Writing Setting as Character
Inspired by Sanderson’s World Building class, we bring you writing Setting as Character. There are certain books where the setting is so key to the story, so rich and well defined, it becomes a character in itself.
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Inspired by Sanderson’s World Building class, we bring you writing Setting as Character. There are certain books where the setting is so key to the story, so rich and well defined, it becomes a character in itself.
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Mary Robinette’s ingenious short story technique raised a reader question about calculating the MICE Quotient.
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Uncovering the art of the book ‘blurb’; that short text on the back cover and in the book summary that entices people to open the book and read. But what is it, and what makes for a successful ‘blurb?’
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Monday morning’s unearthed Americana comes via the airwaves. I feel slightly better about my pastiche-Americana piece for the July writers’ group session. …
A common piece of writing advice is ‘write what you know.’ But what I know, I don’t want to write about. Much better to make it up.
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Revising my novella, I discovered I’m writing about sisterhood as theme over plot. Who knew? Not me, it began as a little fantasy-adventure prequel to my series.
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Brogues from Smith-Perkins came from a set writing prompt: describe a character through their casual outfit, writing for up to fifteen minutes. …
Join the Gadgeteers with this year’s Summer Reading Challenge 2023. Libraries across Devon want children to sign up to the Gadgeteers Summer Challenge and read six books this summer. With the hook line Ready, Set, Read! the Summer Reading Challenge 2023 launches this Saturday, 8 July. …
Time in a Bottle resulted from a set writing prompt: a family drama, no more than 500 words, containing Summer, heat, road, dog, sadness. …
Book One stalled for a while because I didn’t know how to handle the revelation of misbelief. In my defense, I didn’t acknowledge the place of misbelief in story telling.
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