Category: Writing tips
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Choosing description words – 10 questions to ask | Now Novel
Hi author friends, Regarding descriptive writing, Am I still popping in adverbs when stronger, clearer descriptive methods describe better? Enough of lazy writing! This reminder from NowNovel hits the mark. I hope it does for you as well. By the way, chapter Thirty-Seven of my novel re-write has challenged me. Spent a full day on […]
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The Difference Between Good Writers & Bad Writers
Hi writer friend, I don’t know how you feel about your writing. Mine, I have judged harshly. Deciding to re work the complete novel. For six months I have been editing, rewriting, correcting, deleting ; chapter by chapter. Now, almost completed, and evaluated on the AutoCrit programme. Believe me, it reads cleaner. I’ve learnt such a […]
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Too Much Information — Fix excessive description in your writing
Hi author friends, Today my blog is by my editing site: AutoCrit. There every chapter is analysed and writing quirks, are highlighted so I can identify them. Turning my Manuscript into a better piece. Have you tried the free trial yet? TMI? 5 Ways to Fix Excessive Description Too Much Information — Fix excessive description […]
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How to plot a series: 8 steps – Now Novel
Hi writer friends, I’m making good progress re writing my published novel. Have sent the first twenty chapters to my writing coach. The final twelve are progressing well. Along came this blog by Now Novel, expanding my attention to the series this novel is a part of. Wow! Big ideas to process as I proceed; […]
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How to write backstory – 5 tips from Now Novel
Hello author friends, When this blog arrived in my mailbox, After reading it, I had to share it. Why? My debut novel, The Fortune Seekers, begins with prologue and backstory. The theme of the story, (in 1860s) is historic, and largely unheard of by the general public. Backstory in this format seemed appropriate for this […]
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11 Secrets to Writing Effective Character DescriptionBy: Rachel Scheller | January 14, 2015
Hi author friends, I’ve slipped another guest blog in this week as it continues my study of descriptive writing. Happy writing everyone, Glennis The following is an excerpt from the revised edition of Word Painting by Rebecca McClannahan. Thanks to writersdigest for posting. http://www.writersdigestshop.com/word-painting-revised-edition The characters in our stories, songs, poems, and essays embody […]
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How to describe eyes in a story – 7 tips from Now Novel
How to describe eyes in a story: 7 simple tipsHi author friends, Eyes . . ., Can you read a person by their eyes? I’m sure you can, as they are another piece of body language that can speak volumes about what is happening to a person. As a writer, I am learning to put […]
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Describing hands: 6 ways to make characters real
Hi author friends. What does this photo tell you about this hand? Have you noticed the information a hand can pass on? Not just the weak handshake person, or the finger cruncher . . ., I mean how the hand looks. Glennis Thanks again to NowNovel for this informative blog. Describing hands is useful for […]
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