Ciao, SEers. What do you think about this graphic? Perfect for the season, but probably not advice I’d ever read. (I’d never get past the webbing.)
Love it or loathe it, we’ve assembled a list of web-free writing links for you. Well, spider-web-free. All the links are actually on the world wide web, but I promise none are sticky or come with scary arachnids.
Before you look at our curated content, don’t forget to check out the Story Empire posts of the week. On Monday, I wrote about the do’s and don’ts of horror writing and on Wednesday, Mae discussed giveaways. After you’ve given those a look, maybe some of the links below will grab your attention.
- Free and Inexpensive Graphics (close to 100 links)
- The Minor Character (how to make him or her memorable)
- Plot Development (3-act structure, Save the Cat, Hero’s journey, etc.)
- Alternatives for 28 Boring Words (infographic)
- The Anti-Hero (and even the anti-antagonist)
- Story Threads (more than subplots)
- Prologues (yes or no)
- Happiness (rather than conflict) to enrich your story
- Magic (downloadable worksheets for story-building)
- Better Words (infographic of 28 boring words and better alternatives)
- Tweets in Blog Posts (instructions to copy and/or embed)
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Thanks for this great list of links Staci. I’ve bookmarked! 🙂
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We’re all glad you found the list useful. 🙂
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Another great list, gang! Off to find some better words… 🙂
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Thanks, Julie. Glad you found something useful!
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Thank you, Empire team. Thanks to Staci for putting it together.
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Happy to do it, John. Have a lovely weekend.
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Reblogged this on Author Don Massenzio and commented:
Check out this curated writing content from the Story Empire blog.
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Thanks for sharing, Don.
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You’re welcome.
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Reblogged this on Archer's Aim and commented:
See what we’ve been reading this week on Story Empire!
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Thanks for sharing, P. H.
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My pleasure!
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Thanks, Staci. These look like valuable links. I’ve pinned them for future reference.
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Hope you find them useful!
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Thank you, Staci! Happy Friday to all. 🙂
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And a happy weekend to you, Natalie!
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Great list. Explored all the links. Bookmarked a few sites. Got a ton of great information. I especially liked the discussion on Prologues. Thoughtful and engaging. Thanks for the post. 🙂
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Thanks, Kathy. Prologues seem to be a point of contention with editors, writers, and readers, so I’m not surprised people are interested in that post. Glad you found it useful.
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Another good list, Staci. I was interested in reading about prologues since I discussed the same thing a few weeks ago here at SE.
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I feel like we could talk about prologues for weeks. It’s an interesting topic.
I’ve never published a novel with a prologue, but I do love a challenge. (That’s why I wrote a story in second person. I was told it couldn’t be done, or done well, anyway.) I may try to write a prologue with a novel (in the future; I’m not changing my WIP now) and see if I can pull it off.
I do think calling it a prologue is a bad idea, though, just because some readers won’t read it just based on its name. Which is a shame, because if they’re done correctly, that’s information the reader shouldn’t skip.
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