Searching for the Right Words? Tip #36

On 09/08/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice2 Comments

This series aims to help authors express the full meaning and emotional content of their fiction. As writers, we seek to inspire readers with joy, stoke their terrors, romance them with love, overwhelm them with horror, inflame their passions. This set of posts examines how we might influence mood, illustrating how word choice and …

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Progress on the WIP: SciFi in the Making.

On 07/08/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, Fiction, Mars, Progress2 Comments

The end of the week and the MS stands at 96,327, which is an increase of 3,910 words. That’ll reduce as I get further into the editing, as I’m aware of certain passages I’ve repeated. I’ve already got 33,785 words edited for my beta reader and she’s started her examination. As usual, she’s found …

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #35

On 05/08/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice2 Comments

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #34

On 02/08/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice

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Progress on the WIP: SciFi in the Making.

On 31/07/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, Fiction, Mars

The end of another week, and the 2nd rewrite is complete at 92,417 words, which is an increase of 1,159: the total is supposed to diminish when you’re editing! No matter. I had a brief online chat with my publisher this week and sent him the synopsis. We’ve decided on a deadline for completion, …

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #33

On 29/07/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice2 Comments

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #32

On 26/07/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice

This series is intended to help authors express the full meaning and emotional content of their fiction. As writers, we want to inspire readers with joy, stoke their terrors, romance them with love, overwhelm them with horror, inflame their passions. This set of posts examines how we might influence mood, illustrating how word choice …

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Progress on the WIP: #SciFi in the Making.

On 24/07/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, Fiction, Mars, Progress4 Comments

The end of one more week, and I’ve ended up with 91,258 words for the 2nd rewrite. That’s an extra 1,814, mostly in the form of news reports to set the scene. I’m now making sure each narrator remains consistent through his or her contribution. A couple more ‘sources’ of information have been added to …

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #31

On 22/07/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #30

On 19/07/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice4 Comments

This series is intended to help writers select the best words to express the meaning and emotional content of their fiction. As writers, we want to inspire readers with joy, stoke their terrors, romance them with love, overwhelm them with horror, inflame their passion. This set of posts examines ways of influencing mood by illustrating …

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Progress on the WIP: SciFi in the Making.

On 17/07/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Mars, Progress8 Comments

The end of another week, and I’ve ended up with 89,444 words for this 2nd rewrite. So, that’s an extra 2,294. I started making sure each individual voice remains consistent through the narrative and, so far, I’ve checked and corrected 11,780 words in that process. Interesting little interruption during the work: Scrivener decided it was …

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #29

On 15/07/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice

This series aims to help writers use the right words to express their meaning and emotional content. All thoughts and comments are welcome. As a writer, you want to inspire readers with joy, stoke their terrors, romance them with love, overwhelm them with horror. This set of posts examines ways of influencing mood by selecting …

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The Democracy Delusion, UK.

On 13/07/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, opinion, politics4 Comments

From time to time, some topic fires me with enough passion to express a view. However, this website is really about readers and writers, so I've joined a website more appropriate for such outpourings. If you click on this link, it will take you to my first post on that website. It's a longish piece …

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #28

On 12/07/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice4 Comments

This series aims to help writers use the right words to express their meaning and, more importantly, the feelings of their characters. All thoughts and comments are welcome. As a writer, you want to inspire readers with joy, stoke their terrors, romance them with love, overwhelm them with horror. This set of posts examines ways …

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Progress on the WIP: SciFi in the Making.

On 10/07/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, Fiction, Mars, Progress2 Comments

The end of the week, and I’ve ended up with 87,150 words at the end of this 2nd rewrite. I’ve spent a fair amount of the time available in moulding passages originally created for the pov’s of 4 antagonists so that each is consistent. It’s difficult to get into the mind-set of evil people, so …

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