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57CJ's Creative Studio - The Craft of Writing and the Art of Storytelling
There is an argument within writing circles that seems almost as old as time. Can writing be taught? On one side you have those who claim that only those with innate skill can write, while on the other side...
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55CJ's Creative Studio - Building a Story (Part 4)
Now that we have developed our major characters, it's time we focus our attention on that other aspect of story telling: the plot.
0 comments58Trying To Make English Easier
Even native English users complain that the languge doesn't make a lot of sense. Instead of just complaining about it, here are some suggestions.
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55CJ's Creative Studio - 10 Tips For Authors Wanting to Scuttle Their Chances of a Sale
They say that only a fraction of creative writing submissions ever make money for the author. That means that a writer is faced with a career of rejection after rejection. How depressing. BUT...what if we...
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55CJ's Creative Studio - Painted Turtle
When people think of airbrushed art, they often think of T-Shirts or the side of a vehicle. Here is a piece of fine art presented with some of the stages of development.
2 comments57CJ's Creative Studio - Building a Story (Part 3)
The Support Character and Plot Happens The person who they hire to work as an artist at the kiosk, for some reason, I've always thought of as an Indian (American variety). I've even been calling him Johnny...
4 comments57CJ's Creative Studio - Exposing Yourself
One of the hardest parts of writing for most authors is to be honest with the reader. It's perfectly understandable... fiction, by definition, is fabrication. It's a lie. So, while the author is busy...
0 comments54CJ's Creative Studio - Some Thoughts on Dialog
The one thing that new writers probably do worse than anything else (other than maybe spelling and grammar) is writing dialog. They want to make it "real" and like how people actually talk. They figure that...
5 comments51CJ's Creative Studio -- Don't Write What You Know
Before I read a lot of scripts and stories from new writers, I never realized that English teachers have done a great disservice to young people learning to write. These instructors say, "Write what you know." To this I say, "Poppycock."
2 comments56CJ's Creative Studio - Building a Story (Part 2)
Continuing with construction of the story by focusing on our two main characters. By fleshing them out, we are one step closer to the point where we can write.
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