You are creating this manuscript, you are giddy to get to a fight scene you imagined would be perfect for your book, then you read it, and… it feels clunky. Slowed pace. Forced. Boring. What happened? There is a lot to go through with fight scenes. Before diving into it verify your plot. Check the […]
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We continue emerging ourselves in the writing community. This time I had a suggested event from a Facebook friend that lead me to Eikon. A Halloween event for the new book, El Cuco Te Va A Comer. Long story short, the presentation was very good, and what caught my attention was the detailed research done
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When I first started writing this was one of the words that made me nervous. Why? Well, you hear a lot of things about people taking credit for other’s stories. You feel like people are dipping themselves into your privates. You… you… The truth is I was wrong on this. Even though it is true
Editing. This is the part. This is the… is the time where you feel you are trapped in a Stephen King novel. I mean there are people that do love editing. Others drink a lot or cry themselves to sleep. What is editing? Editing is where you proofread, correct things like grammar, punctuation spelling, or
We continue growing and meeting with other writers as our writing journey continues. In this case, we got to know a bit of writer Melissa Morales. She’s currently living in New York working mostly with the Fashion Industry and yet makes up a time to keep writing stories. I got to talk to her for
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Technically there more ways to stay focus. I’m going to give you a few more tips on it. Remember your goal is important and getting to the finish line becomes your ultimate achievement. Staying motivated is important to finish your tasks hence finishing your book. How to Focus? Pt 1 Reasonable Objectives – We talked
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Each day it passes it becomes harder and harder to focus. New and awesome TV shows, the next viral video, your favorite author is launching a new book, and all the other etcetera in life. I’m still not counting on your real-life responsibilities and obligations. There are just too many things going on to focus,
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Getting further into the writing community I’m getting to know more talented writers. In this case, through the owners of Damarojo Studios, I learned of this nice, self-motivated, and passionate writer Alexandra Román who is currently developing her fourth book as of this post. Because of the Pandemic, all conversations have been either through social
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Hello future writers. Hope you guys are doing swell. Let’s talk a bit about the book synopsis. A quick thing. Synopsis, pitch, summary are all different but mostly do the same thing. When you do a pitch you try to tell the whole story in one sentence, two tops. The synopsis is when you put
Have you ever read a story and felt so good when the climax arrives and the protagonists overcome the antagonist? The MC gets the payoff it deserves? Well, that is probably because you passed through a part in the story you maybe didn’t notice that much. Usually, when you submerge in a story you go
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