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Clearing Out Clichés

A cliché is an overused metaphor such as: dead as a doornail cat got your tongue barking up the wrong tree out of the frying pan and into the fire it’s not rocket science at the end of the day on the same page needless to say (But yet, you’re still going to say it,

Nail Your Dialogue!

8OctoberFour Eyes EditWriting Tips

Do you like writing dialogue? Many writers do. They think written dialogue should imitate natural speech with the ummms and pauses interjected. However, this only comes off making the speech sound and read hesitant, and quickly bogs down the scenes. The reader has to be entertained and move through the scene without having to reread

Getting Past Writer’s Block

12MarchFour Eyes EditWriting Tipsbest practices, Natalie Goldberg, writing advice

It happens to the best of us. We start a new novel; we’re inspired to write the first few chapters. We churn them out and reread them with relish. Week three rolls around and we discover that we may have slowed down a bit, maybe writing half a page at most. By week four, we

Books for Screenwriters

1MarchFour Eyes EditWriting Tips

Some recommended books for aspiring screenwriters and experienced screenwriters. Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting by Sid Field This is one of the original books on screenwriting by the bestselling author, lecturer, and teacher. His bestselling book has been updated to include current films and new personal anecdotes that illustrate key concepts. He outlines how to

Listen to your words

30JuneFour Eyes EditAuthors, Writing TipsFran Lebowitz, Truman capote

“To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it’s about, but the music the words make.” —Truman Capote Good creative writing has the power to be a full sensory experience—images, sounds, tastes, smells, and textures can come alive with the right word choices. However, when we read our work out loud, we hear the

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Category Archives: Writing Tips

Clearing Out Clichés

Nail Your Dialogue!

Getting Past Writer’s Block

Books for Screenwriters

Listen to your words