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Filling the White Spaces Opening the writers' tool kit
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Writing class wordpress pdx

Dec 05, 2014

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Melissa Lion

Blogging each day can sometimes feel like a chore. Using narrative elements will help unblock bloggers and will make for better blog writing.
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Page 1: Writing class wordpress pdx

Filling the White SpacesOpening the writers' tool kit

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Begin with Plot

Story starts with something new.

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Setting is like leaf lard

Add just enough so people enjoy the flavor, but can't tell what's in it.

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Character: find one idiosyncrasy

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Just one.

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Have an intentional time.

Exposition =Fast

Scene and dialog=Slow

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You Love the Sound of Your Own Voice

Read your work out loud.

Read other people's work out loud.

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Writing Exercise

Write about one new thing that happened today.

Add one detail for: ● Setting ● Character

Choose your time.