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Items on the Craft of Writing		Rated: E
A folder for books and items about writing
by: Joy - 47K	Avg Rating: (2)

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Since I have a few items on writing, I decided to bunch them together in one folder. Some of the articles contain the same information published in WdC's Drama Newsletter and other newsletters I have written.

A Caveat:
Any writing advice (in the articles here or elsewhere) is most useful when the article or the how-to books are read and understood and then not really paid much attention during the initial creation of a piece.
Too much of how-to has a way of crimping one's style and destroying freshness and originality.
During the revisions, however, all advice may be taken into consideration.
The idea is, if one knows what to do in the back of his or her mind, that knowledge will be a guide without consciously interfering with the story during the first draft.

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1233235 Article	Fiction: Common Story Mistakes >> E by 17 members.	5.19 KB	3/15/07 6:52pm 4/20/09 10:21pm
	Revising and rewriting are the most important parts of writing. Genres: Writing :: How-To/Advice :: Research
1217980 Article	Fiction: Exercises in Various Beginnings >> 18+ by 9 members.	8.99 KB	2/14/07 3:24pm 4/20/09 10:26pm
	Exercises in fictional beginnings Genres: Writing :: Educational :: How-To/Advice
1357824 Article	Creating Motion in Fiction >> 13+ by 8 members.	3.11 KB	12/5/07 4:52pm 4/20/09 10:20pm
	How to apply show don't tell principle and adjust the pace of the story Genres: Writing :: How-To/Advice :: Opinion
1266352 Article	Fiction Writing: Scenes are Important >> 13+ by 7 members.	4.56 KB	5/23/07 7:47pm 10/13/09 11:29am
	Types of scenes in fiction Genres: Writing :: Drama :: How-To/Advice
1259602 Article	An Exercise: Endings in Fiction >> ASR by 4 members.	4.13 KB	5/8/07 2:21pm 10/13/09 11:29am
	Illustrating the several types of endings in stories Genres: Writing :: Reference :: How-To/Advice
1251376 Article	A Tool in Storytelling: Dramatic Irony >> 13+ by 4 members.	4.90 KB	4/21/07 10:52am 4/20/09 10:24pm
	Dramatic irony is a powerful literary tool any writer would like to use. Genres: Writing :: Reference :: How-To/Advice
1226682 Article	Antagonist in Fiction: He Is Powerful >> 13+ by 3 members.	4.15 KB	3/3/07 12:30pm 4/20/09 10:25pm
	Drawing the character of the antagonist Genres: Writing :: How-To/Advice :: Reference
1267649 Article	Use of Characters in Dramatic Scenes >> ASR by 4 members.	3.56 KB	5/26/07 2:34pm 4/20/09 10:28pm
	Dramatic scenes: the conflict and the characters in them Genres: Writing :: Drama :: How-To/Advice
1217985 Article	Where There Is a Metaphor >> 13+ by 4 members.	3.79 KB	2/14/07 3:32pm 4/20/09 10:27pm
	My take on metaphors Genres: Writing :: Educational :: How-To/Advice
1225770 Article	Substance of the Story: Fiction Writing >> 13+ by 6 members.	6.08 KB	3/1/07 6:12pm 4/20/09 10:29pm
	Fiction writers might learn the construction of a story from the screen writers. Genres: Writing :: How-To/Advice :: Reference
1233238 Article	Fiction: Writing the Synopsis >> E by 4 members.	3.42 KB	3/15/07 6:57pm 4/20/09 10:29pm
	A synopsis tells an editor what the book is about and if its progression is reasonable. Genres: Writing :: How-To/Advice :: Research
1145017 Quiz	Poetry Terms >> ASR by 21 members.	40 Questions	8/16/06 3:51pm 2/22/07 4:37pm
	How well do you know the poetic language? Test yourself with 10 questions at each try. Genres: Writing :: Activity :: Educational
1144717 Quiz	Poetry Forms >> ASR by 8 members.	10 Questions	8/15/06 9:29pm 9/8/06 10:56pm
	Tip the scales with your recognition of poetry forms Genres: Writing :: Entertainment :: Educational

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