Quote of the day; The most important thing. . ..
Tag: write
What Goes Around Comes Around
Absolutely true. Let's start today off as Truth-Telling-Tuesday! If one is not careful--Karma might run over one's Dogma. Cheer! TyCobbsTeeth
WHO WON? (Quick Poll)
Last night was an important deadline for many. Blood, sweat and tears, brought many close--and some to success. How did you fair?
Plot Holes Take the Bite Out of Your Story!
Tweet, Tweet — Twiddle, Twiddle, here comes another plot with a hole in the middle.
If you fail to explain how A connects to B, or state something that doesn’t make sense (without explanation), then you have left a plot hole.
You want your readers to get swept away in your story and be completely immersed. A plot hole can destroy that experience. If the reader drops out of the ride, in order to examine something that doesn’t make sense, you’ve lost them.
You may be too close to the story to see the holes. As you read through it, those gaps may be appear bridged, since the story did come from your head. The answers to those questions are in your noggin, so it doesn’t seem off. Have someone else read through your book, to make sure you didn’t leave any plot holes.
Remember, the reader badly wants to…
View original post 14 more words
BITE FIRST! –Ask Questions Later
Your novel must open with bite.
One doesn’t hook a voracious reader, one creates a voracious reader by stimulating appetite.
I can tell you, as an avid reader, that I–so badly–want to be invited in. I crave an invitation that cannot be refused.
That opening must build appetite and by appetite I mean, the desire to read –felt as hunger. Appetite exists in all bibliophiles, and serves to regulate adequate literary intake to maintain creativity, imagination, and contentment.
Once you’ve stimulated that appetite, your reader wants to sit down at your table and devour your book. They’re hungry and they need to eat.
How do you stimulate appetite? Well, as a reader, I want — nay, I need something to grab my attention. If it’s properly presented the reader won’t just skim across it — their pupils should grow as they soak it in. You need a statement of…
View original post 174 more words
Ten Quote Tuesday (#10)
Some great quote's shared by Writer's Path that I wanted to put out before we say goodbye to Tuesday.
Poem – I Slept For An Hour
Today I sit weary, for sleep left unpaid, Today more cheery, for the progress I made, Now armed with notes, from my slumbering thoughts, Dark thunder clouds build, for two brutal attacks, For it's almost time, for the epic climax. --TyCobbsTeeth
Disjointed Jottings by Robert Smith (A.K.A. TyCobbsTeeth) 