Before I start writing, I have one more step, and I think it’s the most important. I go through my scenes to figure out a couple of things in each: emotions and action.
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Here’s Part 3 of my series on how I write. I’m going to be talking about structure of the story here, and the tool that I usually use: Scrivener. If you are a writer that writes long form, I would highly recommend getting and getting used to Scrivener. However, everyone’s process is different, so you can read what I have and adapt as you need too.
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So this image has been turned over in my head. I’ve started to figure out some of the character aspects.
If there’s a character in my image, I need to know why (s)he is there. What brought that character here, what makes the character tick.
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I’ve been asked by friends and former students of mine about my process of writing. So this series will be going over the process I use. While I’m not a published author, I do aspire to be one. So here is my current writing process The idea Most of my writing starts with an idea or
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Supporting our travel hobby has not been easy on our pocketbooks. We aren’t rich, I’m just a poor school teacher, so finding ways to get out of town and not go broke has been challenging. Using points helps to make the cost of travel a little easy. To maximize your free travel, the first thing
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Over the years, I’ve been asked to help tennis players pick out a racket. There is no rule for what type of racket someone should use, but I’ve learned some secrets that players have used to help them pick out a racket to stick with. So these are the things I usually tell someone when
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One of the best ways to improve is to play. In fact, according to tennisfiles.com playing tournaments is the 4th most important thing you can do. I hope that most of you have gotten out on the court a little bit this summer. I want to take this moment to encourage you to use the tools
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