Your writing coach part 12 potx

... blocks of your structure. Now it’s time to make sure that your words are worthy of your ideas, so in this chapter I’ll cover tech- niques you can use to make your language come alive. Come to your ... books. Which openings grab your attention? What do they have in common? Which openings don’t? What do they have in common? CHAPTER BONUS On the website www.yourwritingcoach.com, clic...

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... and slip in the name of your book at least two or three times. For example, instead of saying, “The reason I wrote this book is…” I would say, “The reason I wrote Your Writing Coach is…” Once you ... of the most important strategies in this chapter, and also direct you to the website (www.yourwritingcoach.com) where you will find regular updates on the newest developments and opportun...

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... different state of mind 120 Get feedback from others, carefully 121 Organize your notes 123 Start with the big stuff 123 If you get stuck, move on 124 Be ruthless 124 Know when to stop 125 Move forward ... backward 125 Part III: Persist! 127 10 Find the Write Space 128 Writing at home 129 The question of noise 131 What are you looking at? 133 Working away from home 1...

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... help you on the road to your writing success. Are you ready to start? 2 Your Writing Coach insightful, emotional, touching stories and books and scripts. The two parts of yourself have to co-exist. ... and enjoy the writing life. One of the best features of this book isn’t in the book itself. Every chapter has a bonus that you’ll be able to access on the website www.yourwritingcoa...

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... challenge of mastering all the ele- ments of writing, and if you have stamina and determination, you’re well suited to writing novels. Writing screenplays Writing your first screenplay is also a solitary ... you had the courage to follow your dream. KEY POINTS ✐ The biggest obstacle to writing success is usually yourself. ✐ Some people let their fears stop them from writing. The...

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... secrets that will help make your readers turn those pages. Of course, how you use the language is part of what will set your writing apart, so we look at how to make your prose compelling. And ... write, and how to use the magic question “Why?” to create a blueprint for your writing project. Naturally, you want your characters (real or fictional) to come alive on the page, so...

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... remember your dreams. If you put a pen and pad on your bedside table and every morning jot down anything you can from any dreams you recall, your mind will gradually get accustomed to remembering your ... you could spend quite a few hours reading and researching with no particular goal other than to familiar ize yourself with a particular era. However, if you are digging for a specifi...

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... appear in your book or script, but it’s always good to know as much as possible about your characters. You can do the same for all of your major characters before you actually start writing, or ... also a good troubleshooting tool if people who read your first draft say they find a particular action by one of your characters unbelievable. Ask yourself why the character does what he...

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... “Visualizations” page at www.yourwritingcoach.com). 68 Write! The discovery-through -writing technique Some time ago I interviewed Academy Award-winning screenwriter Alvin Sargent (part of that interview ... If you’re writing a biography, for example, if your book answered all of those questions about your subject in an entertaining way, you’d have a very solid piece of work. If you’r...

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... impression match how you imagine the character’s appearance? CHAPTER BONUS On the website www.yourwritingcoach.com, click on the “Chapter Bonuses” tab, then the “Characters” tab, and type in the ... finding a picture that your character values, you also will have imagined his or her surroundings. You can do the same thing for all the venues in your story. Try to engage all of your sense...

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