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Do you love a good subplot? I confess, I love a story with complex subplots and a big cast. I get a little thrill every time two characters meet for the first time. And I love getting to see how people and places are interconnected in ways the characters don’t realize. It’s a god-like perspective we humans aren’t granted in our earthly existence. Strong subplots are a hallmark of sophisticated …
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Parallelism is a useful tool for enhancing syntax and even improving your story’s overall structure, but that doesn’t mean it’s always easy to use. In its most basic form, parallelism means using successive linguistic constructs that corresponded in terms of meter, meaning, grammatical structure, or sound. The intent is to add balance and rhythm to sentences, giving them a flow that can make them …
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Hello, reader. How have you been? Ah, good. Yeah, I’ve been great. Anyway, in this article we’ll be discussing why boring scenes start with one character greeting another. Whether ‘hey’, ‘hi’, or ‘salut’, looking out for greetings can be a great way to detect that your dialogue isn’t quite ready for print. Here’s why. Hello Operator In real life, it’s likely that whatever you’re talking about, …
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Most of us are familiar with register, even if we haven’t called it by that name. It’s a term that refers to the formality of language, and it’s easily recognizable in the difference between a cover letter for a resume and the email you send your best friend. The ability to vary your register isn’t only important when e-meeting a new client or texting your significant other. It can make or break …
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There are many ways to craft your prose, but when writing is over-decorated or as dry as sawdust, potential readers are easily dissuaded. Audience demand for embellished, overly descriptive prose, now commonly called ‘purple prose’, died sometime in the 20th century. Beige writing, stripped of all frills, can be similarly off-putting, though there are times when it’s the right tool for the job. …
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For many people, publishing a book is a lifelong dream, but it’s also a struggle. In today’s market, writers also need to be at least partially their own editors, their own agents, and their own marketers, and that means straying into unfamiliar territory. It’s no wonder, then, that there are those out there waiting to scam authors, taking advantage of both their passion and their …
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