June 21st, 2019
The Power of Silence on the Page
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Craft | Margie Lawson
We’ve probably all read these sentences about silence, or variations.
And we’ve read these types of sentences about staying silent too.
April 19th, 2019
Five Tips for Writing Tears that Carry Power
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Craft
I’ve read the same wording about tears in too many books.
Tears stream and streak, glint and glisten, flee and flow, prickle and trickle.
They slip, slide, run, roll, seemingly unstoppable.
Tears blur vision, soak hair, get wiped, get blinked. But some tears are unshed, unspent, unspilled, or unspecified.… Read the post
March 22nd, 2019
Creating Compelling Cadence: Small Changes, Big Impact
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Craft
Cadence counts. Truly counts.
You probably know you should read your work out loud. But do you?
And do you read it out loud with feeling?
Most writers don’t take the time to read their WIP out loud until they’re on a final draft.… Read the post
February 15th, 2019
Putting Fresh Faces on the Page!
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Craft | Margie Lawson
by Margie Lawson
Don’t give readers a reason to take a mini-vacation from your page.
That’s what happens when readers come across clichéd phrases or sentences they’ve read before. They know what’s coming. Their brain takes a break from your story.… Read the post
November 21st, 2018
Know Subtext? Got Subtext on the Page?
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Blogging Guests | Craft | Margie Lawson
How well do you read body language?
How well do you share subtext on the page?
Take this quick quiz, then enjoy the examples of writing fresh faces and voices below the quiz.
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