by Joe Bunting |
If you’re using the word “some” in your creative writing, you’re not being specific enough. For example, here is a sentence with the word “some.” Tom liked to play guitar but didn't take it as seriously as some. Who is some? Why do they take it...
by Joe Bunting |
Repetition is an important principle in every artistic pursuit from music to painting to literature. It gives you another layer of meaning to work with and can add a level of symbolic value to your seemingly casual description, dialogue, or action. Today, I'd like to...
by Joe Bunting |
I'm in the middle of a writing project with a tight deadline, but despite the looming due date, I've been struggling to work on it. I keep opening up the document, reading a few lines, and then shooting off to do Facebook for fifteen minutes. I feel ashamed with...
by Joe Bunting |
About a month ago, we talked about head hopping, POV, and how to manage third person limited point of view. After I posted the article on one of my social networks, one poor writer said something like, “I want to scream! First they tell us one thing and then...
by Joe Bunting |
Let's talk about plot for a moment. Talia and I spent most of this weekend watching Downton Abbey. By most, I mean nearly all our waking hours. We watched all seven episodes of season one between the hours of 8:30 and 3:30 AM. The next day we began again at 10:30 and...
