Or critique feedback. It's not easy to write a story, let alone a book. It's not easy to get someone to read it and offer comments. It's not easy to get a critique on a book. But, if we want to keep writing stories and books, we need to take the first step (sometimes, several … Continue reading Getting the Goss
Month: June 2021
Looking to the Light
Today is the shortest day of the year - if you live in the southern hemisphere. It's the day I do a bit of a clean-out. Cupboards, rooms, shelves, eFiles, drawers, sheds, gardens. It's the shortest day, so getting it done within the time-frame ensures it can't all be done, only the things that matter. … Continue reading Looking to the Light
Conflict, suspense, and tension
(Okay, let's just pretend it's Friday and I'm doing my weekly update on the subject that came up several weeks ago) (The pic comes from Fandango and his Flash Fiction Challenge, except I'm not writing fiction -- or am I?) photo from Nicolae_Balt at Pixabay.com. Conflict: See that balloon? The conflict comes from the character … Continue reading Conflict, suspense, and tension
How to get to the Starting Point
And it's not because I forgot it was Friday again. It's about stories. Where the open lies, where the build happens, how it all crashes together to form an ending. I use a couple of methods to get the shape of the story. The first thing I do is a paragraph about the idea. A … Continue reading How to get to the Starting Point
Cage Dunn - Fibber, Fabricator, Teller-of-Tall-Tales 