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Posts Tagged ‘Shape’

Potential New Project: Outsider (A Novel)

October 10, 2012 Mathias Leave a comment

Over lunch today, when I should have been working on the final edits for Under the Darkened Moon, I jotted down 1,800 words in a free writing exercise.  The story seems to have take on an interesting shape and intrigues me.  The story has a current working title of “Outsider”.
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Categories: Free Writing, Novels, Projects, The Writing Process Tags: Current, Darkened Moon, Free Exercise, Free Writing, Intrigues, Irons In The Fire, Lunch, Mermaids, Novel, Outsider, Shape, Time Management, Writing Exercise

My Rules For Writing Fiction

July 18, 2012 Mathias Leave a comment

I am famous for saying there are no real “rules” for writing stories. I realize that this irks the living Hell out of people who are trying to make a career (or a nuisance) out of promoting books detailing so-called “rules” for fiction writers, but I don’t plan on backing down. But I do have to admit that I do have some rules that I abide by. But I think you will see that there is a huge difference between my “rules” and those hard and fast declarations so many others want to spout on and on about.

So, let’s begin:

1. Write the story you want to write!

The story still has to be compelling and well-written (both subjective measures) to be successful. But if you don’t write the story you are passionate about, it will come through in the writing. Don’t try to write something just because the last blockbusting best seller was on topic X.

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Categories: Good Stuff, The Writing Process Tags: Best Seller, Blockbusting, Career, Declarations, Fiction Writers, Frustrations, Lead, Littl, Living Hell, Many Different Ways, Met, Pov, Promoting Books, Real Stories, Roadblocks, Shape, Sixth Draft, Story Telling, Subjective Measures, Writing Fiction, Writing Stories

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