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Trouble the Write Way: How Do Readers Find Books?
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Trouble the Write Way. Where we stir up trouble for our characters and help writers get out. Friday, August 7, 2015. How Do Readers Find Books? Many of us who are planning to publish books (or have already) spend a lot of time thinking about how to promote and market them to world. The same question from another point of view might be this: how do readers find books? Based on my research in this area, I think it comes down to three things:. Word of mouth (family, friends, co-workers, etc). It would be th...
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Trouble the Write Way: July 2015
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Trouble the Write Way. Where we stir up trouble for our characters and help writers get out. Thursday, July 30, 2015. Hi, it's Lisa. Here today. No, you're not going crazy; I'm not supposed to post this week. It's Dan's turn but he is gracious enough to let me cut in line. So here's where we put our thoughts about them - negatives, positives - and can you effectively write a sequel after having one? Is the "necessary" question even applicable here? Or are they an aggravation and you don't read them?
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Trouble the Write Way: May 2015
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Trouble the Write Way. Where we stir up trouble for our characters and help writers get out. Thursday, May 21, 2015. How to Make Characters Relatable. Today and I'm here to talk about a tricky element of writing: making characters that are relatable to the reader. This might be more of a "Writing Craft 202" issue, for those writers who pass the 101 class, where one learns how to write coherent sentences and the basic structure of a story. And discuss how to tackle the problem. I'll admit that the last on...
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Trouble the Write Way: April 2015
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Trouble the Write Way. Where we stir up trouble for our characters and help writers get out. Thursday, April 30, 2015. Today I want to talk a little about heroes and villains, and our perceptions of them as readers. We look at the antagonist of the story as the bad guy, and the hero as the one who saves the day, right? Well, did you ever hear the saying, "The victor writes the history books"? Think of it this way: Each antagonist is the hero. Readers, what are your thoughts? I have a hard time accepting ...
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My Countless Lives: January 2015
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Anyone who says they have only one life to live must not know how to read a book." Author Unknown. Friday, January 30, 2015. My time in limbo is coming to a close! My new apartment is ready as of this weekend, which means no more temporary housing. I've been staying in a lovely place, but I'm definitely ready to stop living out of a suitcase. But not even having my own space again can compete with the real glory of this coming week, because.I'm getting my books back! Tomorrow shall be spent on the wondro...
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Here be Magic: February 2015
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Saturday, February 28, 2015. LOVE IN A TIME OF PERIL. Posted by: Regan Summers. Fair warning, I'm going to be getting a little sappy on the blog today. My favorite love story comes from a James Cameron movie. Hey, where are you going? I’m not talking about Titanic. I’m talking about The Abyss. The 1989 science fiction movie is best known for the water effects and for how parts of it were filmed in a 7,000,000 (that’s right, seven meeeeellion. The rig. They married for convenience, truly fell in love,...
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Trouble the Write Way: September 2014
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Trouble the Write Way. Where we stir up trouble for our characters and help writers get out. Thursday, September 25, 2014. How to Write Better Dialogue. Earlier this year, Lisa wrote a great post on tired dialogue. In books and movies. It made for a very useful discussion of what NOT to do. Today it's the other side of the coin: how to write better dialogue. Because I'm not an expert, I've collected some great craft articles from around the web and will share the highlights. Basic Rules for Dialogue.
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Operation Awesome: February 2015
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Friday, February 27, 2015. Pets and Peeves, the Unexpected Heroes of Fiction. Here's a Friday writing tip to get you started on your weekend writing binge. Give it a personality, a driving motive, setbacks, and final triumph. Remember Peeves, the poltergeist of Harry Potter fame, who would only listen to Fred and George Weasley? Throughout the well-woven story, ghosts play a contributing role, whether the conundrum is solving a murder, figuring out a clue, or finding the final Horcrux. If one were to tak...
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