Conversation isn't the only way in which your characters express themselves. Movements, avoidance, deflection, jokes, silence, variations in speed, changing the subject, refusal to engage - all of these can sometimes express more than mere words communicate.
Conversation isn't the only way in which your characters express themselves. Movements, avoidance, deflection, jokes, silence, variations in speed, changing the subject, refusal to engage - all of these can sometimes express more than mere words communicate.
Don't front-load your work with unnecessary backstory and intricate worldbuilding. Give your readers only as much as they need to engage with the plot and characters, and let them discover the rest as and when they need it...
Don't front-load your work with unnecessary backstory and intricate worldbuilding. Give your readers only as much as they need to engage with the plot and characters, and let them discover the rest as and when they need it...
Illustration from The Story of the Kind Wolf by Peter Nickl, Jozef Wilkon, 1982.
Illustration from The Story of the Kind Wolf by Peter Nickl, Jozef Wilkon, 1982.
Be honest. Write what you care about. Give of yourself. If you try to hold back, you'll fail to connect with your readers. (And yes, it feels scary, being vulnerable. Do it anyway.)
Be honest. Write what you care about. Give of yourself. If you try to hold back, you'll fail to connect with your readers. (And yes, it feels scary, being vulnerable. Do it anyway.)
Avec un petit "Nettle & Bone" version poche à gagner.
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Le concours se terminera le 21 novembre à 9h. #BookSky
Avec un petit "Nettle & Bone" version poche à gagner.
Comme d'habitude, pour participer, je vous demande juste de vous abonner et de partager ce post. 💖
Le concours se terminera le 21 novembre à 9h. #BookSky
No one *needs* to work every day. But doing so - even for only a few minutes - ensures that you *think* about your work every day; solving problems away from your desk; keeping the plates spinning.
No one *needs* to work every day. But doing so - even for only a few minutes - ensures that you *think* about your work every day; solving problems away from your desk; keeping the plates spinning.
Jour 1 : 144 mots. C'est parfois difficile de poser les premiers mots, surtout quand on veut rendre parfaitement à l'identique les images dans la tête qu'on a pourtant hâte d'écrire
Jour 1 : 144 mots. C'est parfois difficile de poser les premiers mots, surtout quand on veut rendre parfaitement à l'identique les images dans la tête qu'on a pourtant hâte d'écrire