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Monday Advice from Editors and Agents: Use Details in Settings Purposefully
“Your choice of setting and the way you manipulate it can have a powerful impact on the way the scene reads.” –Theresa Stevens Theresa Stevens has been a literary attorney agent and the chief executive editor for a small romance … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Craft of Writing, Description, Description, Editing, POV - Point of View, Setting, Setting, Writing
Tagged #editor, #writers, #writingcraft, #writingtips, amwriting, Editing
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Monday Advice from Editors and Agents: Know Mako Mori and Bechdel?
Do you know Mako Mori and Bechdel? No, they’re not hot new publishing houses, or editors, or authors. They are standards/tests meant to rate the gender inclusiveness of a book or film–and some agents are starting to mention them in wish … Continue reading
Posted in #mswl, Agents, Character, Character arcs, Character-driven action, Characters, Craft of Writing, Differentiating Characters, Differentiating Characters, POV - Point of View, Story Elements, Writing
Tagged amwriting, bechdel, characters, gender, inclusiveness, Mako mori, male/female, Writing
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Second Person POV
Last week, I read a librarian’s recommendation for a book supposedly written in second person. I was intrigued – both by the POV style and the extremely good 5-star reviews. I downloaded it to my Kindle, and it turned out … Continue reading
Posted in POV - Point of View, Second Person POV, Using Second Person POV, Writing
Tagged Point of View, POV
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