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[ostarella]

From http://www.fictionfactor.com

Planning A Heart-Stopping Story
By Holly Lisle

Part VII of the 8-Part BRING YOUR NOVEL TO LIFE Series

http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/planning.html

JFM will be reading this, nodding her head at every sentence ;-)  but it wasn't one of my favorites. Even talking about an actual plan makes me lose interest  :D  But I'm sure there will be some points to make use of, if I ever get through it...


Another article more to my liking is

Short Story Writing - Don't Waste Your Words On Wasted Words!
By Steve Dempster

http://short.fictionfactor.com/articles/wastedwords.html

Obviously won't fit in with NaNo, but it's definitely a good article for other writing, even when you don't have to "cut" for word count issues.


And finally, one for everyone, even (and maybe especially) fanfic writers...

Create Vivid, Memorable Characters - Breathe Life into Your Fictional People
By Lucia Zimmitti

http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/characters.html

ENJOY! :D

Comments

[ostarella.livejournal.com]

A lot of people kinda dismiss "character pieces", but I like them (well, if the author keeps them in-character :p). And it's definitely a good exercise, even if there isn't any real plot or action - it makes one think about the [fictitious] *person*, rather than the character.

[beckyblack]

I think they work well for fanfic too, since the reader doesn't need introduced to the character. They don't need to be made to be interested in them by putting them in conflict or danger. We already know and are interested in them, even if they are just doing their grocery shopping.