Tag: Outlining
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Book Research
One of the things I love most about being an author is the research. That may sound boring to many, but I have a passion for learning. I love that “aha!” feeling when you understand a new concept or learn some interesting or fundamental factoid. If I could have remained…
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Outlining: Back to the Board
I had a phone meeting with my director/producer over the weekend. Got some questions answered and received some much needed guidance. All that means that I’m back to working on the horror feature I can’t talk too much about. But what I can talk about is one of my favorite…
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Research & World-Building in WWII
As I embark on a new project, I thought this week might be a good time to discuss research and world-building, which, for me at least, are intricately connected. This is especially true for the project I have just begun – the seven-part series I am temporarily calling The Cobalt…
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My Story Road Map – Part 2
Picking up from my post last week, let’s dive right into how I go from a theme, setting, and a few character interviews and bios into my outlining process, shall we? Before I ever started my first outline, I consumed everything on the topic from Helping Authors Become Writers (there’s going to be a lot…
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My Story Road Map – Part 1
Hello and welcome back! I hope you all had a great holiday season! But now, alas, it’s time to get back to the grind. This week, while trying to decide what to write about, I came across the suggested topic “Share how you keep your characters, storylines, etc., organized. Do…
E.S. Raye 