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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3 Fiction Writing Terms: Clichés, Point of View, Suspension of Disbelief
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Fiction Writing Terms: Active Verbs, Author Intrusion, Backstory
Every occupation has its own set of unique terms and slang. Musicians talk about riffs while machinists talk about welds. To a sailor, a floor is a deck and a wall is a bulkhead. And writers need to know about…
KL Wagoner 