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Character Development: Using your Character’s Thoughts
When I give character development writing workshops, I discuss the five ways you can show character as express your character’s personality: Appearance Actions Words (dialect, vocabulary, etc.) Perceptions Thoughts Showing a character’s thoughts in well-timed doses can illuminate and help … 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
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
Posted in The World of Writing, The Writing Process
Tagged angel, author, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, guardian angel, M. B. Weston, publishing, speaker, warfare, writing, writing process
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Recap of The Writing Process Posts
Over the past month, I have posted a few articles on my blog about the writing process. If you missed them, here they are: The Writing Process: Part 1 – Getting Your Inspiration The Writing Process: Part 2 – The … Continue reading
The Writing Process Part 10 – Read Your Manuscript Out Loud
Don’t neglect the last, and most important step in the writing process: reading your work out loud. A few weeks ago, a friend of mine asked via Twitter: “Mrs. @mbweston, what’s your writing process?” To answer his question, I’ve been … Continue reading
The Writing Process Part 9 – Dealing With Critique
Handling criticism is one of the most important parts of creating a great story. A few weeks 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 … Continue reading
The Writing Process Part 8 – Using Advance Readers
Your most valuable writing asset isn’t your computer, grammar knowledge, or storytelling ability. It’s your arsenal of advance readers. A few weeks ago, a friend of mine asked via Twitter: “Mrs. @mbweston, what’s your writing process?” To answer his question, … Continue reading
The Writing Process: Part 7 – Editing for Grammar & Style
A few weeks 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, … Continue reading
Posted in Editing Your Work, The World of Writing, The Writing Process
Tagged angel, author, editing, elements of style, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, final draft, grammar, guardian angel, M. B. Weston, Manuscript, Microsoft Word, publishing, Short story, speaker, Strunk & White, style, thesaurus, thesauruses, vocabulary, warfare, writing, writing process
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The Writing Process Part 6: Cutting Your Darlings
A few weeks 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, … Continue reading
The Writing Process: Part 5 – The First Draft (B) Description
Few weeks 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, … Continue reading
Posted in Description, The World of Writing, The Writing Process
Tagged angel, author, Description, edit, Elysian Chronicles, fantasy, five senses, guardian angel, horror, imagination, M. B. Weston, Out of the Shadows, Plot, publishing, Sense, sensory details, Short story, Show, Don’t Tell, Smell and Taste, speaker, warfare, writing, writing process
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