Writing Exercice- The Outline Made Understandable

Let's build the structure of your story now that the characters are created. The Outline part of the writing is very linear and like building a house, there are necessary…

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Writing Exercise- Character Traits- Lesson 6, Dislikes/Likes/Details

 Dislikes/Likes/DetailsWe are moving on to deliberate infinitesimal character traits to make them 3D fully flushed person. This is where it gets fun, as you can already see the character and…

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Writing Exercise- Character Traits- Lesson 5, Professional/Public life

Character Traits- Lesson 5, Professional/Public lifeWhat we do in our public or professional life is very different then we act at home. Character's who grow up rich or poor, but…

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Writing Exercise- Character Traits- Lesson 4, Personal Habits

Character Traits- Lesson 4, Personal HabitsWe move on to the little things that define a personality. Like rubbing the grain with a cloth and wax to define a piece of…

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Writing Exercise: Character Traits- Lesson 3, Personality

All characters have specific personality traits that make up the core of how they react to things.  If I said to you “This person polishes her toenails every night” or…

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Writing Exercise- First Time Writer Sage Advice

I am going to take an itty-bitty break from the Character exercise to toss out some First Time Writer Sage Advice.  Admittedly, this is prodigious advice for anyone who taps…

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Writing Exercises: Character Traits- Lesson 2, The Basics

Character Traits- Lesson 2, The BasicsWe will continue on the creation of your little monster. The Basics tell as much about a person as any category. You will usually steal…

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Writing Lesson- Developing Dynamic Characters

CharacterNext step in creating your masterpiece is to establish your dynamic characters.  To make sure the main creature appearing in your writing/script is interesting to your audience, you must emphasizing…

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Writing Exercise- Turning Evil into Prose

Today’s lesson was slated to be on Characters, but I can’t seem to get that train on track. One of the best things I learned early in my writing career…

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Writing Exercise: Free Flow Writing

Today is writing fun day. No mind-bending lessons, just some word enjoyment. Mondays are brutal enough without adding another "todo" to your list.My first Writing teacher as an adult was…

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