finished Chapter 32!: 66,730 word count
Writing Tip: transition.
Effie has been under the barrage of several conflicting emotions as she talks to Old One. Quite suddenly she wants to change the subject and she says:
"Is Orli better this morning?"
But the shift is too sudden. The reader might get whiplash. So, I put an action tag before the dialog line.
Fleeing the emotions that confused her, she sought another subject. “Is Orli better this morning?”
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Mrs. Paul is a fantasy author and grandma. This blog is something like a daily journal. She will list the word count and chapter number of what she is working on and will post one writer's tip that she actually used during her day of writing.
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Thanks for this tip! I know exactly what story I can use this advice in.
ReplyDeleteI don't know where else to send this so...I picked up your book Dragons of the Valley and I love it. Great job, thank you and Wulder bless you.
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ReplyDeleteMy daughters and I are in the midst of reading Dragons of the Valley, and we love it! Thank you for sharing your wonderful imagination and writing with us.
Hope you are having a Blessed Day!
Definitely something to show in an English lesson on transitions(we've been talking too much about them :/).
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for stopping by my blog, Book Dreaming, and reading my review of Dragonspell. My son and I absolutely LOVED that series. It's one of my very favorites! :-)
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy your tips and I hope you begin to blog on here again :) thanks!
ReplyDeleteTransitions are pretty difficult for me. Thanks for sharing this!
ReplyDeletevery helpful. I think I'm good at transitions, but it's always great to get a reminder.
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That's my biggest struggle right now, in fact, in finshing my book. That and actually finishing it! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great tip, thanks for sharing:)
ReplyDeleteI'm having trouble writing the beginning of my fantasy novel, could you help me?
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i do not know were else to put this put is the chiril chron. on the color nook
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