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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 5, 2008 21:50:04 GMT -6
Writing Tools Needed:
Notebooks (various sizes): Have ones small enough to carry with you so that you can jot down ideas that come to you while out and about.
Index Cards: These can be carried with you so that you can jot down ideas that come to you while out and about, or so you can jot down thoughts and information to be added to the first draft upon completion. --- Poe's Deadly Daughters: Editing 101 by Darlene Ryan
Pencils/Ball Point Pens
Keyboard: Computer; Lap Top; Portable Word Processor (a cross between a typewriter & a laptop)
Voice Recorder
Some writers start out by writing in long-hand; some start out telling their story into a voice recorder; some start out typing on a keyboard. Some do a combination of all of the above.
So .... Gather your tools and get started.
Old Link: www.alphasmart.com/products/neo_In.html
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 5, 2008 22:58:38 GMT -6
Setting Up Folders & Files:
 = Folder on computer.
 = Word Document on computer.
Book Folders Setup:
Book Title (One or two words from title.)
---- Title-Acts---- Title-Chapters---- Title-Characters
Chapter Folders Setup:
01 Title-Prologue 02 Title-Chapter 01 03 Title-Chapter 02 04 Title-Chapter 03 05 Title-Epilogue
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 6, 2008 1:24:30 GMT -6
Disclaimer:
Title-Acts
---- Title-Act 1
---- Document Header:
ACT HEADER/TITLE/QUOTE:[/font][/ul]
PART HEADER/TITLE/QUOTE:[/font][/ul]
CHAPTER ONE:
[/u]:[/font] Some writers like to give each Chapter it's own header, title, &/or quote.[/ul] [/u]:[/font] The first scene of the first chapter of Act 1 should have a big hook to draw in the reader. It should be in the fist paragraph / line, if possible. If Act # 1 has a prologue, then both it and chapter one should have a big hook.
Why? Because some readers don't read prologues and if you don't hook them with chapter one, you won't make a sale. [Some writers are pulling their hair out now, they don't believe in prologues and epilogues. ---- I'm undecided. I always read them, but sometimes they don't really seem needed.][/ul] [/u]:[/font] You can end the chapters with a mini-cliff hanger to keep the reader turning the pages.[/ul]
CHAPTER TWO:
[/u]:[/font] Some writers like to give each Chapter it's own header, title, &/or quote.[/ul] [/u]:[/font] You can begin the chapters with a mini-hook to keep the reader turning the pages.[/ul] [/u]:[/font] You can end the chapters with a mini-cliff hanger to keep the reader turning the pages.[/ul]
CHAPTER THREE:
[/u]:[/font] Some writers like to give each Chapter it's own header, title, &/or quote.[/ul] [/u]:[/font] You can begin the chapters with a mini-hook to keep the reader turning the pages.[/ul] [/u]:[/font] The last scene of the last chapter of each act should have a big cliff hanger. A door of no return that advances the story into the next act. Except, of course, the last chaper of Act 4, which should end with a climax. Or with a climax and the aftermath of events that follow it up.
Some climaxes end abrupty, while others need a bit of follow up. Perhaps to set up a sequel, or to just give a heads up to a brief glimpse into a future timeline in the character's life/characters' lives.
Why the climax in the last chapter? Because some readers read the last chapter to determine whether or not the journey is worth taking. If the last chapter isn't satisfying, you've lost a sale.[/ul]
[Page Break]
Document Header:
LIST OF OBJECTS THAT WILL SHOW UP THROUGHOUT THESE CHAPTERS:
All chapters that aren't required to have a BIG HOOK or a BIG CLIFF HANGER can/should have a MINI-HOOK and a MINI-CLIFF HANGER.
Why? To keep the reader from not returning after their break. (bathroom, bed, shower, work, etc.) Mini doesn't mean life or death. It could be as simple as dividing the last scene at the end of a chapter, right in the middle of the action, and leaving the first half at the end of the chapter, and adding the last half to the beginning of the next chapter.
