It’s a frigid January day in Ohio. The temperatures are dipping below zero and ice is coating roads, homes, and vehicles. It’s one of those days when my soul craves a book, blanket, and coffee. Here’s to hoping that the mom life will give me a chance to do all of those things today. ButContinue reading “The Intentional Arc: Fearless Writing”
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Read Everything: The Irresistible Novel
Here we are eighteen weeks into examining The Irresistible Novel by Jeff Gerke. So far, we have examined rules for fiction writing from various perspectives in order to help each of us to develop our fiction voice. This week, Gerke is stepping away from traditional writing rules to investigate a reading rule. The focus of thisContinue reading “Read Everything: The Irresistible Novel”
Outlining: The Irresistible Novel
Chapter eleven of Gerke’s book, The Irresistible Novel, is a little different than the previous ten. Up to this point each chapter has focused on a principle of writing (like POV, setting, characters, etc.) but chapter eleven is centered more on the discipline of writing. The main statement of debate being, “You must always outlineContinue reading “Outlining: The Irresistible Novel”
Speech Attributions: The Irresistible Novel
Today’s topic from the tenth chapter of The Irresistible Novel by Jeff Gerke is one that goes undetected by many readers. In this chapter Gerke takes a look at the arguments for and against the use of speech attributions. “Speech attributions are the ‘he said’ parts of a dialogue scene.” (Gerke 72) Keep in mindContinue reading “Speech Attributions: The Irresistible Novel”
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