I'm the creator of the Hiveword novel organizer, the Writer's Knowledge Base, and Knockout Novel with James Scott Bell.
Joined April 2010
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I was thrilled to learn that Hiveword made the @WritersDigest best websites list!
#writing #writingcommunity #amwriting
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Sometimes you wonder why you put in the effort that writing demands. Then somebody writes something like “Fael is a master of building tension...”
And you think what? They're talking about me?
Keep going. The next thing you write could be your breakthrough.
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Students at NYU asked the creators of South Park the million-dollar question:
“What makes a good story?”
They gave one of the best explanations of story I’ve heard:
(a visual thread)
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One of the biggest challenges in storytelling:
Highlighting and exaggerating emotion.
For the last 2 weeks, I’ve been editing the first draft of my book.
This “Feelings Wheel” has been open in a tab the entire time:
• 7 basic feelings
• 43 mid-level feelings
• 96 deep feelings
I find it super helpful. Hope you do too.
Interesting article at the intersection of games, AI, and writing:
theguardian.com/games/2023/m…
#writing #WritingCommunity
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Christopher Nolan doesn’t use detailed outlines.
Instead, he “draws shapes and diagrams and other structural things.”
Like this — the plot map Nolan used for Inception.
Here’s a breakdown:
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The links I shared last week: bit.ly/3ML6jG9 . All the links I've ever shared (68K+): writerskb.com The links are now also available on Facebook: facebook.com/WritersKB
Did you know that @elizabethscraig's fabulous links on writing are on Facebook now, too? So, if you find yourself on Facebook more than Twitter you might want to check it out.
facebook.com/WritersKB
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Want to dip your toes in the AI waters? ChatGPT is a great way to get succinct answers to your every question or even generate entire scenes. A great way to dabble is to treat AI like a researcher.
I recently wondered how locomotive smoke smelled.
#writing
AI can definitely be your writing partner in many ways. Research is one example and getting your juices flowing is another.
Because it's a chat and remembers what you've "spoken" about you can ask further questions or have it refine what it provided.
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If you’re a fiction author, I hope u spend the next few years developing your fan community. AI fic is coming. If u think media companies won’t use it ad nauseam, you’re naïve. In 10 years, maybe even 5, if u don’t have readers who like YOU, the person, it’ll be hard to compete.
This is the perfect way to show that @StephenKing rocks on #NationalAuthorsDay
Today is National Authors Day. My Kindness Rock because I 💗 him! @StephenKing #divabsrocks #kindnessrocks #petsematary #cujo #darktower #bagofbones #thestand #theshining #thegreenmile #carrie #firestarter
They don’t make libraries like this anymore. This is Baltimore’s “Cathedral of Books” AKA the George Peabody Library. Opened in 1878. Cool place.
"Journaling, as many of us know, can bring submerged ideas to light, reveal answers to problems, almost as if you're talking with a good friend or book therapist." -- @writeabook
howtoplanwriteanddevelopaboo…
This is pretty cool. A bookstore in Savannah lets customers type poetry for posting on the walls. @offourwalls
