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Honey, It’s Cold Outside
Posted by admin on December 2, 2010 in Writing Tips | ∞
Weather plays a very important part in a book. It is used to create and underscore the mood/tone of the story and its characters. If a character is feeling sad, it will be raining. If he’s happy, it will be sunny. But you can also switch the weather to show the opposite. If a character is depressed and you want to [...]
Storytelling
Posted by admin on November 29, 2010 in Writing Tips | ∞
I’ve read a number of books that give great writing tips. I’ll share them under the Writing Tips category. In his book the Fiction Writer’s Silent Partner, Martin Roth writes, “The three basic elements of storytelling are to get your protagonist up a tree, throw rocks at him or her, and then get your protagonist [...]