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Writers’ Mill Minutes 201803

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Writing Exercise (from Teri Brown): Teri handed around scent vials during our meeting. Maybe just stand at an open window (on this lovely spring day) and see what smell reaches your nose. Then write for 10 minutes and see what story reaches the page. Continue reading Writers’ Mill Minutes 201803 →

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The Mechanics of Writing

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I think this is the last one – more old links as we clean up the site:

Advice for Writers (sometimes free):

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YJXXCQS

http://blog.bookbaby.com/2015/08/completing-novel-look-various-writing-methods/

Point of View:

http://learnhowtowriteanovel.com/blog/2015/08/17/wordsmithing-makeover-how-to-write-static-description/

http://www.writersonthemove.com/2015/07/multiple-points-of-view-good-or-bad.html

Punctuation and Grammar:

http://www.voicecatcher.org/archives/5556

http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/15-punctuation-marks.jpg?7bd39e

https://forums.createspace.com/en/community/community/resources/blog/2014/09/09/affect-vs-effect

Sentences

https://www.coursera.org/course/basicwriting

Writers’ Toolbox

http://ryanlanz.com/writers-toolbox/

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Story Mechanics

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Perspective:

http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2015/02/4-tips-for-handling-multiple.html

Character:

http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/2014/10/planting-minor-characters-with-purpose.html

http://www.writersonthemove.com/2014/09/bring-your-characters-to-life-with.html

Detail:

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/09/24/descriptive-writing/

http://www.copyblogger.com/damn-good-sentences/

http://www.writersonthemove.com/2013/11/use-seven-senses-to-spark-your-writing.html

Plot and story arc:

http://storyfix.com/the-irrefutable-algebra-of-story

http://storyfix.com/easy-approach-story-building-bedtime-story-model

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2013/10/plotting-with-save-cat-beat-sheet.html

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2013/10/plotting-with-heros-journey.html

http://blog.janicehardy.com/2013/10/how-to-plot-with-three-act-structure.html

http://storyfix.com/value-pantsing

Polish:

http://storyfix.com/fiction-writers-definition-criteria-concept