SWRT 125 | Fleshing Out Description in Revision

Why is description so important? And why should we focus on it, both in our first draft, and the subsequent ones? How does writing in a flow state change your ability to describe as you draft? How can you revise in description? And when should you step away from your draft in order to craft it? In the end, don’t let lack of description stop forward momentum. You can, and should, fix it later!

Life Experience – is it a prerequisite to writing?

Life Experience – is it a prerequisite to writing?

How much life experience do you need to be a writer? Familiar with the assertion that life experience is crucial to being a good writer? I’ve been wondering recently how much and in what ways this is true.  Life experience?     And yet, despite my lack of exceptional...
SWRT 123 | Talia Carner, part 1

SWRT 123 | Talia Carner, part 1

How did Talia come to be an author? And what inspired her to write The Third Daughter? How did fact and imagination merge? And what sources did Talia find to flesh out the Third Daughter?

SWRT 121 | The Power of the Endnote

What is an endnote and why are we talking about it? How is it different from a resolution? Or the end of a scene or chapter? How can you use a “full circle” moment to really make your endnote powerful? And why should you craft it before you even get to the end of your story?

SWRT 114 | Writing Great Sentences, part 1

What did we find when we set out to find great sentences? Is it all about the grammar? We talk about the categories a sentence can fit into, and why looking at the paragraph and sentence level is so important in your writing. We look at a couple of sentences from The Passion and Unaccustomed Earth. FInally, we talk about long sentences, poetic sentences, and use of metaphorical sentences to spice up your writing!

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