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Updates to M. B. Weston’s Convention/Signing Schedule

I’ve updated my convention/signing schedule on the website. Click here to see if I will be at a science fiction/fantasy convention or book signing in your area. Keep checking for updates, as there is more to come!

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The Writer’s Descriptive Techniques: #4— Use Comparisons that Relate to Your Main Impression

  Well-placed comparisons are powerful tools that not only help your reader better understand what’s happening in your story but also evoke your reader’s emotions. We’ve all learned about the two comparison tools our Language Arts teachers taught us: Similes: … Continue reading

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The Writer’s Descriptive Techniques: #3—Group Related Details Together

Increase the power of your description by keeping related details together. I’m writing a series of blog posts on description techniques. Here are my last two: The Writer’s Descriptive Techniques: #1—Create a Main Impression The Writer’s Descriptive Techniques: #2—Choose Details … Continue reading

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The Writer’s Descriptive Techniques: #2—Choose Details that Enhance Your Main Impression

Using descriptive language that affects your readers’ emotions will enhance the main impression you want your readers to take from each scene. We’re focusing on description for the next few posts. Yesterday, I wrote about what it means to create … Continue reading

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The Writer’s Descriptive Techniques: #1—Create a Main Impression

Creating a main impression in your scenes will manipulate your readers’ minds into filling in the unwritten details for you. I have been out of town and away from consistent wifi for over three weeks while I went on vacation … Continue reading

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M. B. Weston’s DragonCon Schedule: Monday, September 3rd

Today, I am not scheduled to be on any panels–so far. However, you can find me wandering the halls of the Atlanta Marriott and the Hilton looking exhausted. I still have a few books left, so contact me via Twitter … Continue reading

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M. B. Weston’s DragonCon Schedule: Sunday, September 2nd

M. B. Weston’s DragonCon Panel Schedule today is as follows. You can also find her on the DragonCon smartphone app under M. B. Weston (two names under Adam West): ——————- Title: Reading: M.B. Weston Time: Sun 10:00 am Location: University … Continue reading

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M. B. Weston’s DragonCon Schedule: Saturday, September 1st

M. B. Weston’s DragonCon Panel Schedule today is as follows. You can also find her on the DragonCon smartphone app under M. B. Weston (two names under Adam West): ——————- Title: Belief Systems in SF and Fantasy 102 Description: A … Continue reading

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MB Weston’s DragonCon Schedule, Friday, August 31st

M. B. Weston’s DragonCon Panel Schedule today is as follows. You can also find her on the DragonCon smartphone app under M. B. Weston (two names under Adam West): ——————- Title: Coming of Age Description: YA authors talk about the … Continue reading

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The Writing Process: Example of a Final Draft

  If you are new to this website, I have been writing a series of blog posts about the writing process. During one of those posts, I gave an example of a pre-draft using one of my earlier drafts of … Continue reading

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