I have to say, I'm loving the new Pop Ups scoring system. It really focuses on what areas writers can improve 
That's great feedback!
That's great feedback!
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I like this:
“A good plot is two dogs and one bone.”
Bell, James Scott. Writing Unforgettable Characters: How to Create Story People Who Jump Off the Page (Bell on Writing Book 12) (p. 103). Compendium Press. Kindle Edition.
Just stumbled across a cool app called Edit Out Loud. Looks good so far. First 7500 words are free.
Finished WIP!
first pfizer jab done
I like my daughter's latest English books, The Handmaiden's Tale and The Song of Achilles Might have to read them too, lol.
Sound advice: I (David Farland) recall Orson Scott Card once mentioning that you should be wary about letting your characters cry. When they cry on the page, it creates an emotional release for your reader, so that the reader doesn’t cry. In fact, the more that your protagonist does cry, the less your reader feels.
I've not heard this one:
The great spy novelist John Le Carré suggested this axiom: The cat sat on the mat is not the beginning of a story. The cat sat on the dog's mat, is.
Bell, James Scott. Super Structure: The Key to Unleashing the Power of Story (Bell on Writing Book 3) (p. 41). Compendium Press. Kindle Edition.
Love it
What a fantastic show!
Who is involved in a marketing job? I'm pretty sure Nikky is but she'll be asleep now ... I'll PM her if no one else is out there.
Nii was so inciteful, just brilliant! (actually, all our guests are) I hope he can make it back
“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” —Stephen King
David Farland. Daily Meditations (Kindle Locations 259-260). Kindle Edition.
How true...
“Anyone who says writing is easy isn't doing it right.” ― Amy Joy
David Farland. Daily Meditations (Kindle Locations 3494-3495). Kindle Edition.
Too funny!
The only cliché worse than opening with a dream is one where the writer tells an entire story or novel and then ends with a character waking from his dream. Don’t do that. If your editor reads it and then shoots you, it’s considered justifiable homicide.
David Farland. Daily Meditations (Kindle Locations 1400-1402). Kindle Edition.
“If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster.” —Isaac Asimov
David Farland. Daily Meditations (Kindle Locations 856-857). Kindle Edition.
The author’s job is not to withhold most information, but to convey it. Your job isn’t to deprive the reader of story elements, but to create a powerful illusion of reality, a shared dream that the reader can easily enter into.
David Farland. Daily Meditations (Kindle Locations 561-562). Kindle Edition.
I'm impressed. Just saw Spotify have some great audiobooks. I have a subscription, so I presume they're free. Great titles
I have a strange feeling I'm writing a trilogy. I hope I'm wrong. Anyone had that before?
Happy New Year all! Clock just ticked over here
What happened to the WAB December thread in the Writing Groups? It's gone...
Just had the police ringing our doorbell and knocking ... at 2.30am?!! Lucky I was up because hubby heard nothing and finally my yelling woke him!
Can everyone else not access their posting toolbar? Mine is greyed out...
Accidentally splashed tea all over my keyboard yesterday, drowning it. Had to wait for it to dry out! Fingers crossed it keeps working...
If you come to the chatroom at 4:45, you can chat with Lee Murray
Pop Ups cancelled tonight for those who aren't aware already
Anyone heard from Steve?
I think Chunk Wendig and Agent Pete are on the same wavelength: A quote:
"Writing is a delivery system."
Wendig, Chuck. Damn Fine Story (p. 4). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. -
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