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 6, 2008 1:37:18 GMT -6
Title-Acts
---- Title-Act 2
---- Document Header:
ACT HEADER/TITLE/QUOTE:[/font][/ul]
PART HEADER/TITLE/QUOTE:[/font][/ul]
CHAPTER FOUR:
[/u]:[/font] Some writers like to give each Chapter it's own header, title, &/or quote.[/ul] [/u]:[/font] The first scene of the first chapter of Act 1 should have a big hook to draw in the reader. It should be in the fist paragraph / line, if possible. If Act # 1 has a prologue, then both it and chapter one should have a big hook.
Why? Because some readers don't read prologues and if you don't hook them with chapter one, you won't make a sale. [Some writers are pulling their hair out now, they don't believe in prologues and epilogues. ---- I'm undecided. I always read them, but sometimes they don't really seem needed.][/ul] [/u]:[/font] You can end the chapters with a mini-cliff hanger to keep the reader turning the pages.[/ul]
CHAPTER FIVE:
[/u]:[/font] Some writers like to give each Chapter it's own header, title, &/or quote.[/ul] [/u]:[/font] You can begin the chapters with a mini-hook to keep the reader turning the pages.[/ul] [/u]:[/font] You can end the chapters with a mini-cliff hanger to keep the reader turning the pages.[/ul]
CHAPTER SIX:
[/u]:[/font] Some writers like to give each Chapter it's own header, title, &/or quote.[/ul] [/u]:[/font] You can begin the chapters with a mini-hook to keep the reader turning the pages.[/ul] [/u]:[/font] The last scene of the last chapter of each act should have a big cliff hanger. A door of no return that advances the story into the next act. Except, of course, the last chaper of Act 4, which should end with a climax. Or with a climax and the aftermath of events that follow it up.
Some climaxes end abrupty, while others need a bit of follow up. Perhaps to set up a sequel, or to just give a heads up to a brief glimpse into a future timeline in the character's life/characters' lives.
Why the climax in the last chapter? Because some readers read the last chapter to determine whether or not the journey is worth taking. If the last chapter isn't satisfying, you've lost a sale.[/ul]
[Page Break]
Document Header:
LIST OF OBJECTS THAT WILL SHOW UP THROUGHOUT THESE CHAPTERS:
All chapters that aren't required to have a BIG HOOK or a BIG CLIFF HANGER can/should have a MINI-HOOK and a MINI-CLIFF HANGER.
Why? To keep the reader from not returning after their break. (bathroom, bed, shower, work, etc.) Mini doesn't mean life or death. It could be as simple as dividing the last scene at the end of a chapter, right in the middle of the action, and leaving the first half at the end of the chapter, and adding the last half to the beginning of the next chapter.
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 6, 2008 1:42:41 GMT -6
Title-Acts
---- Title-Act 3
---- Document Header:
ACT HEADER/TITLE/QUOTE:[/font][/ul]
PART HEADER/TITLE/QUOTE:[/font][/ul]
CHAPTER SEVEN:
[/u]:[/font] Some writers like to give each Chapter it's own header, title, &/or quote.[/ul] [/u]:[/font] The first scene of the first chapter of Act 1 should have a big hook to draw in the reader. It should be in the fist paragraph / line, if possible. If Act # 1 has a prologue, then both it and chapter one should have a big hook.
Why? Because some readers don't read prologues and if you don't hook them with chapter one, you won't make a sale. [Some writers are pulling their hair out now, they don't believe in prologues and epilogues. ---- I'm undecided. I always read them, but sometimes they don't really seem needed.][/ul] [/u]:[/font] You can end the chapters with a mini-cliff hanger to keep the reader turning the pages.[/ul]
CHAPTER EIGHT:
[/u]:[/font] Some writers like to give each Chapter it's own header, title, &/or quote.[/ul] [/u]:[/font] You can begin the chapters with a mini-hook to keep the reader turning the pages.[/ul] [/u]:[/font] You can end the chapters with a mini-cliff hanger to keep the reader turning the pages.[/ul]
CHAPTER NINE:
[/u]:[/font] Some writers like to give each Chapter it's own header, title, &/or quote.[/ul] [/u]:[/font] You can begin the chapters with a mini-hook to keep the reader turning the pages.[/ul] [/u]:[/font] The last scene of the last chapter of each act should have a big cliff hanger. A door of no return that advances the story into the next act. Except, of course, the last chaper of Act 4, which should end with a climax. Or with a climax and the aftermath of events that follow it up.
