story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Nov 23, 2009, 4:13 pm
A few writing websites, whether you're trying to procrastinate finishing a rough draft or you need to get some research done. Inkygirl: Daily Diversions for writers Funny comics about wr...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Nov 20, 2009, 9:26 am
There are four different angles your story can be told from. Each has both advantages and disadvantages, and for the most part the point of view you choose depends on the character you're trying t...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Nov 16, 2009, 5:24 pm
I stayed up last night to about 11 o'clock writing my hand off. But not on my current rough draft. No, instead I spent my writing time getting sidetracked by a compelling freewrite. Oh well, writi...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Nov 13, 2009, 4:51 pm
Have you ever really needed to write but the words wouldn't come? You feel discouraged and frustrated? You're convinced that your writing sucks? You're not alone.(Bother. This post is star...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Nov 9, 2009, 5:04 pm
Two ways to give your book a more realistic feel; OBSERVATION and LOGIC OBSERVATIONThis entails things you've noticed from the world around you. The way rain drops follow each other's trails w...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Nov 6, 2009, 6:29 pm
I will post more. Promise. Yesterday I called upon my friend, another writer, to help me fix a plot. The twists are amazing, the plot is thickened, but I'm stuck. "Are you trying to control the ...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Nov 2, 2009, 7:00 pm
I had a really brilliant post planned out, but then I started writing. I typed 2,000 words today and I'm not even competing in nanowrimo! I'll try to make up for my lack blogging of today by d...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Oct 30, 2009, 5:23 pm
To be a writer you need to be able to change easily.Not yourself, but your habits, your character's names, your book's title.I recently learned that if I write a book before knowing the main p...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Oct 26, 2009, 5:47 pm
While I was on this little break of mine, I got thinking about how much time I spend on Blogger, which, ironically, takes away from my writing time. (And, oh yes, my personal life.) Therefore, I&...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Oct 20, 2009, 7:17 pm
I think I'm gonna take a break from blogging for a few days. I've never had the urge to write be so strong. And I need to write. So I'm going to use my break time to write my fingers off...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Oct 19, 2009, 6:34 pm
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson There’s this marvelous navigation system that tells us if our plot is going in the right the direction or not; it...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Oct 17, 2009, 12:00 pm
For some writers (me, for example) it's difficult to have a different voice when writing in first-person. One of my stories is from a boy's point of view, the other is from a girl's ...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Oct 16, 2009, 5:48 pm
Inspiration (stopmotion) from Carlos Lascano on Vimeo.
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Oct 15, 2009, 7:55 pm
I don't feel like writing. I don't want to clean. I don&#...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Oct 13, 2009, 6:54 pm
My preferred way to write lately has been to write out of c...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Oct 11, 2009, 3:04 pm
While trying to figure out a solution to my book, I remembered two "rules" about resolving conflicts. 1) The character's plan spins them deeper into trouble 2) The character's plan does...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Oct 7, 2009, 4:42 pm
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Oct 6, 2009, 6:47 pm
Writing status: My characters are currently all in the worst possible...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Oct 5, 2009, 6:40 pm

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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Oct 2, 2009, 9:12 pm
“The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make se...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Sep 30, 2009, 9:39 am
Painters study the work of others, photographers read up on lens techniques and what-not (sorry, I don't know the actual lingo.) Writers read to write. Think about it; reading is studying w...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Sep 28, 2009, 6:31 pm
I got a couple comments from readers requesting a look at some of my work. I'm sorry to say that I don't share rough drafts. It is just human nature (and I'm guilty of this as well...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Sep 26, 2009, 8:47 pm
There are two ways to reveal a character and establish their personality; Directly and Indirectly. By far the most interesting, engaging way is Indirectly. WAYS TO INDIRECTLY INTRODUCE A CHARACTE...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Sep 25, 2009, 9:37 am
Arrgh! I have abandoned my readers again. Terribly sorry. Had a startling revelation about one of my character’s past, and have spent the last three days ironing out the kinks to make it fit in...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Sep 20, 2009, 7:31 pm
