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New M. B. Weston’s Corner Video: Show, Don’t Tell Using Description & Sensory Details
This is the final segment of a four-part series I’m doing on my YouTube Channel about “show, don’t tell.” Today, we’re discussing how to use description and sensory details to show instead of tell. Make your reader experience your story … Continue reading
Chalk Paint for Geeks, Cosplayers, and YouTubers…
My next YouTube video is on “Show, Don’t Tell Using Dialogue,” and I figured I could best show dialogue’s importance by bringing in Wilson, the infamous volleyball from Castaway. The problem: Wilsons are really hard to come by… I decided … Continue reading
Character Development: Don’t Forget Your Character’s Hygiene (especially if he does…)
When developing your major characters, don’t forget to include details about his or her hygiene and, well to put it bluntly, body odor. It might seem like something OCD or overly detailed at first, but let’s do a little experiment. … Continue reading
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New MB Weston’s Corner Video: Show, Don’t Tell Using Action!
This is part 2 of a 4 part series on Show, Don’t Tell. Today, we discuss using action to help turn scenes that only “tell” into scenes that show. Some concepts are repeated a bit from last time because I’m … Continue reading
Writing Diary: When the Story Takes Over the Writing
It never fails. In every novel or novella I have written, the story decides about four-fifths of the way through to scrap my original ending and take a hard turn somewhere else. Every. Single. Time. The next Lodestone installment was … Continue reading
M. B Weston’s Corner: Show, Don’t Tell – Part 1
I’m not an actress. I’m just an idiot with an iPad being goofy and having fun talking about writing. In my first real “M. B. Weston’s Corner” video, I discuss “Show, Don’t Tell” for writers. This week’s focus is on … Continue reading
Introducing M.B. Weston’s Corner in YouTube
I’m starting a weekly video blog on my YouTube channel, YouTube.com/TheMBWeston. This is official Introduction video to M. B. Weston’s Corner. I plan to discuss writing: the technical stuff we all need to know as well as the trials and … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 09/02/15 – Observing Life’s Details Can Improve Your Writing
Observing even the smallest details that surround you in life can help add color and spice to your writing. I haven’t done one of these in a while, and I’m trying to start back up. If you have ever attended … Continue reading
Today’s ChattaCon Panel Schedule 02/01/15
Here is today’s ChattaCon panel schedule. If you are going to ChattaCon, be sure to stop by the Dark Oak table where I will be signing books all day! SUNDAY 12:00pm, Classroom B – Writers Panel- The Concept is Awesome! (but I … Continue reading
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Today’s ChattaCon Panel Schedule: 01/31/15
Here is my ChattaCon panel schedule for today. Be sure to stop by the Dark Oak table where I will be signing books all day! SATURDAY 12:00pm, Gallery A – Author’s Panel- Out of Nowhere: The Explosion of Young Adult Speculative … Continue reading
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Tagged Chattacon, Dark Oak, MB. Weston, publishing, world building, writing
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