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A good story is like a motorcycle. All the parts move together and move forward. (7-8-99)
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Write a Novel? Invent Life
by Leonard Bishop Let’s get to the plot-line. A plot-line is the razzle-dazzle and suspense of the story. Here are some exaggerated examples to use as a guide. If you are writing a first-person novel (telling the story of what … Continue reading
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Write A Novel? Let’s Pretend (repost)
by Leonard Bishop (For our friends who need to be reminded…it IS possible to write a novel! And Leonard tells us the first step!) A late general complaint from all people who want to write novels is:” I’d love to … Continue reading
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I Will Not Be Had
by Leonard Bishop Once I received a phone call from an editor on the staff of the writer’s Digest books. They were publishing my first non-fiction book on the craft of writing Dare to be a Great Writer. The … Continue reading
Writers Beware of Editors
by Leonard Bishop Writers do not get their novels published by writing for people. Long before the public reads what is written, it must be passed through the stratified structure of book-publishing editors. Writers should not struggle to understand the … Continue reading
Open Fast and Stay Critical
by Leonard Bishop If the writer doesn’t write for his own Time, she is not ahead of her time, she is way behind. In this era the opening of the novel is the most important chapter that is written. Characters … Continue reading
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Deadlines….
by Leonard Bishop All unpublished writers, at some time, commit themselves to a foolish decision that ruins their publishing potential. They bring themselves to the threshold of “the deadline.” They decide, “I’ll give myself two years to write a novel. … Continue reading
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Write A Novel? Dramatize Life
by Leonard Bishop When writing a novel based on your experiences at a particular age, you must view that time dramatically, and with size. There is no need to develop bizarre plots that happen in exotic locations. Nor do … Continue reading
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One Novel In The Life of a Writer’s Desk
by Leonard Bishop About 20 years ago, Boston University approached me with an offer to establish a “Leonard Bishop collection.” It would be placed among the other writers, artists, stage and screen performers they considered distinguished enough to be exhibited. … Continue reading
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