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Tag Archives: revisions
THE PLOT BUNNIES ARE COMING: I need a JK Rowling brain transplant
REVISIONS SUCK. AND the worst thing about them are, just as you crack open and rewrite the manuscript that consumed more than half a year, you’re besieged by an onslaught of Plot Bunnies, who are sent to shower you with … Continue reading
What does Pixar know that I don't? A lot of things . . . rewrites & the 22 Things
I’VE BEEN BANGING my brains out on revisions, and why they aren’t working, and when that happens, I often turn to the masters. While re-reading JK Rowling, I realized, duh, foreshadowing is important. I’m also re-reading Robert B. Parker, who … Continue reading
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Tagged 22 things I learned at Pixar, author, Funny, JK Rowling, kit frazier, pixar, re-writes, revisions, robert b parker, writing class
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Bonehead, the Bone Hounds and the case of the missing mutt . . .
BONEHEAD AND HIS best-ies (who I call the Bone Hounds) were here all weekend, which was fun—there’s nothing like a house full of hormonal boys to make you glad you’re a writer. But, it also means I spent an inordinant … Continue reading
Posted in @ The Ranch, Confessions of an Accidental Cowgirl, For Writers, Kit's Books
Tagged Central Texas, dog, kit frazier, novel writing, ranch, revisions, stepmother
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5 tips to a better story and 1 great f*bomb article on revisions
I’M REVISING MY Work in Progress, and by revising, I mean throwing half the damn thing out. It’s painful, but necessary, and I keep having to remind myself: Go back to the basics: And, while I’m at it, here’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Confessions of an Accidental Cowgirl, For Writers
Tagged Austin Texas, humor, kit frazier, revisions, writer, Writing, writing classes
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On Writing: How to grab your reader by the nose
LET’S TALK ABOUT running your character up a tree, then burning the tree in you revision process. You’ve got two “arcs,” or peaks in you novel. The external, which is the story arc, and the internal, or the character arc. … Continue reading
On Writing: Grab your reader by the nose-revising with The Hero's Journey
LET’S TALK ABOUT running your character up a tree, then burning the tree in you revision process. You’ve got two “arcs,” or peaks in you novel. The external, which is the story arc, and the internal, or the character arc. … Continue reading
On Writing: Toad kissing and other tales of revision hell
TOMORROW, WE’RE GOING to talk about revisions. A lotta writers get freaked out about what William Faulkner called “Killing your darlings,” but if you plan to get published, or to write anything worth publishing, you’ve got to learn to cut, … Continue reading
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