Searching for the Right Words? Tip #17

On 03/06/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Word Choice

This series aims at helping writers find the right words to express their meaning. Your thoughts and comments are welcome. Do you want to inspire readers with joy, stoke their terrors, romance them with love, fill them with horror? This set of posts looks at ways of influencing mood by selecting the ‘right’ words for …

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #16

On 31/05/201631/05/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice2 Comments

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Progress on the WIP. SciFi in the Making.

On 29/05/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, Fiction, Progress

This week’s progress report reveals that I’m now 63545 words into the first rewrite, which takes me 17762 words further than last week at this time. I’ve had to take out some of the original story as a result of additional information I’ve gathered from the last lot of research. It’s actually given the story …

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How Did the Author Do That?, by Dr. John Yeoman PhD, Reviewed.

On 28/05/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, Fiction, Review1 Comment

This historical novel, set at the very end of the 16th century in London, is more than merely a damned good novel. It’s purpose is to help other authors improve their writing through example. John Yeoman is a well-respected writing tutor, amongst other things. He displays a wicked, sardonic, sense of humour in the story, …

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #15

On 27/05/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice1 Comment

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #14

On 24/05/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice

This series aims at helping writers find the right words to express their meaning. Your thoughts and comments are welcome here. Do you want to inspire readers with joy, stoke their terrors, romance them with love? Or, maybe you need your reader to sink into despair along with your protagonist? This set of posts looks …

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Progress on the WIP

On 21/05/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, Fiction, Progress10 Comments

Another week has passed and I've been prodding those keys with vigour. The WIP is now up to 45783, with 4865 of those words new to the story. Several developments are emerging following my research, and the story is twisting and turning with a life of its own. This is the first rewrite, so there …

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #13

On 20/05/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice

This series aims at helping writers find the right words to express their meaning. Your thoughts and comments are welcome here. Are you hoping to inspire readers with joy, arouse their fear, romance them with love? Or, maybe your story needs the reader to sink into despair along with your protagonist? This set of posts …

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #12

On 17/05/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice4 Comments

Please add your thoughts and comments. Are you hoping to inspire readers with joy, arouse their fear, romance them with love? Or, maybe your story needs the reader to sink into despair along with your protagonist? This set of posts looks at ways of influencing mood by selecting the ‘right’ words for the job. I …

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Progress on the WIP

On 14/05/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, Fiction, Mars, Progress6 Comments

12 days since I last gave you an update on the scifi novel I’m currently writing. I’ve been quite busy on a number of things, both domestic and in the writing arena since. Suffice it to say that progress hasn’t been as rapid as I’d hoped. But I’m not beating myself up over that: life …

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #11

On 13/05/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice

Hoping to inspire readers with joy, arouse their fear, romance them with love? Or, maybe your story needs the reader to sink into despair along with your protagonist? This set of posts looks at ways of influencing mood by selecting the ‘right’ words for the job.Example: “I held Leigh’s hand and looked at him. He …

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #10

On 10/05/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice2 Comments

Hoping to inspire readers with joy, arouse their fear, romance them with love? Or, maybe your story needs the reader to sink into despair along with your protagonist? This set of posts looks at ways of influencing mood by selecting the ‘right’ words for the job. Example: “I had wine for the first time. People …

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #9

On 06/05/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice5 Comments

Hoping to inspire readers with joy, arouse their fear, romance them with love? Or, perhaps your story needs the reader to sink into despair along with your protagonist? This set of posts looks at ways of influencing mood by selecting the ‘right’ words for the job. Example: “We went to the second hand bookshop in …

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #8

On 03/05/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Word Choice2 Comments

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Research Done: Re-Writing Begun!

On 02/05/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Progress2 Comments

Following on from my post on research a couple of days ago, I thought I’d quickly update you with progress so far. I started what is effectively a re-write, rather than an edit, on Saturday. It was late in the day when I began, but I was determined to get something down, something started as …

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