Some climaxes end abrupty, while others need a bit of follow up. Perhaps to set up a sequel, or to just give a heads up to a brief glimpse into a future timeline in the character's life/characters' lives.
Why the climax in the last chapter? Because some readers read the last chapter to determine whether or not the journey is worth taking. If the last chapter isn't satisfying, you've lost a sale.[/ul]
[Page Break]
Document Header:
LIST OF OBJECTS THAT WILL SHOW UP THROUGHOUT THESE CHAPTERS:
All chapters that aren't required to have a BIG HOOK or a BIG CLIFF HANGER can/should have a MINI-HOOK and a MINI-CLIFF HANGER.
Why? To keep the reader from not returning after their break. (bathroom, bed, shower, work, etc.) Mini doesn't mean life or death. It could be as simple as dividing the last scene at the end of a chapter, right in the middle of the action, and leaving the first half at the end of the chapter, and adding the last half to the beginning of the next chapter.
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 6, 2008 1:49:08 GMT -6
Title-Acts
---- Title-Act 4
---- Document Header:
ACT HEADER/TITLE/QUOTE:[/font][/ul]
PART HEADER/TITLE/QUOTE:[/font][/ul]
CHAPTER TEN:
[/u]:[/font] Some writers like to give each Chapter it's own header, title, &/or quote.[/ul] [/u]:[/font] The first scene of the first chapter of Act 1 should have a big hook to draw in the reader. It should be in the fist paragraph / line, if possible. If Act # 1 has a prologue, then both it and chapter one should have a big hook.
Why? Because some readers don't read prologues and if you don't hook them with chapter one, you won't make a sale. [Some writers are pulling their hair out now, they don't believe in prologues and epilogues. ---- I'm undecided. I always read them, but sometimes they don't really seem needed.][/ul] [/u]:[/font] You can end the chapters with a mini-cliff hanger to keep the reader turning the pages.[/ul]
CHAPTER ELEVEN:
[/u]:[/font] Some writers like to give each Chapter it's own header, title, &/or quote.[/ul] [/u]:[/font] You can begin the chapters with a mini-hook to keep the reader turning the pages.[/ul] [/u]:[/font] You can end the chapters with a mini-cliff hanger to keep the reader turning the pages.[/ul]
CHAPTER TWELVE:
[/u]:[/font] Some writers like to give each Chapter it's own header, title, &/or quote.[/ul] [/u]:[/font] You can begin the chapters with a mini-hook to keep the reader turning the pages.[/ul] [/u]:[/font] Some climaxes end abrupty, while others need a bit of follow up. Perhaps to set up a sequel, or to just give a heads up to a brief glimpse into a future timeline in the character's life/characters' lives.
Why the climax in the last chapter? Because some readers read the last chapter to determine whether or not the journey is worth taking. If the last chapter isn't satisfying, you've lost a sale.[/ul]
[Page Break]
Document Header:
LIST OF OBJECTS THAT WILL SHOW UP THROUGHOUT THESE CHAPTERS:
All chapters that aren't required to have a BIG HOOK or a BIG CLIFF HANGER can/should have a MINI-HOOK and a MINI-CLIFF HANGER.
Why? To keep the reader from not returning after their break. (bathroom, bed, shower, work, etc.) Mini doesn't mean life or death. It could be as simple as dividing the last scene at the end of a chapter, right in the middle of the action, and leaving the first half at the end of the chapter, and adding the last half to the beginning of the next chapter.
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 16, 2008 23:47:33 GMT -6
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