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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Inciting Incident
Okay, we’ve gone through our major characters and discussed how to make them come alive with traits and characteristics distinct from one another. Then we discussed the importance of showing the normal world—the world our hero, the protagonist, lives his … Continue reading
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Trial by Fire
My guest blog today is provided by Janice Hardy, a multi-published author who blogs at http://blog.janicehardy.com/. After you read her post here, skip over to her site to read my post “A Tale of Two Writers.” You might learn some … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog, Dark Fall, David N. Walker author, Facebook, Janice Hardy, The Healing Wars, The Shifter, Twitter, Warrior Writer's Boot Camp, WWBC
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Class Reunions
We’re all formed to a certain extent by our pasts. People we knew, events we experienced, things we did and times we lived through. Now and then I like to take a look back into my own past history. High … Continue reading
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Normal World
Next in our evolutions of creating a novel, we’ll take a look at the main narrative plot points. We’ve got our main characters named and profiled now, so it’s time to outline how our story will progress. Maybe your tongue … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog, blogging, Business, inciting incident, Julia Roberts, Marketing, non-fiction, normal world, Organizations, Platform, Public Speaking, Publishing, Sally Field, self-publishing, Social Media, Speaking, Steel Magnolias, Wait Until Dark, Warrior Writer's Boot Camp, Warrior Writers, Writing
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When You Know You’re Doing It Wrong
Hello, fans of David! Don’t you worry, while I’m monopolizing his blog today, he’s hopped over to Marcia Richard’s blog, who’s actually on my blog and… it’s a wonderful circle. Just follow the breadcrumbs! As for me, I’ll just get … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog, David N. Walker author, Facebook, goal-setting, goals, inspiration, Life List Club, Lyn Midnight, Marcia Richards, muse, NaNoWriMo, remembrances, Twitter, Warrior Writer's Boot Camp, WWBC
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Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award
My friend Marji Laine gifted me with the Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award the other day. Thanks, Marji. It’s my first award as a blogger. The first thing I’m supposed to do, after thanking Marji for the award, is give the … Continue reading
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Plagiarism: The Worst Sin in Writing
Today I’m interrupting my regular Monday series on novel preparation to address a very serious matter. When Kristen Lamb and I started Warrior Writers Boot Camp, one of the original members was Terrell Mims, who followed us over from another … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog, blogging, Business, David N. Walker author, Kristen Lamb, Kristen Lamb author, Marketing, non-fiction, Organizations, plagiarism, Platform, Public Speaking, Publishing, self-publishing, Social Media, Speaking, Terrell Mims plagiarist, Warrior Writers, warrior writers’ boot camp, Writing
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Writing Tips for Better Work/Life Balance
David N. Walker is a Christian father and grandfather and a grounded pilot. He cofounded Warrior Writers Boot Camp with Kristen Lamb. You can read more of his posts at https://davwalk.wordpress.com or tweet him at @davidnwalkertx. Today’s guest blogger is … Continue reading
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The Journey
Today I’m trading guest posts with Jillian Dodd. You can find more about her at the end of this post. Hop over to her site, http://www.jilliandodd.wordpress.com, after you read this, and read my post on winning a karaoke contest. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog, David N. Walker author, Facebook, Fujiyama, Jillian Dodd, Mount Fuji, Mount Fujiyama, remembrances, Twitter, Warrior Writer's Boot Camp, WWBC
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Profiling Your Characters
Last week I mentioned that the characters in my earlier—and rejected—novels were all plastic, one-dimensional characters who looked, acted and sounded like me. Sound familiar? Surely I’m not the first writer to make that mistake. Since I neither smoke nor … Continue reading
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