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kevinholochwostaut
Nov 30, 20243 min read
Restart... From The Back
Start with your tagline
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kevinholochwostaut
Nov 5, 20242 min read
Physician, Heal… Someone else.
Most of us have heard the phrase physician, heal thyself. When it comes to editing and writing, people will say, “Work on your own book,...
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kevinholochwostaut
Oct 20, 20242 min read
One In a Million
“You’re one in a million.” We all know the phrase. Technically speaking, we are all one in a million. No one else has ever walked your...
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kevinholochwostaut
Oct 12, 20242 min read
Under Attack!
My story is under attack. My story is being broken. They hate it. They hate me. Nobody understands what I am trying to create. Why don’t...
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kevinholochwostaut
Aug 8, 20244 min read
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 1, 20243 min read
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 25, 20243 min read
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 20, 20243 min read
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 13, 20242 min read
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 6, 20245 min read
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...
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kevinholochwostaut
Jun 1, 20242 min read
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 24, 20242 min read
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 16, 20244 min read
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 11, 20244 min read
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 3, 20243 min read
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 26, 20243 min read
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 18, 20243 min read
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 11, 20244 min read
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 4, 20244 min read
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 28, 20244 min read
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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