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Are You In Danger Of Losing Your Readers’ Suspension Of Disbelief?

August 26, 2020 by Robert Wood 5 Comments

Are You In Danger Of Losing Your Readers’ Suspension Of Disbelief?

By its nature, fiction is imaginary. It may comment on the real world, feel true to life, and even invite strong emotions, but it’s still fiction. Accordingly, few writers expect their readers to truly believe, factually, in their invented story. And yet great fiction still depends on investment – that’s where suspension of disbelief comes in. What is suspension of disbelief? Suspension of …

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5 Things You Should Know If You’re Writing About The Internet

June 17, 2020 by Robert Wood Leave a Comment

5 Things You Should Know If You’re Writing About The Internet

The internet is a huge part of modern life, making it an essential part of our depictions of modern life. But while most of us are familiar with our comfortable corner of the web, the internet as a whole is a vast, complicated space that has changed quite a bit since it entered public consciousness. Some of the ways we used to think about the internet no longer apply, while many realities of …

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What Authors Like You Need To Know About Writing Brits

April 15, 2020 by Fred Johnson Leave a Comment

What Authors Like You Need To Know About Writing Brits

Great Britain, if you haven’t heard of it, is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, just north of France. It’s very rainy, and the people who live here like to talk about how rainy it is more than perhaps any other topic. We’re consistent like that. Despite this inauspicious description, writers and filmmakers keep finding reasons to either set their work in Britain or write British characters. The …

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How To Master Similes And Metaphors In Your Writing – Part 2

January 22, 2020 by Robert Wood Leave a Comment

How To Master Similes And Metaphors In Your Writing – Part 2

In part 1 of this article (available here), I talked about what similes and metaphors are, how they differ, and how to choose between them in your writing. In this, part 2, we’ll be discussing how to really master these examples of figurative language; how to write better similes and metaphors, how to adopt figurative language into your writing style, and how to avoid the pitfalls that come with …

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How To Master Similes And Metaphors In Your Writing – Part 1

January 20, 2020 by Robert Wood 1 Comment

How To Master Similes And Metaphors In Your Writing – Part 1

When it comes to improving your craft, a mastery of imagery is key. Being able to present the world outside the literal truth opens up a vista of possibilities that are otherwise closed off. Suddenly, characters, locations, and events can be anything, if only for a moment, vastly enhancing your ability to write unique, emotive prose. To that end, today I’ll be talking about similes …

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How To Turn Fan Fiction Into Original Work – Part 2

October 16, 2019 by Robert Wood Leave a Comment

How To Turn Fan Fiction Into Original Work – Part 2

Welcome to part 2 of our article on ‘origifying’ fan fiction into something that stands (and can be sold) on its own two feet. In part 1 (available here), we discussed the basic logic of how to turn fan fiction into original work, and we began addressing superficial differences and cutting any ties that don’t serve our new story. In this, part 2, we’ll be getting a lot more practical, and since …

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