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- Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:13 pm
- Forum: The Writer's Life - Techniques, Characterization, Writing Ideas, & More
- Topic: Books on Writing
- Replies: 37
- Views: 55802
- Mon Nov 12, 2007 1:14 pm
- Forum: The Writer's Life - Techniques, Characterization, Writing Ideas, & More
- Topic: Advice please-Writer's Block
- Replies: 27
- Views: 20230
- Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:58 am
- Forum: The Writer's Life - Techniques, Characterization, Writing Ideas, & More
- Topic: Advice please-Writer's Block
- Replies: 27
- Views: 20230
- Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:04 pm
- Forum: The Writer's Life - Techniques, Characterization, Writing Ideas, & More
- Topic: Advice please-Writer's Block
- Replies: 27
- Views: 20230
- Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:54 pm
- Forum: The Writer's Life - Techniques, Characterization, Writing Ideas, & More
- Topic: Advice please-Writer's Block
- Replies: 27
- Views: 20230
- Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:38 pm
- Forum: The Writer's Life - Techniques, Characterization, Writing Ideas, & More
- Topic: Advice please-Writer's Block
- Replies: 27
- Views: 20230
- Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:20 pm
- Forum: The Writer's Life - Techniques, Characterization, Writing Ideas, & More
- Topic: Advice please-Writer's Block
- Replies: 27
- Views: 20230
- Sun Nov 04, 2007 4:36 pm
- Forum: The Writer's Life - Techniques, Characterization, Writing Ideas, & More
- Topic: Characterization for my novel
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6567
Hey pen I have another question for you. How do just go through the motion? My brain would really go crazy if I did what you did-no offense it is just an observation. I don't think I could just start by going through my brain to the keyboard and blank screen. I do that when I am workig with the prog...
- Sun Nov 04, 2007 4:25 pm
- Forum: The Writer's Life - Techniques, Characterization, Writing Ideas, & More
- Topic: Advice please-Writer's Block
- Replies: 27
- Views: 20230
Thanks everyone for all the advice and please keep it coming. :D I don't know if the problem is I have read so many books on the subject. Hmm-I do have an idea of how I want it to end but would it be too weird to work backword. I have two computer programs one is for character and the other is for p...
- Sun Nov 04, 2007 4:08 pm
- Forum: The Writer's Life - Techniques, Characterization, Writing Ideas, & More
- Topic: John Grisham Opinions
- Replies: 21
- Views: 15147
Used to love his stuff. But he's fallen into the trap of 'his voice has gotten repetitive'. And he just reads like a supermarket paper back. Reads like a supermarket paperback? I can think of other authors who are good but I always see them in the book area (Dean Koontz and Stuart Woods come to min...
- Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:03 am
- Forum: The Writer's Life - Techniques, Characterization, Writing Ideas, & More
- Topic: John Grisham Opinions
- Replies: 21
- Views: 15147
- Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:22 pm
- Forum: The Writer's Life - Techniques, Characterization, Writing Ideas, & More
- Topic: Advice please-Writer's Block
- Replies: 27
- Views: 20230
Advice please-Writer's Block
Hi- I am having a hard time with my novel. Right now I am suffering from writer's block or something like it and I want to know how do you recover? I have read sources that suggest writers to wite everything about their characters first and that in itself is another problem. What approach should I t...
- Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:13 pm
- Forum: Help and Site Info
- Topic: New?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 34632
- Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:12 pm
- Forum: Help and Site Info
- Topic: New?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 34632
Ranks
Maybe you could please post the pogression of ranks for me. It has been awhile since I posted on the boards so I forgot.
Thanks
Novelwriter
Thanks
Novelwriter
- Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:20 pm
- Forum: The Writer's Life - Techniques, Characterization, Writing Ideas, & More
- Topic: John Grisham Opinions
- Replies: 21
- Views: 15147
- Sun Oct 28, 2007 2:06 pm
- Forum: The Writer's Life - Techniques, Characterization, Writing Ideas, & More
- Topic: John Grisham Opinions
- Replies: 21
- Views: 15147
My favorite John Grisham novels are The Rainmaker and The Summons. In my opinion those are his best. I should mention that I do somewhat like the Audio of the Bleachers which I have on CD. My parents got me that one year for Christmas. It is special because he reads it and since I have the CD those ...
- Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:32 am
- Forum: The Writer's Life - Techniques, Characterization, Writing Ideas, & More
- Topic: John Grisham Opinions
- Replies: 21
- Views: 15147
- Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:39 pm
- Forum: Writer's Research - Because it's important to know your subject!
- Topic: Who's afraid of Ezra Pound?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11533
- Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:27 pm
- Forum: The Writer's Life - Techniques, Characterization, Writing Ideas, & More
- Topic: Characterization for my novel
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6567
Ok- Well I tried getting the sketches done by the weekend and it didn't work. I don't know if I am spending too much time on my characters and not on writing my novel....I did get a little more character work done lately. Btw-does anyone know when the are finished sketching and fleshing the characte...
- Sat Sep 02, 2006 2:53 pm
- Forum: The Writer's Life - Techniques, Characterization, Writing Ideas, & More
- Topic: Characterization for my novel
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6567
Characterization for my novel
Hello writers! Today so far was good for me because I was able to work on a little bit of characterization for my novel. I am going to try and work on some tonight after supper and tomorrow. My goal is to get three character sketches done by next weekend so that I can start on my character backstory...
- Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:22 am
- Forum: Member Introductions
- Topic: Hi I am new here
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11055
My Computer Program
charles-I did try downloading Open Office and had no success with it. I honestly don't think it works with my computer.
Your Friend,
Mel
Your Friend,
Mel
- Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:28 am
- Forum: Member Introductions
- Topic: Hi I am new here
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11055
- Tue Jul 04, 2006 3:19 am
- Forum: Member Introductions
- Topic: Hi I am new here
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11055
- Sun Jul 02, 2006 7:53 pm
- Forum: The Writer's Life - Techniques, Characterization, Writing Ideas, & More
- Topic: Writers Toolbox
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2298
- Sun Jul 02, 2006 7:41 pm
- Forum: The Writer's Life - Techniques, Characterization, Writing Ideas, & More
- Topic: Writer's Digest changes to bimonthly format
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4063