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How to Watch TV Like a Novelist Part Three: Details, details
We’ve talked about characters and plot. Now for the final part of this series: details. When trying to make a scene more realistic, directors rely on props and costumes. The right details can totally make a scene. Whenever I get … Continue reading
Monkey Week: Baby Monkey Pics and Haikus
It’s the last day of Monkey Week! I thought I’d wrap things up with some cute baby monkey pictures and some haikus. Cute Baby Monkey Sleeps upon her mother’s back To stay warm and snug Baby Spider Monkey from: swamibu / … Continue reading
Monkey Week: 10 Monkey Mashups
You’ve heard of book mashups right? Where you take two different types of stories and mix them up? Like in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Well today I’m going to give you 10 ideas for Monkey Mashups: Hairy Potter and … Continue reading
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Monkey Week: 8 Monkey-tastic Board Books
It’s Day 2 of Monkey Week here at Monkey Poop! Today I thought I’d share: Enjoy!
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Monkey Week at Monkey Poop!
I’ve decided to declare this week Monkey Week here at Monkey Poop in honor of my two year blogaversary! Okay, so the anniversary was actually about a month and a half ago, but whatever. Close enough! (This blog post is to be … Continue reading
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Tips from TV: 3 Writing Lessons from the Olympics
This year’s winter olympics was fun to watch, wasn’t it? The drama, the excitement, the heartbreak. Hearing the athletes’ stories was inspiring and compelling. And while I was watching, I couldn’t help but think that as a writer, I could … Continue reading
The Journey Part Three: Using Your Research
So last time I talked about finding sources. This time I’ll talk about how I incorporated the research into my novel. Here is kind of how I thought about it: 1) Insert only relevant facts The easiest thing to incorporate … Continue reading
The Journey Part Two: Finding Sources
Last time I talked about how I came to write a historical fiction novel and how I chose a time period. Next, I’ll talk a bit about how I found sources. I’ll break this down by the types of sources … Continue reading
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Researching Historical Fiction: The Journey Part One
My second novel, Necklace of Tears, started off with an idea: a girl, stranded in the middle of the ocean. How did she get there? Where was she from? I initially came up with the idea of writing something about … Continue reading
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Writing Tips from TV: Lessons from Project Runway
I love Project Runway. Drama + high fashion + catty fighting = Awesome. But probably the most fun part about this show is watching creative minds at work. But what lessons can a writer take away from this show? #1) … Continue reading
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