Tag: faulkner

• 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

• I wanted to write pretentiously.

  This post is kind of a continuation of what I was talking about yesterday: the four things I’ve learned about novel writing. But I feel the need to expound a little more on one of the topics. I remember in the past when I tried to write, I would become very frustrated because when I…

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  September 23, 2014

  Indie Author

  alexander pope, faulkner, milton, novel writing, pretentious writing, writing, writing process