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The human body (along with weapons, martial artists, and horses) is one of the most frequently abused and misunderstood objects in popular media. Hollywood has us nodding sagely as human bodies take obscene amounts of punishment, people slip unconscious just to wake up a couple of hours later …
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If you want to create something unique, research is a must. We’ve said as much before, but what we haven’t told you is that the internet isn’t really enough. To tell the reader something they didn’t already know, to mine the details that make your work feel realistic, to hit the third draft and …
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There’s a well-worn writers’ tenet that has likely been circling for as long as writing has been a thing. You’ve probably heard it: write what you know. Now, this is, generally speaking, good advice. Of course, it can easily be misinterpreted by writers who go on to produce thinly veiled …
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The beginning and the end. More writers have had more aneurysms over bookending their stories and sections than just about anything else. We recently covered the Dreaded First Line; today I’d like to tackle the Dreaded Last Line(s)… of each scene. Whether it’s writing too little or too much, …
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Sometimes, a story demands that the author use a risky device. It might be a cliché – a worn-out metaphor or overused plot line – or it might be a leap in logic – an unreasonable coincidence or contrived solution. Usually, the best thing to do is get creative and avoid falling back on a device that …
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I love the idea of dream logic – how dreams can go, and how even though they’re very abstract, you can understand them. – David Lynch from Thomas Caldwell’s ‘Living Inside a Dream: The Art and Films of David Lynch’ Despite all the insight modern science has given us, it still hasn’t solved the …
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