writing a novel

Extended Archives: The Problems with Bad Blocking

Choreography is usually something you think of in relation to plays and movies. As authors, however, having appropriate choreography as your characters move through a scene is just as important. After all, you’re creating a movie of sorts in the minds of your readers. All you’ll do is create confusion if characters hop from one…

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S35E9 – The Confusion Caused by Bad Blocking

I can’t separate the process of writing from the visual process. I’m speaking only for myself here, but I’m a highly visual writer. In my imagination, when I’m thinking of a scene, I think of every last detail of it: the space, the color palette, the blocking of the actors, the placement of the camera. – Stephen Gaghan

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S35E3 – When There’s Buildup Without a Payoff

When telling a story, you should have three primary phases in order: the setup, the buildup, and the payoff. – Tynan

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S28E9 – The Habit of Finishing Your Work

They belong to their readers now, which is a great thing–because the books are more powerful in the hands of my readers than they could ever be in my hands. – John Green

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S26E7 – The Basics of Sentence Structure

A lot of aspiring writers are all ready to write a novel, but they don’t know how to write sentences. – Tom Robbins

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