Ciao, SEers! The last time we met, we talked about time. Today, we're moving on to the next of the four elements of setting: locale. "Locale" is the answer to "where" your story takes place. This is both on the grand scale and on the small. Grand Scale Locale When we talk about the grand … Continue reading Elements of Setting: Locale
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Elements of Setting: Time
Ciao, SEers! Today, we're going to talk a little about the four elements of setting. More precisely, the first element: time. I could give you the simple dictionary definition, or one so complex only Einstein or Hawking would understand it. (And yes, I'd have to plagiarize them to do so.) But for our purposes, we're … Continue reading Elements of Setting: Time
Story Development and Execution Part 13: Planning a Series
Ciao, SEers. Today is my final post of the year, and it’s the final post of this series. We’re going to talk about planning a series, either from the beginning or by turning a standalone into one. I discussed types of series before. You can read that post here. This post is about how to … Continue reading Story Development and Execution Part 13: Planning a Series
Holidays and the Hemingway Code
Ciao, amici! Today, I'm deviating from my Story Development and Execution series because it's a special day. In the U.S., it's Veterans' Day. The holiday doesn't get the same level of celebration that Independence Day or Memorial Day does (maybe because it falls in a cold-weather, non-picnic kind of month), but it should. Politics aside, … Continue reading Holidays and the Hemingway Code
Story Development and Execution Part 12: Micro-Level Self-Editing
Ciao, SEers. Today is part twelve of the series, and we’re finishing up the self-editing modules. We’ve reached micro-level revision. By now, you should have corrected most of the issues in your manuscript. It’s time to read it again (yes, again) and look for problems with words and punctuation. Do you notice any wrong words … Continue reading Story Development and Execution Part 12: Micro-Level Self-Editing
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