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Language usage, Writing in Active Voice
 By Lynn Dean, on May 6th, 2011In its most basic form, a sentence consists of a noun and a verb, an actor and an action, someone doing something. Jesus wept. The cat sat. A quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. We can extend this action by adding a direct object–something that carries the action. This structure tells us, [...] Point of View, Writing in Active Voice
By Lynn Dean, on February 11th, 2011Experimenting with First Person Point of View I’ve noticed lately how many best-sellers are written in 1st person point of view–especially young adult novels. When a story is written in 1st person, the author writes as if they are the main character, telling the story in their own words. (As opposed to 3rd person, [...] Characterization, Dialogue, Editing, Language usage, Pacing, Plotting, Showing vs. Telling, The Writing Industry, Writing in Active Voice
By Naomi Musch, on December 17th, 2010You may have heard it said that good writers are those who read. Chances are you already love reading. Each of us has our own tastes and preferences when it comes to reading. Some love action books, others prefer a sweet romance. And within each book genre there are many flavors, so that one [...] Characterization, Editing, Goal, Motivation and Conflict, Language usage, Point of View, Writing in Active Voice
By Teri Dawn Smith, on October 22nd, 2010After teaching writing and critiquing many chapters for the past several years, I’ve come up with a list of the common mistakes I see in manuscripts. [...] Showing vs. Telling, Writing in Active Voice
By Naomi Musch, on October 23rd, 2009Show, Don’t Tell If there’s one thing you will be told as a writer over and over again, it’s Show, Don’t Tell. So, if you haven’t heard that said before, allow me to be the first. What does it mean to show and not tell? It means to let the reader see, hear, taste, [...] |
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