writer friends! I’m attempting to resurrect a craft essay about space and silence in fiction that I stayed years ago. I have a lot of canonical examples, but I’d love some ideas of recent fiction that “pauses” the plot as the prose continues. Any ideas? #writers #fictioncraft #amwriting

Level up your novel craft! Join Laurie Schnebly Campbell’s “Your Plot-Character Story Braid” workshop on Aug 9. Learn to weave plot, character, & emotion into a story your readers won’t forget.
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Revise the beginning of your novel to blend beautiful prose & tight, consequential plot to create a novel that sells.

Saturday, Aug. 9th, 1-3pm PT. Via Zoom.

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Books are read with eyes, but imagined through visuals. Write so your scenes play like movies.
Use strong verbs. Minimize clutter.
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Speculative Fiction: Near Future How would setting your story in the near future affect your characters, setting, and plot?

Explore the world of Near Future speculative fiction in this writing workshop. Analyze stories, write to prompts, and share your work while imagining how today’s world might soon change.

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7 Ways to Seduce Your Reader – Hunger Mountain Review

I love this craft essay on openings by Q Lindsey Barnett in Hunger Mountain. #fictioncraft
https://hungermtn.org/7-ways-to-seduce-your-reader/