Editing 104: Why to Consider Architectural Editing
After the last post, a question was posed: why should we consider doing it this way? Today, I want to spend some time answering that...
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kevinholochwostaut
Aug 13 min
Editing 103: The First Passes
You finished a draft of your novel. Congratulations are in order! Let’s talk about the next steps. Whenever you choose to edit, remember...
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kevinholochwostaut
Jul 253 min
Editing 102: When to Edit?
When should you edit your work? Much like how you should write your book, there is no right answer. There are many options, and you need...
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kevinholochwostaut
Jun 203 min
Editing 101: Part I
It has taken me two years of concerted effort, reading several books, listening to many podcasts, and writing multiple novels and short...
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kevinholochwostaut
Jun 132 min
What's Your Percentage?
How much negativity in your feedback can you stand? 10%... 20%? 90%? Every writer needs negative criticism. We need to be told no. We...
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kevinholochwostaut
Jun 65 min
Perspective
Who you link to for a Point of View (POV)is extremely important in storytelling. I am going to give an example of a very short piece told...
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kevinholochwostaut
Jun 12 min
Dialogue: When to Shut up
We have talked before about good and bad dialogue. In summary, bad dialogue is dialogue that is long-winded, generic, tells us nothing,...
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kevinholochwostaut
May 242 min
Dialogue: Filler Words
Crafting dialogue that sounds like real speech while still being purposeful and engaging can be difficult. Real conversations often...
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kevinholochwostaut
May 164 min
Dueling Dialogue
We have talked about dialogue tags, action tags, and the setting dialogue inside of a larger context of the tale. For the moment I want...
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kevinholochwostaut
May 114 min
Talking about Singing
In novels, song and verse are, or can be, a kind of dialogue that elevates the piece. In real life throughout human history we have sung....
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kevinholochwostaut
May 33 min
Bad Dialogue: Case Study 1
I will never review a bad book on my site, because there is enough negativity in the world, and to be frank, I know how hard it is to...
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kevinholochwostaut
Apr 263 min
Get to The Point
Dialogue must have a point and a purpose. It must teach us something about the world, about the characters, about their emotions, the...
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kevinholochwostaut
Apr 183 min
Talking About Talking... Redux
We've talked about dialogue before on this channel, but it turns out I have more to say! For the previous section of dialogue review...
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kevinholochwostaut
Apr 114 min
Tropes: Dystopia
The trope of dystopia is a fascinating and often chilling exploration of imagined societies characterized by oppression, suffering, and...
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kevinholochwostaut
Apr 44 min
Time Travel Tropes. Time Travel Tropes. Time Travel Tropes…
(Get it? Stuck in a loop?...) Time travel is a staple of many science fiction stories and rears its head though less frequently in...
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kevinholochwostaut
Mar 284 min
Trope: It’s the end of the world as we know it. And I feel fine.
(The title's reference if you've never heard it: REM Music Video.) Until now we have mostly discussed the tropes using fantasy examples,...
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kevinholochwostaut
Mar 213 min
Prophecies and legends
The trope of "prophecies and legends of long-gone times" has been a staple in fantasy literature for centuries going back literally to...
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