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While July threatens to close soon ... ahah! By the end of the week, here at your home away from writing problems, this NL aims to approach novelists. Novelists in CLUB are busy as bees this summer, again making honey so it seems. A few of you wrote and announced your ken to stay the course. Therefore, as both just4him and teffom@writing.com (to name two) try novel addiction on for size, here's a bit of research from msn.com RE: "Novel advice." Typing in "Novel Advice" produces over 26,000,000 hits. A favorite and highly recommended spot is Suite101.com. where much can be actually useful without diving headfirst into choppy waters of bogus/ crappola. My erstwhile author-to-author hint is to boogie on over there. Join or simply read from a pleasant, well written list of "writing articles" available online. These are well worth further discussion on our group only forum: "Invalid Item"  AT: http://ezinearticles.com/?How-To-Write-Advice-On-Theme-For-Novelists&id=394865 Discover: Andrea Waggener who informs her readers: "The theme of a novel is the central 'why" of the manuscript." This brief article by Ms Waggener highlights future novelists toward: Exploring themes pertaining to plot & character or the rarity off-the-beaten track take on a style theme, # 3 on the list, evident in many works, yet not as popular. Uh oh --- thass TEFFY's novel theme. Also, please note Andrea's basis Question "Why are you telling this story? What is the point?" This page contains links leading to ... "A short story is a project. A novel is an obsession." Working from hand written notes here. Second on point ... swim along to: http://mockingbird.creighton.edu/NCW/novel.htm Revealing: NEBRASKA CENTER FOR WRITERS floating this quote re: one's novel in progress. "It may deal with a central line of action and one or more subplots." from: Janet Burroway. Also: an dayglo fishing bobber surfaces such as another novel must have: "A narrative voice as solid ad a rock." (Voice here me: POV. Now for shark bait, we all love so well: Same whirlpool: NEBRASKA CENTER FOR WRITERS pens inside: "Telling Stories/ Writing Novels" --- "The single one thing that agents and editors look for when they assess a ms is whether or not authors know how to tell a story." There's the sinker for publication. That quote alone sure does sink yee old crapshooter, fishing line lead of all times. Namely: show don't tell which is of course, irrelevant aka false -- (TEFF) Okay, salvaging the best for last from Suite101.com. cited in the hook paragraph above. Meet Richard Hoyt, a journalist, author of 5+ popular novels, who at one time wrote for the likes of Newsweek. Hoyt's list of article topics provides a stunning adventure in novel how to. llllllllllllllll SIDEBAR lllllllllllll Not what we may expect if overpraising wc-er think, because not enough carries reference onsite. Which is not my fault. Hell, I asked for it about a hundred times. Nah, just a Philly exaggeration. If we say to a kid, a relative, an offspring, "I tole you forty-nine times not to _____ sneak my car out of the driveway when I'm asleep ..." Or: "Hey you! You were asked nineteen times not to put your feet on the coffee table ... " The number of times simply escalates the degree of repeated warnings emphasizing the crime. See what I mean? lllllllllllllllllll WHO? The name of the ship is MISS NOVELLA ... ala JULY'S ideal of oceanic, newsletter speak. WHAT? Novel writing, a teeny view from Research Highway. WHO? Hoyt details: "The author guides his readers from simple story to more complex stories" via "sentence, paragraph, episode, chapter." Then Richard Hoyt sums: "paragraphs become novels." THE CHALLENGE OF WRITING A NOVEL: ADVISE FOR AUTHORS FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT ... viewable @ http://writing-novels.suite101.com/article./cfm./the-challenge-of-writing-a-nove... "Do your best to set your insecurities aside and write what you think is good." Richard Hoyt -- Jan 2010 Plus more tantalizing bait from Mr. Hoyt, thank goodness he posts online. Thanks Richard! Pretty much starting to  this man and shall break soon to read on ... while we all decide to fish or cut bait ... out here in novel writing world. Hoyt advices: "One thing that aspiring authors need understand is that writing a novel is a solitary undertaking. Not all opinions are worthwhile. You can do it! Yes, you can!" July 2010 Inside WRITERS' WAR by Mary Moffett, one just might find a bit more on this novel writing advice. Damn straight, too much out there from the glorification of the so called "writing-advice-industry." Extra baggage at dockside becomes as mindboggling as survival in murky waters, out of depth, a majority often fishy and way out of line. However, we may indeed search, research and reel in points to discuss for "Invalid Item" Thanks for reading. Cordially, TEFF PS: NEWSLETTER EDITORS welcome. POSTS welcome @ "Invalid Item" Silly Q. Can anyone tell me if BLACKCASE DOMINATION is still a group? How about: COMEDY LOUNGE? My entire port looks different. Passkeys for sale for WRITERS' WAR!! Good stuff! |
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