by Zoe M. McCarthy | May 30, 2019 | Writing
image by johnhain Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days is now available. See details below. I decided to stop winging my use of hyphens and arm myself with some rules. A Hyphen-Usage Test Which four of these examples are incorrect? At the end of the test,...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | May 23, 2019 | Writing
Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days is now available. See details below. Possible Scene Moods sorrowfullazy (might come as a break after a particularly harsh scene)fearfulhumorous (could be part of a light genre or provide a rest after a scary scene)suspenseful...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | May 16, 2019 | Writing
image by CoilN00B Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days is now available. See details below. The Exercise Pick a paragraph from your first draft or even from a book. Circle the nouns,verbs,adjective, andadverbs. Circle them. Then use your imagination, thesaurus,...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | May 9, 2019 | Writing
image by rawpixel Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days is now available. See details below. Many clichés were catchy or meaningful when they were first penned. That’s the reason they became overused. Before I give you a good reason to limit clichés, I invite you...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | May 2, 2019 | Writing
Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days is now available. See details below. The Problem Staying inside your point-of-view character (POVC) is important. Then your readers will experience being inside your character as well. You want readers to see what he sees,...
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