SUSPENDING DISBELIEF ©2008, Vicki Hinze
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vicki_hinze- August 22nd, 2008
SUSPENDING DISBELIEF ©2008, Vicki Hinze
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone...
What does a writer do when a novel contains an element that... Read More
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- Writers Writing: LOST
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- vicki_hinze
- August 6th, 2008
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Writers are human, and being human they experience the same things emotionally that others experience. It is their ability to relate these common or universal emotions in a way that readers see glimpses of themselves in what is written that makes the writer a storyteller.
That’s a gift, and while you might be able to assume some storytelling traits, you can’t assume and sustain them through an entire novel much less through a career of novels.
In writing a novel, we often start out with the germ of an idea. One that meets specific criteria that determines whether or not the idea is viable to sustain the demands of a novel... MORE
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