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Taste for Discovering Your Plot

Head off to this link to read the opening to Genre Expectations, the first consideration when framing your story.

Learn to Twist ~ Antagonists / Quick Tips for Writers 6 / 7:21 May 20, 2026
In the Quick Tips series, episodes 6 and 7 are linked, for both are about antagonists, twisty and surprising antagonists. A truth of conflict is that a weak antagonist creates a weak Protagonist. Since we writers want our main characters to be strong, then the conflict-creator of the story needs to be equally strong. The […]
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Ascension / MORE: Easter Season / 7:25 May 17, 2026
40. Forty days after Easter, the Resurrection of Christ Jesus, we have another important date to commemorate, a date that’s been part of the Christian Church since the early days. The first documented festival occurred in 68 A.D. Along with Easter Day, the regular observance of Sunday, and Pentecost, we have Ascension Day, the day […]
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Be Willing to Lose Control / Quick Tips for Writers 5 / 7:20 May 13, 2026
As writers we control many things about our writing, but times do come when we lose control. And that is not a bad thing. It’s actually a blessing. That’s our topic: Be willing to lose control. The Write Focus offers the Quick Tips for Writers series from Spring into Summer. We hope these bite-sized takes […]
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Write a Coherent Story / Quick Tips for Writers 4 / 7:19 May 6, 2026
Our topic this time is a little tricky, but we have a fairly simple solution—if we will use that solution. Here’s the question: How do I make my writing form a coherent story? Because if the story confuses us when we finish it, in what state will our readers be? Quick Tips for Writers is […]
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3 Cornerstones of Every Story / Quick Tips for Writers 3 / 7:18 April 29, 2026
We’re onto our third episode in the Quick Tips for Writers series. What are the three cornerstones of every story we write, no matter the length or genre or purpose? TIMINGS 00:40 Introduction 01:10 QT 3: Three Cornerstones of Every Story 03:17 Closing Total Run Time = 4:17 LINK Website https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2026/04/three-cornerstones-of-story-quick-tips.html Licensed Music […]
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Before I Start Writing / Quick Tips for Writers 2 / 7:17 April 22, 2026
In this second episode of the Quick Tips for Writers series, we look at another topic which trips writers up. Whether a total newbie or a seasoned writer, we all ask the same question. It’s the same questions every time we start a new story. How much do I need before I start writing? TIMINGS […]
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How do I start writing? / Quick Tips for Writers 1 / 7:16 April 15, 2026
The Write Focus brings in a Blast from the Past, from Summer 2025. Thirteen—count `em, 13—posts that distill over 30 years of writing knowledge and 10 years of publishing writing. Host M.A. Lee has 60-plus novel-length titles under three pen names that guide this information. We hope you find a spot of wisdom in each […]
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MORE: Easter / Bright Sunday with Creativity Refresh 15 / 7:15 (last in series) April 12, 2026
Our More: Easter series concludes in this episode with my confession of a longtime failing and the way I’m casting off that sin … which was one of the motivations for the entire series on More. And our final Creativity for Writers segment, we consider the daily practice of gratitude to the greatest Creator of […]
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MORE: Easter / Bright Saturday with Creativity for Writers 14 / 7:14 April 11, 2026
David’s prayer in Psalm 143 is our focus, following God’s timeline rather than the world’s. In the Creativity for Writers segment, we look at three techniques to generate new ideas from the blankness. TIMINGS 00:40 Introduction 00:50 Bright Saturday 06:06 Creativity Refresh 14 11:12 Closing Total Run Time = 12:12 LINK Website https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2026/02/more-easter-bright-saturday-and.html […]
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MORE: Easter / Bright Friday with Creativity Refresh 13 / 7:13 April 10, 2026
As we age, we think the three most common bedtime prayers for children are only for the little people. They seem too plain for our complex lives. Our mistake is when we try to make our prayers more when simple is better. In looking at the simple, we often see things we have forgotten because […]
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