Writing Tutorials

  1. What I Want to Say Vs. What I Really Want to Say - Going Beyond Clarity

    Am I nailing it when I fullfill what I want to say? This thought came to me while contemplating a critique on someone’s story ( not here ) and then working on my own. I found myself doing what I was shaking my head at. Guilty! During the dialogue exchange, the physical reactions had been reduced to stock motions; he laughed, he grinned, he raised an eyebrow, he looked. Simple phrases that in the end dragged the story down an ordinary path. The occasional interesting event or phrase...
  2. The Importance of Setting

    In a recent forum discussion on setting ( not here elsewhere ), I noticed a lot of writers seem to think setting is not all that important to the story. I was flabbergasted. Others argued it was necessary but not the end all/be all of a story. As I was trying to argue my belief that Setting is not only important but extremely essential, I realized I couldn’t articulate on the fly, I had to think about it. Interestingly enough I had just finished a book by Debbie...
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