May
24
2013
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Inciting Incident(s)

Written by Mooderino

A story has more than one inciting incident. A lot more.

May
21
2013
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Things A Scene Needs

Written by Mooderino

What does your character want? What are they doing to get it? What are the consequences of the attempt?

May
17
2013
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Epic Recap of Storymakers 2013 - Agents, MG Characters, Show vs. Tell, & Spooning With Authors!

Written by David Powers King

The title pretty much sums it up!

May
17
2013
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Brent Kelly drops by the Blog Mansion

Written by Johnny Worthen

Dark Fantasy author, Brent Michael Kelley drops by the Blog Mansion to help with some financial difficulties and talk Chuggie and stuff.

May
17
2013
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Content Of Your Character

Written by Mooderino

The initial part of a story tells the reader the character’s values and beliefs. Once things kick off, then it’s time to test those values.

May
15
2013
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Picasso Poetry

Written by VanessaKEccles

Who killed Tennyson, Bronte, Frost, and Browning? An exploration of modern vs. traditional poetry.

May
13
2013
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Synopsis Support Pt 2

Written by Mooderino

A follow up post going into how to focus on making the synopsis as effective as possible.

May
11
2013
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Synopsis Support

Written by Mooderino

This is what it feels like for most of us when faced with having to do the synopsis.

May
7
2013
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Your Book In One Sentence Pt 2

Written by Mooderino

This will be more about telling somebody what the story's about, whether they be an agent or your mother.

May
6
2013
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Zen and the Craft of Writing

Written by Mooderino

The difficult part though is knowing what needs to change, and how to change it.

May
5
2013
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Eric S. Brown - FEAR THE FUZZIES!

Written by Johnny Worthen

Fantasty/Horror writer Eric S. Brown visits the Blog Mansion to discuss homicidal bunnies, bigfoots and getting published.

May
3
2013
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Your Book In One Sentence

Written by Mooderino

When someone asks you what your book is about, it can be a very difficult thing to sum up in a line or two.