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2:66 / Harvest = Revision+ / Discovering Your Novel September 22, 2021
We're on to the Harvest Stage. What is Harvesting a Novel? Revision, Enhancements, Editing Harvesting a manuscript takes more than a single week’s worth of work. What is our focus for the three areas above? What areas does revision cover? How do we enhance our draft? (Motifs and Literary Devices to explore) Editing Rounds (several […]
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2:65 / Analysis E / Discovering Your Novel September 15, 2021
The Double D’s are this week's Write Focus. Double D’s are Designers and Deadlines (No, that’s not calenders or writing goals.) Cover designers are essential when writers don’t also have degrees in graphic design. The first of this week’s episode covers what to expect with a professional designer. Numbers rule publishing. Yes, words are essential, but […]
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2:64 / Analysis D / Discovering Your Novel September 8, 2021
In this episode of The Write Focus, it's the Space and Time Continuum for Writers Space :: your writing space and essential tools Efficiency methods for writing Tools to save your eyes Methods to save your health Avoid distracters / Encourage concentration Time :: your writing schedule Setting a writing calendar that you can maintain Commitments […]
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2:63 / Analysis C / Discovering Your Novel September 1, 2021
In this episode: Defining your Writing Business ~ Decisions now need to consider five years from now. We have 2 key decisions that will affect your author brand. Then 4 jobs must be completed this week, before publishing comes rapidly upon us. Don’t skimp on these decisions :: These are crucial to your readers, to […]
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2:62 / Analysis B / Discovering Your Novel August 25, 2021
In this episode ... Who are you as a writer? Method / Discipline / Story Sequence How do you handle the challenging disruptions? They do happen. We can’t control the disruptions; only our actions and reactions. Plan life to live life / Plan writing to live writing. Thanks for listening to The Write Focus! For […]
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2:61 / Analysis A / Discovering Your Novel August 18, 2021
Time to check the entire manuscript through pacing with the best plot method around. It’s matching the Archetypal Story Pattern – ASP – to all scenes and their sequels. Scenes match? Great. Scenes missing? Time to write the missing, melding in with all our other scenes. Scenes almost work? Tinker until they match. When we […]
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2:60 / Envisioning F / Discovering Your Novel August 11, 2021
Now comes the hardest part of the novel to write. We have scenes with angst, scenes with conflict, scenes that deliver the great story we want to tell. What's the hardest part of the novel to write? And is it the hardest? 2nd question first: it's the hardest because we must maintain interest for the […]
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2:59 / Envisioning E / Discovering Your Novel August 4, 2021
Minions of Evil -- 10. Count 'em. Love Interest. Tricksters. Walk-Ons and Cameos. In this episode, we focus on the Tertiary Characters for the novel that you want to write and that you want people to read and love. Thanks for listening. For resources, visit thewritefocus.blogspot.com or write to us at winkbooks@aol.com If you find […]
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2:58 / Envisioning D / Discovering Your Novel July 28, 2021
Summer Series / Discovering Your Novel ... continues! This episode focuses on the secondary characters who people our novels -- and often capture reader's interests. We're looking at allies (BFFs and team members), foils, and blocking figures. Our novel is building into the book we want to read. Thanks for listening to The Write Focus. […]
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2:57 / Envisioning C / Discovering Your Novel July 21, 2021
This week on The Write Focus: World Building 101. No matter the genre, World Building is necessary. We create characters; we also need to create the world those characters live in ~ whether it's fantasy or science fiction, modern mystery or thriller, contemporary romance, or Jane Austen horror. Reasons How-To World Build Basic Considerations Society […]
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