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Motivation & The Dreaded Middle

Writer Zen Garden Posted on December 11, 2010 by a.catherine.noonDecember 11, 2010

This week we are taking a look at motivation and the dreaded middle section of a story. I find it ironic that this title is, relatively, the middle of this series. What’s up with the middle being a bad thing? … Continue reading →

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Wiley Wednesday: Completeing A Draft & Scheduling

Writer Zen Garden Posted on December 1, 2010 by a.catherine.noonDecember 1, 2010

Last post I discussed beginning a new story, how to begin, and what tools we use.  I mentioned a often-used acronym, BICHOK.  Butt in chair, hands on keys. Here’s where that little mantra really becomes important. Learn it, know it, … Continue reading →

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Starting a New Story

Writer Zen Garden Posted on November 27, 2010 by a.catherine.noonNovember 27, 2010

So, we’ve got all these wonderful characters talking in our heads, a fabulous plot, a gorgeous setting. We may or may not have an outline, depending on whether we like that sort of thing or prefer to wing it. Now … Continue reading →

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Research

Writer Zen Garden Posted on November 24, 2010 by a.catherine.noonNovember 24, 2010

This week we will take a look at researching stories. First up, what exactly does research encompass?  Quite a lot actually. Of course, there are historical facts. Names, dates, places, major events. It also covers social and political ideas of … Continue reading →

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Character, Plot & World Building

Writer Zen Garden Posted on November 13, 2010 by a.catherine.noonNovember 13, 2010

This week’s topic is likely the most nebulous for me. It can be one of the hardest to reduce to specifics, but it is also one of the most important. The over-reaching ideas for your characters,  plot and setting are … Continue reading →

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Where Do All Those Ideas Come From?

Writer Zen Garden Posted on October 23, 2010 by a.catherine.noonOctober 23, 2010

Not long ago, I participated in a group experiment: several of us wrote a series on our creative processes, each from our own point of view. I have since taken that blog down, but wanted to present them here for … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Real

Writer Zen Garden Posted on August 28, 2010 by a.catherine.noonAugust 28, 2010

Description can be both bane and boon to our writing.  It can make the setting and action seem real, pull in  the readers and put them front and center, make them a real part of your story.  Even so, too … Continue reading →

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A Solitary Occupation?

Writer Zen Garden Posted on August 14, 2010 by a.catherine.noonAugust 14, 2010

We’ve all seen it in the movies and read it in books: the time-worn image of a writer sitting down to his typewriter (or computer these days) to write a book.  The author is always alone, in a nifty little … Continue reading →

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Get Into The Groove

Writer Zen Garden Posted on August 4, 2010 by a.catherine.noonAugust 4, 2010

A couple of songs popped up in my Rhapsody play list the last few days, and I noticed a trend. What played was Madonna’s Get Into The Groove, and Earth, Wind & Fire’s Let’s Grove Tonight. It got me thinking … Continue reading →

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It’s All In Where You Look

Writer Zen Garden Posted on July 28, 2010 by a.catherine.noonJuly 28, 2010

Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way. — E.L. Doctorow It was the fall of my freshman year of high … Continue reading →

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