The Alibi – Chapter 4

The Alibi is presenting me with several learning opportunities. I wrote about what I’m learning about Toing and Froing in Parts 1, 2 and 3. I previously learned about plotting and today it’s reinforcing “Less is More,” something I learned (obviously not well enough) when writing Search and The Shaman(I’ll no doubt write about it … Continue reading “The Alibi – Chapter 4”

The Alibi – Chapter 3

The Alibi is presenting me with several learning opportunities. I wrote about what I’m learning about Toing and Froing in Parts 1, 2 and 3. I previously learned about plotting then came “Less is More,” something I learned (obviously not well enough) when writing Search and The Shaman(I’ll no doubt write about it later when … Continue reading “The Alibi – Chapter 3”

The Alibi – Chapter 2

The Alibi is presenting me with several learning opportunities. I wrote about Toing and Froing in Parts 1, 2 and 3. Today big learning is plotting (I’ll no doubt write about it later when I’ve learned enough worth sharing). The individual chapters are short. Or at least shortish. To me, anyway, yet they seem to … Continue reading “The Alibi – Chapter 2”

Attribution via Action

People who’ve worked with me in critique groups or in my trainings know about attribution via action because I use it often in my own work and I use it often when editing/critiquing someone’s work as it tightens scenes considerably. Almost a year ago I wrote The desire to have characters do something while talking … Continue reading “Attribution via Action”