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Finding Your Voice
Finding Your Voice #amwriting
The world has been built, the characters have been created, and the route ahead is plotted. Now, to the writing. Before you get too far in, you’ll want to decide on your narrative style: what tense will you be writing in? Third Person? First Person? Is your narrator reliable? If you’re not sure which to choose, you may want to try them out–maybe write the same scene using different styles and see…
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Bonus Post: A Review of Unit 44 Issue #3
Bonus Post: In which Lady Dynamo reviews Issue 3 of @Unit44comics by @weslocher & @eduar_art
Let me preface this by saying that I’ve never really been much of a comic reader–not because I don’t like comics but just because I wasn’t really aware of comics as a kid and now it just seems daunting to get into. Then, at MegaCon, I happened by a booth and met Wes Locher. He asked about what I had read and what sort of genres I preferred. He looked over his selection of comics and recommended…
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Mapping Your Novel with Scrivener & Scapple
Mapping Your Novel with @ScrivenerApp & Scapple
Opinions vary quire a bit on the subject of outlining before writing. Some people prefer to create the world and then see where the characters take them. Some follow a very strict outline. I think I fall somewhere in between. My dear friend Lady Hawkeye discussed this matter in her post on Monday. I prefer to outline because I’m not a linear writer. I can’t just start at the beginning and see…
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Meeting Your Characters
Meeting Your Characters #writingtips #amwriting
Opinions vary on what makes a story memorable or keeps a reader’s attention but for me it all boils down to characters. If I don’t love the characters, I won’t be invested in a story and if I’m not invested, what’s the point?
It’s for that reason, that my characters tend to come before my story. I want to know them the way I know my dearest friends. After all, I’ll be spending a lot of time with…
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Worldbuilding
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Since this month is all about writing, I decided to have the order of my topics this month follow my writing process. Up first we have Worldbuilding.
This will vary quite a bit depending on the genre you’re writing within. For example, if you’re writing something that’s set in a realistic setting, this phase will be more about research than creation. If you’re writing Mystery or Suspense,…
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W is for Wil Wheaton
W is for @willw #atozchallenge
You might remember Wil Wheaton as that kid from Stand By Me or Wesley Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Or maybe you just know him from all the awesome stuff he does with Geek & Sundry.
Regardless of how you first heard of Wil Wheaton, unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will know that he geeks out with the best of us and loves Tabletop gaming. If one gaming show wasn’t…
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U is for Unbreakable
U is for Unbreakable #atozchallenge
We’re offering a tip of the hate to the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt herself, but mostly we want to talk about Tina Fey.
We have a lot to thank Tina Fey for. She’s been leaving us in stitches for years, on SNL, 30 Rock, and in movies like Mean Girls, Date Night, and Baby Mama just to name a few. And now she’s brought us The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. If you haven’t seen it yet, do yourself a favor…
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I is for Ian McKellen
I is for @IanMcKellen #AtoZChallenge
When you think of Sir Ian Mckellen, you might first think of Magneto or perhaps Gandalf. Or maybe you think of Sir Patrick Stewart and the adorable friendship we’re all jealous of.
Regardless of what role comes to mind when you think of this truly amazing actor, the reason he’s on our notable nerds list is that he’s not afraid to be a bit goofy or take himself too seriously. Also, he’s clever and…
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