Tag: editing

  • The First Step

    The First Step

    Happy Wednesday! And a Belated Happy Halloween. I realized too late I missed a golden opportunity for a Monday Meme that was Halloween themed. Next year! Let’s turn to the meat of writing and editing a scene. If you’ve read the other posts the last couple Wednesday’s you’ve got the tools to just start writing…

  • Scene Resources

    Hi All! Happy Hump day! In this post I’m providing some resources I go to when I’m stuck editing a scene, writing the next scene and will use in my next few posts as sources. P.S. had some trouble with hyperlinks since I had to use my phone. Will fix later.

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  • Scene Basics

    Scene Basics

    What parts are there to a scene? If you’re like me, the answer is there’s a beginning, middle, and end. It’s a mini-story within the story. A problem pops up that must be resolved or not resolved by the end of the scene.  Some other rules stick in my head but might not necessarily be…

  • Two Weeks Blog 0 WIP 2

    Hi All! Two weeks since my last Wednesday post but my progress on my work in progress (WIP) advanced significantly. I might circle back to dialogue but for now I’m going to move forward and focus on story structure specifically scenes and their parts. Hope all is well!

  • Said isn’t Dead!

    Said isn’t Dead!

    I will admit I am still hung up on the chapter Dialogue Mechanics in Self Editing for Fiction Writers. Mostly on how they address the use of said. For as long as I can remember, said is dead was the mantra of every literature, English, and writing class. To my knowledge, it still is the…

  • Said is Dead… isn’t it?

    Said is Dead… isn’t it?

    Hi All! I’m reading Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to edit yourself into print on editing. Right now I’m in the chapter dialogue mechanics. And the chapter talked about how the use of dialogue tags can be a sign of amateur writing. Then it went on to say how said is usually the best dialogue…

  • Monday Memes

  • REVISED: Dialogue in a Scene with a Large Cast of Characters

    REVISED: Dialogue in a Scene with a Large Cast of Characters

    As promised I said I’d follow up with focusing the scene on the interplay to two characters. Notice I’m focusing on the dialogue it’s self so there’s not much in terms of detail.

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