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Tag Archives: Star Wars
Writing: Using Your Characters’ Words to Develop Their Character
When I mention using words as part of character development, I’m not just talking about writing dialogue. Dialogue can progress the plot and reveal thoughts, but the words your character chooses to use reveal much more than those. Here are … Continue reading
The Debt Women Owe Carrie Fisher
Today Carrie Fisher passed away, and I lost my childhood hero. I rarely blog twice in one day, and I never blog about celebrity deaths, but Carrie’s effect on my life and the lives of countless women needs to be … Continue reading
Posted in News & Events, Random Musings
Tagged carrie fisher, George Lucas, princess leia, Star Wars
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Writing: How to Govern Your Make-Believe Elements
Even if you are writing speculative fiction that defies the laws of physics, you must give yourself boundaries. Otherwise, you will destroy your story. When I was growing up, I had a few favorite movies that I watched over and … Continue reading
Posted in The World of Writing, Writing Believable Make-Believe
Tagged Albus Dumbledore, angel, author, Captain America, comic books, Dark Crystal, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, guardian angel, horror, Iron Man, Lois Lane, M. B. Weston, paranormal, publishing, science fiction, speaker, Speculative fiction, Star Wars, steampunk, Superman, Suspension of disbelief, Thor, Tony Stark, warfare, writing
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Writing: Making Sure Your Make-Believe Elements Work Correctly
If you want to make your make-believe elements feel believable, they have to work correctly and logically within the world you have created. For the past few weeks, I’ve been writing a series of posts about writing speculative fiction, … Continue reading
Posted in The World of Writing, Writing Believable Make-Believe
Tagged angel, author, comic books, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, guardian angel, horror, Lego, M. B. Weston, paranormal, publishing, science fiction, speaker, Star Wars, steampunk, Suspension of disbelief, warfare, writing
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Writing Technique: Star Wars–an Example of How to Break the Rules
Almost any writing rule can be broken, as long as the author 1) earns the right to break it and 2) executes properly. For the past few weeks, we’ve been discussing how to create the suspension of disbelief in readers … Continue reading
Posted in The World of Writing, Writing Believable Make-Believe
Tagged A New Hope, angel, author, Clone Wars, comic books, Elysian Chronicles, Empire Strikes Back, fantasy, George Lucas, guardian angel, Hero’s Journey, horror, John Williams, Luke Skywalker, M. B. Weston, Millennium Falcon, Obi-Wan Kenobi, paranormal, publishing, science fiction, speaker, Star Wars, steampunk, Suspension of disbelief, warfare, writing
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Surround the Unbelievable with the Believable: Using Hybrid Magic & Technology
Making Make-Believe Believable: Surround the unbelievable with the believable by creating technology, weapons, and magic that is a hybrid of something already familiar to the reader. If you are new to this blog, I’ve been writing a series of posts … Continue reading
Posted in The World of Writing, Writing Believable Make-Believe
Tagged angel, author, Avatar, comic books, Dreams of Steam, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, George Lucas, guardian angel, Han Solo, horror, James Cameron, M. B. Weston, Millennium Falcon, paranormal, publishing, science fiction, speaker, Star Wars, steampunk, The Empire Strikes Back, warfare, writing
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Suspending Disbelief: Understanding the Reader’s Reality Filters
Making Make-Believe Believable: Before you can get your reader to suspend his or her disbelief, you must have a good understanding of your target audience’s reality filters. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, most of us … Continue reading
Posted in The World of Writing, Writing Believable Make-Believe
Tagged angel, author, Christmas, comic books, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, George Lucas, guardian angel, horror, M. B. Weston, paranormal, publishing, Santa Claus, science fiction, speaker, Speculative fiction, Star Wars, steampunk, warfare, writing
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Writing Villains: Lessons from Bane and The Dark Knight Rises
A writer’s work is never finished. Ideas, inspirations, to-do lists, and drafts flood our thoughts and our time. The act of writing should not stop when we turn off our computers. We can draw inspiration and instruction on writing from … Continue reading
Posted in Character Development, The World of Writing
Tagged angel, author, Bane, Character development, conflict, Darth Vader, Draco Malfoy, Elysian Chronicles, epic fantasy, fantasy, fiction, Game of Shadows, guardian angel, Harry Potter, horror, Joker, Lord of the Rings, M. B. Weston, Miranda Priestly, Misfit Politics, Mordor, paranormal, Professor Moriarty, publishing, Sauron, Sherlock Holmes, speaker, Star Wars, The Dark Knight, the Dark Knight Rises, The Devil Wears Prada, villain, villains, Voldemort, warfare, writing
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The Writing Process: Part 3 – Plot: Your Story’s Skeleton
A week ago, a friend of mine asked via Twitter: “Mrs. @mbweston, what’s your writing process?” To answer his question, I’ve been writing a series of blog posts about how I go about my personal writing process. So far, we’ve … Continue reading
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