Tag: writing resource
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Writing (and Reading) Resource: On Magic & Miracles
On Magic and Miracles: A Theological Guide to Discerning Fictional Magic by Marian A. Jacobs publisher’s synopsis From classic fantasy like The Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia to modern stories like Harry Potter, Christians have been debating the issue of fictional magic for decades. Some believers read and write fantasy as an expression of their God-given…
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Writing Resource: WriteTrack
Writing goals vary from writer to writer, and what one person finds helpful might not help the other. However, I’ve found it helpful in my writing to set daily word counts goals. I do even better when I have a visual for those goals, typically a graph of some sort. In the past, I used…
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Writing Resource: WordCounter
It is tragically funny how many words and phrases I overuse while drafting. A substantial amount of my line editing is deleting those repeatitive weasel words. And one of my favorite tools for finding my overused words is WordCounter. WordCounter is a free program that you can paste your writing into. It then gives you…
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Writing Resource: Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
by Jessica Brody publisher’s synopsis SAVE THE CAT!® by Blake Snyder is a popular screenwriting book series and storytelling methodology used by screenwriters, directors, and studio execs across Hollywood. Now, for the first time ever, bestselling author and writing teacher, Jessica Brody, takes the beloved Save the Cat! plotting principals and applies them to the…
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Writing Resource: Fight Write
by Carla Hoch publisher’s synopsis Whether a side-street skirmish or an all-out war, fight scenes bring action to the pages of every kind of fiction. But a poorly done or unbelievable fight scene can ruin a great book in an instant. In Fight Write you’ll learn practical tips, terminology, and the science behind crafting realistic fight scenes…
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Writing Resource: Adorning the Dark
Writing Resources are sort of like book reviews, except that they’re about non-fiction books related to writing! And today’s Writing Resource Highlight is Adorning the Dark by Andrew Peterson. publisher’s synopsis Making something beautiful in a broken world can be harrowing work, and it can’t be done alone. Over the last twenty years, Andrew Peterson has…
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