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Some Beginners topics below are also listed in the Workshop section. Beginners should not hesitate to explore the most advanced material. It takes most people many repetitions to get these notions firmly seated in the subconscious. There's no better time to start than now.
Faculty Authors---> |
Jacqueline Lichtenberg Originator of Sime~Gen |
Jean Lorrah Co-Creator of Sime~Gen & author of numerous Professional Trek Novels |
Cheryl Wolverton | Margaret L. Carter Vampires etc. |
Anne Phyllis Pinzow Visual Writing |
James D. Macdonald | Sylvia Engdahl |
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How do you know if you're cut out to be a writer? | Can
I be a Selling Writer? |
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Grammar Help | http://cctc.commnet.edu/HP/pages/darling/grammar.htm
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Elements of Style - | http://www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/strunk/ "Strunk" is THE key handbook you must master -- and there's money in it. This is where Copyeditors get all their IDEAS for changing your hard-crafted pros. When you can't SELL, you can work in copyediting. |
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Build Your Vocabulary
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Word of the Day http://www.randomhouse.com/jesse/ |
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Choosing a Protagonist | |||||||
What is "genre"and who says so? | Proposal
for a New Genre (feminist version of this article) |
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Outlining for Writing |
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The Selling Outline |
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The Art of Composition | |||||||
How to Find the Beginning of a Story | How to Find the Beginning | ||||||
How to Find the Middle | |||||||
How to find the End | |||||||
When does a story End? | |||||||
What is a Plot? | The Character Driven Plot |
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How do you tell What Happens Next? | |||||||
What Is Point of View? | |||||||
How do you Choose Point of View? | |||||||
What is the difference between Characterization and Relationship? |
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What is conflict? | 1. WORK-Conflict Workshop Post dated Jan 1997 | ![]() |
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What is a "conflict line?" | |||||||
What is Internal Conflict? (and how to create some) | |||||||
What is the difference between Plot and Story? | |||||||
Doing Your Research | 1.WORK- Doing and Using Your Research | Vampires In Literature or What Every Writer Must Know Before Attempting a Vampire Story | |||||
SHOW DON'T TELL | 1.See "How To Find The Beginning" posted above | ||||||
CONTRAST & COMPARE
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1. Babylon Five vs. Star Trek:Voyager#1 2.Babylon Five vs. Star Trek: Voyager #2 - Conduits and the Fiction Delivery System |
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Accounting For Taste | |||||||
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