Posts Tagged ‘Fiction’
November 1, 2009 | 
Author Mad cheering erupts!
I managed to stay up until midnight to start NaNoWriMo off the second it was legal to do so. I quickly discovered I have more planning to do than I thought. It is very disruptive to get to a sentence and realize you don’t know what your city or kingdom is called. This morning, I ironed out all those details rather well.
NaNoWriMo is a very inspirational time for me. The past three years have given me three quality first drafts. Two of them have moved beyond first draft and one is nearing its final polish. I can track my improvement through the years. This NaNo novel (NaNovel) will require fewer edits after the first draft is complete.
Best of luck to everyone taking part in NaNoWriMo this year. Don’t worry about how many words you still have to do and just keep writing.
Just write!
More than any other lesson writers need to learn is that: just write.
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Here’s an article by my close friend, Melanie, about writing character’s thoughts in fiction.
In quality fiction writing it is often important to tell what your character is thinking. There are multiple acceptable methods for doing this. The method you choose depends largely on the point of view of your story, and the specific publication you are writing for.
Fiction Writing: How to Write Your Character’s Thoughts – Read More Here
The two main methods of how to write your character’s thoughts in fiction are through the use of Italics or quotation marks and commas. In the first example, your characters thoughts would be written in italics without any quotation marks. You would still put a, between the thought and the thought tag such as “she thought.”
In the second example, your characters thoughts would be witnessed the same way as spoken dialogue. The actual thought would be in quotation marks and you would use a comma before the speech tag.
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Michy has put forth a challenge on the Accentuate Writer’s Forum in conjunction with the Boundelss Living Challenge. Somewhat similar to NaNoWriMo, she has challenged us to write or complete a novel in the next 45 days.
Since I have six novels in varying stages of completion sitting on my hard drive, and a fervent desire to be a published novelist, I took on the challenge readily.
You can follow my progress on my page below, or join the challenge yourself (and the forum!) for support and a truly positive writing experience.
Novel Challenge - Check out my page here.
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Instead of working on a new project last night, I opened up the beginning of a work in progress novel and reread the first few chapters. It felt like visiting a old friend from high school, even though I wrote it long after I left public education. The sentiment was still there. I still loved the story. It was the writing that threw me for a loop.
As I read through, enjoying the story, I had to fight the urge to edit it extensively. That wasn’t in my plans for the evening and I don’t intend to work on that novel for a while anyway. The deep-seated urge taught me something however.
I know I’m becoming a better writer. I can tell easily because I used to suck.
The writing in this vampire novel that I was working on a year or two ago was sophomoric and clumsy. Adverbs danced with speech tags that made no sense and descriptions that went nowhere. It was frankly embarrassing.
Finding out that my writing is getting a lot better was bittersweet. Of course, I am very glad that I write better now than I did two years ago. On the other hand, it only shows me how much work I have to do in order to get any of my novels or short stories ready for publication. It also scares me a bit that, if I get much better in the next two years, I will have to rewrite everything again.
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Creating fictional worlds can be one of the most enjoyable parts of writing. Done most often in fantasy and science fiction genres, it is also necessary in mainstream fiction. Many writers create believable, a realistic worlds based on areas they know that without using actual place names. No matter if you are writing speculative or commercial fiction, these writing tips for creating a fictional world will help transport the reader into your story.
Creating a Fictional World – Necessary Ingredients
Any fictional world you create for your short story or novel needs the basic building blocks of culture and society. Of course the depth you go into these things will depend largely on your plot and storyline
Writing Tips for Creating a Fictional World – Read more here.
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Fantasy fiction is one of the most popular speculative genres available. Store bookshelves, movie marquees and Internet fiction sites are full of tales of magic and surrealism. When learning how to write fantasy fiction many people start with the old standbys of Tolkien-esque and Dungeons & Dragons lore. If you find yourself reaching for the monster manual in order to come up with characters for your fantasy fiction, it is time to pour some figurative gasoline on your brain and set it alight.
I’ve come across multiple sites on the Internet to tell you what the worst clichés of fantasy fiction are. If you were wondering what are some fantasy characters you should never write about, you might like to start with one of these lists. However, once reading a few of these lists you come to realize that they contradict each other and, in fact, it would be nearly impossible to write any fantasy fiction without using some of the supposedly chaise listed within. For example, one list mentions you should never use elves, dwarves or wizards. Another list states you should avoid writing about humans. Read the rest of this entry »
Elements of Time
Available from Twin Trinity Media.
Elements of Dimension continues the Twin Trinity short story anthology series with more top-quality stories and poems. This book explores the themes of science fiction, fantasy and reality. I have one short story, "Death Obeyed," and one poem, "Tale of the Suburban Dungeon" in this book.
"Elements of Time" short story anthology is available now. It features winning stories from the Accentuate Services contests plus themed poetry. Two of M. Lori Motley's short stories, "Inescapable" and "No Time Like Now," are included.
"Elements of Soul" short story anthology is available now. It features fifteen winning stories from the Accentuate Services contests plus themed poetry. Two of M. Lori Motley's short stories, "Summer Heat" and "Flood of Tears," are included.