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Keeping the Middle Moving––Part V
Posted on July 19, 2017 Leave a Comment
Fear is a great tool to provide inner conflict for characters. Keeping the middle of your story moving requires all kinds of different ways to spur conflict. But not all conflict is external. The characters should go through inner turmoil. Though we should not live in fear, our characters should. Click to Tweet #keepmiddlemoving #amwriting
Keeping the Middle Moving––Part IV
Posted on July 12, 2017 Leave a Comment
What kinds of horrendous happenings can you throw in? Oftentimes, the middle gets bogged down because you’re slowly setting up for the climax, but the middle needs it’s own climax to keep it going. Disasters are great for keeping the middle moving. Weather, natural, or manmade disasters can spur on action and help develop depth […]
Keeping the Middle Moving––Part III
Posted on July 5, 2017 Leave a Comment
A successful objective met in a scene for the character should still lead to more trouble. Let the character stew about a negative outcome from the last scene. What are the emotions? Click to Tweet #keepmiddlemoving #amwriting
Keeping the Middle Moving––Part II
Posted on June 28, 2017 Leave a Comment
Last time, we talked about one way to keep the middle of your story from stagnating. Action and reaction, and the protagonist’s goal or objective. A major incident occurring in the middle of your story keeps it moving. How does it affect the protagonist? Click to Tweet #keepmiddlemoving #amwriting
Keeping the Middle Moving––Part I
Posted on June 21, 2017 Leave a Comment
You’ve heard of it––in more than one way. That awful, sagging, middle. In fiction, a sagging middle will bog down your story. Click to Tweet The reader may decide to stop reading. Not what you want. #keepmiddlemoving #amwriting
Writing Scintillating Scenes––Part XII
Posted on June 14, 2017 Leave a Comment
They key to writing a page-turner novel is creating scintillating scenes––they shine, they’re dazzling, unforgettable, and brilliant. Writing sparkling scenes make the story something the reader can’t put down and will read long into the night. Click to Tweet #amwriting #scintillatingscenes We wrap this up with another scene model: reading scenes in context.
Writing Scintillating Scenes––Part XII
Posted on June 7, 2017 Leave a Comment
We’re winding down this series on writing scintillating scenes. Last time, we looked at one model––to review elements in a scene. This time we’ll look at scene analysis. Writing a sparkling, crisp scene helps to create a story the reader can’t put down. Click to Tweet #amwriting #scintillatingscenes
Writing Scintillating Scenes––Part XI
Posted on May 31, 2017 Leave a Comment
As we begin to wind down our study on scenes, this post will begin to look at one of three models, three different ways of looking at scenes. These final posts will be shorter, in order to focus on one way at a time. Review a scene’s elements, examine the context, or analyze the scene. […]
Writing Scintillating Scenes––Part X
Posted on May 24, 2017 Leave a Comment
Big scenes. They are important to your story and will drive it along. How do you write a big scene? Is it a small focus, but vital to the story? A big scene may have only two characters interacting as part of a larger event, such as a wedding or funeral. Or a big scene […]
Writing Scintillating Scenes––Part VIII
Posted on May 17, 2017 Leave a Comment
How do you begin your scenes? There are several ways to open a scene. Let’s look at them. The way you open a scene will either draw the reader in or they’ll put your book down. Click to Tweet #amwriting #scintillatingscenes
Donna L.H. Smith 