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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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11 hours ago

Include clever in-jokes by tuckerizing One way of rewarding the careful reader is by tuckerizing. This involves naming secondary characters or offstage icons after people or objects many readers would recognize as a sort of in-joke.For …

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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17 hours ago

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Elias R Garcia ( The Mighty Chronicles Author)

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2 days ago

Screenwriters give your honest thoughts on this premise

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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2 days ago

Incorporate Man vs. Man Conflict into Your Story When developing your story, you’ll want your characters to face a number of challenges or conflicts. One of the most basic of them is man vs. man. In this conflict, the main character finds his goa…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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3 days ago

Does your book cover design matter for ebooks? Does book cover design matter for an ebook?Absolutely!Human beings are visual animals. Images at first glance always are more powerful than words. That’s why most businesses use logos. When their n…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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4 days ago

Writing Inspiration: When are you creative? When are you most creative and most productive as a writer? Write a description of that place, noting the time of day, which of your senses are appealed to during that span, if you use pen and pape…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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5 days ago

Consider Structuring Story with ‘Plot Inversion’ Several variations of a standard plot (inciting incident-rising action-climax-falling action-denouement) exist in storytelling. One you might use is called a plot inversion. This type of story…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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6 days ago

Five Great Quotations about What is a Writer “Writing is something you do alone. It’s a profession for introverts who want to tell you a story but don’t want to make eye contact while doing it.” – John Green“A writer …

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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1 week ago

Consider Structuring Story with ‘Plot Inversion’ Several variations of a standard plot (inciting incident-rising action-climax-falling action-denouement) exist in storytelling. One you might use is called a plot inversion. This type of story…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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1 week ago

Five Great Quotations about Revising “Easy writing makes hard reading.” – Ernest Hemingway“I think of rounds of editing as hammer time. Then, when they interrupt my writing, I can say… *shakes head* Nah, I just c…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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1 week ago

Benefits, pitfalls of flat characters When a character doesn’t change and is fairly uncomplicated, it is said to be a flat character. Its opposite is a round character, which has dimension and develops over the…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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1 week ago

What is a scene and a vignette in fiction? A major division of a story is a scene, in which a dramatic action occurs, usually involving the same characters at a single locale. Stories typically consist of several scenes, all of which corres…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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1 week ago

Give Readers Sleepless Nights with Narrative Drive Ever read story before bed and find it so gripping that you stay up far later than you should just to find out what is going to happen? If so, you’ve been a “victim” of narrative drive.Narrati…

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Toi Thomas

@toithomas.bsky.social

1 week ago

Anticipating AWP
This is a segment from the Lit Carnivale podcast episode #17. Please consider watching the full episode. Check the Linktree in my bio. #litcarnivale #writingcommunity #litfest #readingcommunity #podcast #writer #author #writerlife #bookish #aspiringwriter #reader #booklover #awp26

Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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1 week ago

Five Great Quotations about Why We Write “Writing it seemed to have higher quality than not writing it, that was all.” – Robert M. Pirsig“We write to rekindle the inner spirit.” – Lailah Gifty Akita“We restore order …

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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2 weeks ago

Last step in writing: Place book in final form
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

@inventingreality.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Benefits, pitfalls of flat characters When a character doesn’t change and is fairly uncomplicated, it is said to be a flat character. Its opposite is a round character, which has dimension and develops over the…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

@inventingreality.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Benefits, pitfalls of flat characters When a character doesn’t change and is fairly uncomplicated, it is said to be a flat character. Its opposite is a round character, which has dimension and develops over the…

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michiganmagic.bsky.social

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2 weeks ago

ONLY 3 DAYS TO SUBMIT!!!

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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2 weeks ago

Zip Two Disparate Stories into One Tale Rather than follow a lone main character through every chapter of a short story or novel, your tale might follow the experiences of two main characters or of two groups of principal characters…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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2 weeks ago

Avoid Plot Error of Reader Cheating in Your Story Sometimes authors, in the mistaken belief that they are creating a more exciting story, commit the error of reader cheating.This occurs when the reader has no reasonable opportunity to anticip…

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Nia

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3 weeks ago

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I just submitted my entry to a flash fiction competition. For the first time ever. Oh holy shit. Scared and excited here. Results for this contest aren’t announced until July though. It’ll be a looooooong wait.
Will also try to participate in 3 more contests 🫠👀😳 #writer #aspiringwriter #writing

Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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3 weeks ago

Writing Inspiration: Writing is My Way of Life “You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.” ― Ray Bradbury, “Zen in the Art of Writing”Hopefully, you’ve spent some time now reading and internalizing the writing affi…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

@inventingreality.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Consider sending your protagonist on an initiation Among the most important events in our lives are various rites of passage – confirmation, high school graduation, drinking for the first time, obtaining a driver’s license, marriage, firstborn…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

@inventingreality.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Include clever in-jokes by tuckerizing One way of rewarding the careful reader is by tuckerizing. This involves naming secondary characters or offstage icons after people or objects many readers would recognize as a sort of in-joke.For …

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

@inventingreality.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Writing Inspiration: Writing is My Way of Life “You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.” ― Ray Bradbury, “Zen in the Art of Writing”Hopefully, you’ve spent some time now reading and internalizing the writing affi…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

@inventingreality.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Give Readers Sleepless Nights with Narrative Drive Ever read story before bed and find it so gripping that you stay up far later than you should just to find out what is going to happen? If so, you’ve been a “victim” of narrative drive.Narrati…

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Toi Thomas

@toithomas.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Community vs Support System
This is a segment from the Lit Carnivale podcast episode #15. Please consider watching the full episode. Check the Linktree in my bio.
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Roni

@amethyst885.bsky.social

1 month ago

Flour Tortillas, Suspect Timing I picked an interesting time to make flour tortillas to eat for Sunday.

A short break from the madness, brought to you by my desire to never stop writing....about anything.
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author

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1 month ago

What is a scene and a vignette in fiction? A major division of a story is a scene, in which a dramatic action occurs, usually involving the same characters at a single locale. Stories typically consist of several scenes, all of which corres…

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