Writing Scene-by-Scene

Whether you're writing a novel, novella, or short story, you write in scenes.  If you're writing a super short story which often one scene long, this concept still applies. Common scenes: An opening scene, a conclusion scene, a flashback scene, a fight scene, a restitution scene.  Scenes compose the building blocks, the steps of the grand staircase that make a story and once you feel comfortable with the basics of grammar…

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Timed Writing and Why You Need It

Writing under a time crunch is one of the best ways to kick procrastination in the pants.  All you need is a timing device.  A clock on the wall will work, but it's even better if it's a countdown timer.  Lots of cell phones have timers that will beep or buzz when your time's up. Tick tick tick tick--WAIT!  I'm not ready!  The urge to prepare…

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