
Posted in The World of Fantasy & Science Fiction, The World of Writing, Writing Believable Make-Believe
Tagged angel, author, comic book heroes, comic books, comic heroes, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, fiction, guardian angel, horror, James Bond, M. B. Weston, mainstream fiction, paranormal, publishing, science fiction, speaker, Speculative fiction, steampunk, warfare, Writer, writing
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