I wince at the memory of using each of these writing “no-no’s” in my early fiction (and critique partners still catch me in the act at times). Data dumping is fun for writers bursting to share their research or hard-wrought…
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3 Fiction Writing Terms: Data Dump, Filter Word, Head Hopping
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3 Fiction Writing Terms: Clichés, Point of View, Suspension of Disbelief
I start every post in this series by pointing out my early lack of knowledge of creative writing terms. As a wise writing sage once said, “Knowing is one thing, doing is another.” Or maybe that was Yoda… Study and…
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KL Wagoner 