Sara Raasch's Blog, page 173
June 14, 2017
June 13, 2017
A couple hours left, VA! #voting #vote
A couple hours left, VA! #voting #vote
#minutewriters Yoda said it best - “Do or do not - there...
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#minutewriters Yoda said it best - “Do or do not - there is no try!” Why you should cut “try” from your ms. Examples below of sentences where I nixed “try” and made it more active! #writingadvice #writing
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Ben tried to make his voice lighter, but it sounded pained even to his ears. —> Ben made his voice lighter, but it sounded pained to his ears.
Ben tried to ignore them as someone broke off from a group of priests, causing all on the steps to turn like banners pulling to follow a breeze. —> Ben ignored them as someone broke off from a group of priests, causing all on the steps to turn like banners pulling to follow a breeze.
Lu’s eyes flew open. Panic tried to break through, but she knew what to do with panic. —> Lu’s eyes flew open. Panic broke through, but she knew what to do with panic.
June 12, 2017
#minutewriters Even if it seems necessary, cut...
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#minutewriters Even if it seems necessary, cut “even”! Examples below, as promised! #writingadvice #writingadvice
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Which wasn’t helpful and didn’t even make him feel better. —> Which wasn’t helpful and didn’t make him feel better.
An old woman, by the sound of it, and that instantly made Lu hate Pilkvist even more. —> An old woman, by the sound of it, and that made Lu hate Pilkvist more.
That island was a week’s sail away, and supposedly even hotter and more humid than Argrid’s capital. —> That island was a week’s sail away, and supposedly hotter and more humid than Argrid’s capital.
June 10, 2017
Happy weekend, lovelies!!
Happy weekend, lovelies!!
June 9, 2017
#minutewriters Weekend send off - if you’re at the editing...
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#minutewriters Weekend send off - if you’re at the editing stage of your manuscript, the word list in the Minute Writers hashtag is for you! If you’re at the drafting stage of your manuscript, GO FORTH AND LET YOURSELF SUCK! That’s what this list and these videos are for - so you know that, once you get a finished draft, you can make it shine. Compartmentalize the suck! #writing #writingadvice
Donuts. Pirates. Ducks. The trifecta.
Donuts. Pirates. Ducks. The trifecta.
June 8, 2017
#minutewriters Piggy backing off of yesterday’s...
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#minutewriters Piggy backing off of yesterday’s “felt” talk - why “mind” can be cut sometimes too! Example: “Memories filled her mind.” —> “She remembered INSERT SPECIFIC MEMORY HERE.” #writingadvice #writing
June 7, 2017
#minutewriters - in which I feel very sleepy while talking about...
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#minutewriters - in which I feel very sleepy while talking about “feel/felt.” And I realize my exhaustion probably does not equal clarity so the gist of the video is: Using “felt” can be very distancing for the reader, so use that to your advantage and harness “felt” when the emotion you’re trying to get across is alienating/distancing, OR when you’re going for brevity, which is def needed at certain points in your book. But otherwise, try to make the reader feel the emotion without necessarily telling them that they should feel sad/happy/angry/etc. Yes, I realize this is a fun and painful writing exercise, but doesn’t ALL writing make us FEEL (
Keep waiting for someone to write a horror story set in the...
Keep waiting for someone to write a horror story set in the Denver airport* *said Sara, the writer
