Show Don't Tell Examples - How Do Famous Authors Do It?
"Show don't tell" is a good rule of thumb, but show AND tell is even better! Here are examples and techniques from these 3 famous authors...| Lady Writer
"Show don't tell" is a good rule of thumb, but show AND tell is even better! Here are examples and techniques from these 3 famous authors...| Lady Writer
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THE APPROACH The Call to Adventure is the first sign that life will never be the same. It appears in myths, fairy tales, and modern novels alike. While the Call can often be a single event — such as the arrival of a stranger or a summons for the character to leave on a journey…| Lady Writer
The underworld is perhaps the most important motif in mythology and literature - tied up with ideas about life, the afterlife, belief, culture, storytelling, and the psyche, it's the setting of humanity's reckoning with the ephemeral nature of mortality. As writers, we can use the motif of the underworld in two aspects: The underworld as world of adventure The underworld as world of the dead| Lady Writer
A blank novel outline template for use with Google Docs, Google Keep, and Scrivener. The One Page Novel is a simple, memorable structure for novelists.| Lady Writer
What is the Fool’s Journey? The ‘Fool’s Journey’ is the term coined by Eden Gray to describe the story of the Major Arcana of the Tarot. Unfortunately, Gray’s own account of the journey is merely a rushed appendix to A Complete Guide to the Tarot, and in the absence of an “authoritative” version (if it isn’t a fool’s journey…| Lady Writer
A plot development shortcut for pantsers or plotters who are STUCK: have fun with these scene writing prompts if you feel like your story is flagging!| Lady Writer
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The 3 types of novella, novella lengths, scenes, pacing, plotting, fix-ups, and how to turn an unfinished novel into a novella...| Lady Writer
Plotting a novel doesn't need to be complicated! This video workshop teaches you how to plot a novel using a super FUN & simple method and just 1 page...| Lady Writer
Sorry, this resource is currently unavailable. Here are some other writing resources that can help you: How to Use a Plot Formula My Favourite Story Structure Genre Mindmaps Blank Novel Templates How to Write a Novella| Lady Writer
Need a simple way to visualise your character arc? Print this worksheet + learn about Kurt Vonnegut's hilarious story shapes.| Lady Writer
Writing Worksheet – Mini Quest (PDF) In honour of NaNoWriMo, this month’s worksheets will have one purpose: to increase your word count by hook or by book. A mini-quest is a small diversion on the character’s path. If the ultimate goal is to save the princess, then a mini-quest may be to find the magic…| Lady Writer
Writing Journal Worksheet – Your Heart (PDF) Suspend your cynicism, embrace the occasion, and enjoy filling up a big love heart with the prompts on this worksheet. You can keep it hidden in your journal if you like… I won’t tell! P.S. I think you’ll also love Things I Love in Stories & Things I…| Lady Writer
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To celebrate the launch of The Secret Commonwealth, I thought I would share this deck of alethiometer cards I created. As alethiometers are even rarer in our world than in Lyra’s, I hope these cards can help you hone your skills in their stead. Click here to download the cards (ZIP) Printing Your Cards I recommend…| Lady Writer
SUPERNATURAL LANGUAGE The Moon card in the Tarot’s Major Arcana perfectly exemplifies the feeling of the Underworld of Adventure. Nothing seems real; the character finds themselves in a world where everything is possible, but only within the purview of a dream landscape that they (perhaps rightly) mistrust. Jane Eyre, following her acceptance of Mr. Rochester’s… The post the moon’s literary pull appeared first on Lady Writer.| Lady Writer
Rejecting the paths of others is all very well, but there’s still an art to feeling out your own path. It’s a very simple process, and the most successful heroines use it instinctively, all the time. Take, for example, Jane Eyre: And now I felt that it was not enough; I tired of the routine…| Lady Writer
During my MA, I took a particularly interesting module entitled, “Poetry After Darwin,” which examined the effects of Charles Darwin’s ‘Origin of the Species’ on several poets of the era; how the book (and its geological predecessors) reshaped religion, identity, relationships, and the poets’ perception of the very Earth underfoot. It was not a subject…| Lady Writer
Dear Main Character, Have you grown accustomed to following others? Do you believe that somewhere, somehow, someone has the answer, and that all you need do is imitate them? Perhaps that’s why you’re here? You’re hoping for the magical combination of ingredients and recipes to tell your story, to realise your dreams, to fulfil your… The post how to go your own way appeared first on Lady Writer.| Lady Writer
this is the season of abundance and sharing, of shunning the fear of lack, striving, or future want. The post Autumn Author Inspiration appeared first on Lady Writer.| Lady Writer
I love collecting stationery. And recently I’ve also begun collecting poems about stationery. Poets not infrequently mention the instruments of their trade – Byron’s praise of his “grey goose-quill” springs to mind, or Sidney “biting [his] truant pen” – but I’ve tried to concentrate my collation on poems that have stationery items as their central…| Lady Writer
I’ve already written a detailed article on How to Write a Novella and How to Write Fast, but in this post, I wanted to share some takeaways from a novella project I began recently. It all started with a Dark Academia Solo RPG I was working on. I wanted to test it by playing through… The post Writing a Novella in 2 Weeks appeared first on e.a. deverell.| e.a. deverell
Join me for an hour-long, moody Dark Academia writing or studying session at my desk. A rainy day, candlelight, clinking porcelain, and a manuscript. Are you ready? Click play to begin… Click to watch on Youtube I’m working on my gothic / dark academia novel, Black Grammar. If you’d like to know when it’s available… The post Dark Academia Write / Study With Me appeared first on e.a. deverell.| e.a. deverell
Dark Academia Books While dark academia isn’t a literary genre in its own right (yet), the terms “campus novel” and “varsity novel” have been around for many generations, and I think the following books, while not altogether “dark”, can yet admit you into the close and cosy academic atmosphere you might be craving. *This is… The post The Dark Academia Bookshelf: Recommended Reading appeared first on e.a. deverell.| e.a. deverell
Solo RPGs are fun, private storytelling experiences that can lead to larger literary projects. Here are some of my favourites.| e.a. deverell
Although similar to the Plot Embryo or Story Circle, the One Page Novel method uses a whole page divided into a grid with 8 rectangular sections.| Lady Writer
What is the Zettelkasten method? Can it help you organise your notes? How can you use a Zettelkasten to write fiction or non-fiction?| Lady Writer
