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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? 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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Writers Need Each Other
by Leonard Bishop, Author of Dare to Be a Great Writer Many writers are shriveling. They are alone, and isolated from each other. No one really cares if they are ever published and many of their families wish they would … Continue reading
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Learning to Write Sex Scenes
by Leonard Bishop Be careful how many sex scenes you use in the novel, and the type of sex scenes you allow the characters to experience. Limiting contemporary writers to two or three lusty graphic sex scenes is not censorship … Continue reading
Posted in humor, Inspiration, Writer's Hint, Writing, writing a novel, Writing Techniques
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Learning to Write Dialogue
by Leonard Bishop One of the most important devices a writer uses is dialogue. Writing a novel without a plentiful amount of dialogue is like trying to create a gourmet omelet with yokeless eggs. To the reader, dialogue is just … Continue reading
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Tagged American Novelist, American writers, characterization, Dare to Be A Great Writer, dramatic scenes, effective scenes, How do I write good dialogue, Leonard Bishop, Narration, writer's hints, writing advice, Writing dialogue, writing dramatic scenes, writing effective dialogue, writing inspiration, writing technique
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Is Data Fact?
by Leonard Bishop People ask writers, “Where’d you get all the information you use?” The obvious response is, “Research.” The question to ask the writer is: “What do you do with all the information you gain from research and never … Continue reading
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by Leonard Bishop All unpublished writers, at some time, commit themselves to a foolish decision that ruins their publishing potential.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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Tagged American Novelist, American writers, Dare to Be A Great Writer, Leonard Bishop, meeting a deadline, surviving as a writer, taking risks in writing, writer's hints, writing a novel, writing advice, writing deadlines, writing inspiration, writing talent
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Forming Characters
by Leonard Bishop Fiction writers are alchemists. They draw together scraps of illusion and transform them into readable realities. Major characters must have size. Great ambitions, exaggerated passions, fascinating minds, superhuman capacities for love and hate, and monumental capabilities. If … Continue reading
Posted in teaching, Writer's Hint, Writing, writing a novel, Writing Techniques
Tagged American Novelist, characterization, creating heroes in writing, creating villains in writing, Dare to Be A Great Writer, inventiveness, Leonard Bishop, writing advice, writing characters, writing inspiration
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Step Right Up; Get Your Ticket!
by Leonard Bishop My career and life are ruined and I am in a desperate search–all because of the short story I could not write. The plot was too complicated, the characters were too complex, the meaning too deep … Continue reading
“Writing” is a Partial Solution
by Leonard Bishop I’m going to view what I write now, through a long-standing memory. Some will be about myself, some about what I have learned. Until I was 18 years old I was just a street punk who only … Continue reading
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