Tag: authentic writing

• Keep it Simple. Stick to the Story. (Flowery not required)

  This post is basically a reminder to myself, if nothing else. I often lament over sentences that I write, thinking they are too stale, too boring, too similar to what I always write. I want the adverbs to flow, the impressive vocabulary to astound, the metaphors to soar. But so often, writing seems so ordinary.…

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  January 5, 2015

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  authentic writing, faulkner, flowery language, Henry James, vocabulary, writing, writing process. what makes a great story

• A(nother) Parallel Between Acting & Writing

  Acting coach Larry Moss said: “Acting represents all that human beings experience, and if you want to be “nice” you will never be a serious communicator of the human experience.” Let’s see if we can substitute “writing” for “acting” and still have it make sense. Writing represents all that human beings experience, and if you…

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  April 24, 2014

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  authentic writing, character development, drama and writing, larry moss, writing criticism