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Writing a Better Sentence

November 14, 2012 by Kelley Lindberg Leave a Comment

by Kelley Lindberg When it comes right down to it, writing only involves two things: a good story, and the ability to tell it well. Well, that’s simple enough. Okay, maybe not. Obviously, the most fundamental building block of being able to “tell it well” is the sentence. A benign-looking little thing, really. A subject […]

Filed Under: Writing Craft Tagged With: revision, sentence-building

Reacting to Good Luck

November 7, 2012 by Kelley Lindberg Leave a Comment

by Kelley Lindberg I just got back from a visit to Reality Town, where I got to be random and dole out chance happenings, good or bad, to every resident of Reality Town. I only bankrupted a couple of them, so I call it a good day. It was the annual Reality Town program at […]

Filed Under: Writing Craft Tagged With: character

Skipping the Prologue

October 24, 2012 by Kelley Lindberg 4 Comments

by Kelley Lindberg “Write me a prologue…”         – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare Many people admit they never read prologues. They skip right over prologues and go straight to where any self-respecting story should start: Chapter 1.   So welcome to Chapter 1 of my blog.   But wait…I’m curious. Why don’t people read […]

Filed Under: Writing Craft Tagged With: introduction, preface, prologue

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