Over the weekend (by the way, sorry for not posting in so long) I learned a little tidbit about charcters. I kind of split them into sections. DOING THINGS FOR THE SAKE OF DOING THEM One of the...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Sep 15, 2009, 9:45 pm
I was musing yesterday about the timelessness of books. Movie's CG effects after a while look fake, video games' realism become less real.But books are timeless. For example, when the Little...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Sep 14, 2009, 8:34 pm
There's something about being around a fellow writer that makes you feel inspired.Many thanks to my sister for dragging my out of my writer's block. (P.S. A lovely collection of quotes co...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Sep 12, 2009, 3:13 pm
It's been a little over a month since I finished a rough draft for the first time.So I broke out the worn notebook and stared at it for a while, trying to figure out how to start the revision proc...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Sep 11, 2009, 7:59 pm
Hem and haw. Procrastion. Nervous glances at the notebook on my nightstand. It seems if I take a break from writing, it makes it that much harder to go back to it.I have (sadly) not written in ANY o...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Sep 9, 2009, 8:33 pm
I picked up this book by Frances Hardinge in 2005 and have read it four times. And for me, It's amazing if I ever read a book twice. PLOT Mosca Mye is of the few girls who can read, in a ...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Sep 8, 2009, 6:56 pm
Just some more quotes, only set to Jane Austen kind of music
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Sep 7, 2009, 10:20 am
And now for (what I think) is the most important trait : IDEAS. No matter how good a writer is, if they write a bland story where the chracter goes into a meadow, picks a flower, and then picks a...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Sep 5, 2009, 3:10 pm
For you new readers out there (and the older ones) I thought it about time to give you a quick welcome. Welcome to WRITER SENSE. It's basically my little soapbox to share tips and hints I lea...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Sep 4, 2009, 7:00 am
Most writer's immediate response to this title would be something along the lines of "What!? I don't schedule my writing time!" Just calm down for a second and hear me out. Like most pe...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Sep 3, 2009, 8:32 pm
What do you, as readers, prefer in a book; Long winded descriptions of the scenery, of every detail or Dialogue. Yah, that's what I thought. (If you chose scenery you are the most patient read...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Sep 2, 2009, 8:11 pm
Fear not , readers, I haven't forgotten you. I'm working on a post which should be out by tomorrow. Other news: Changed profile picture and the little ABOUT ME section. Made the blog three-col...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Sep 1, 2009, 6:17 pm
Sorry for my absence the past 3 days. This time I have an excuse; I started a new story. At last I have a reason for deserting you. One rule for sentence fluency: READ ALOUD. Read it, hear it, make it...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Aug 29, 2009, 10:46 am
Sorry for my absence, I've been working on my template. (Sorry rounders 3, you look great, but you're too difficult to manage.) I also began another blog for my photo collections, so I can sto...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Aug 26, 2009, 3:37 pm
 Photo by Isaiah Harp One of those lonely blogger days when inspiration deserts you and you can't think of anything much to say. But you say something anyways.
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Aug 25, 2009, 11:00 pm
Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say 'infinitely' when you mean 'very'; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infini...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Aug 24, 2009, 7:30 am
The eyes are the window to the soul. ~English proverbYes, yet another photo collection. (Can you tell I enjoy doing them?) This time of eyes. Some of them I find creepy, but I've placed them here ...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Aug 21, 2009, 11:29 pm
I'm one of those people who feel like every time I write, my future reader is peering over my shoulder, clucking their tongue and making remarks. I feel I have to please them in every way. So far...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Aug 20, 2009, 5:22 pm
My sister and fellow writer said something last night that seemed blog-worthy; "Writers are both the villians and heroes of the story." It's true. I both hate and enjoy thinking up ways to cause p...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Aug 18, 2009, 7:37 pm
I was reading WRITING FOR YOUR LIFE when Deena Metzger spoke about the magic of words. Something I'd completely forgotten about."Oh Yah. That magic."I used to be so adamant about the magic of word...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Aug 15, 2009, 2:33 pm
If you go to my profile and click on interests; writing it comes up with (As of 12:30pm today)13,900,000 other profiles who profess to like writing as well. Just an interesting little fact to digest. ...
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story weaver posted an article on Writer Sense - Aug 14, 2009, 1:41 pm
You've just written a chapter that your very proud of. The sentences are lyrical. The action is engaging. It's then you realize that it isn't the direction the story needs to go. But its s...
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