I want to understand more about the elusive 'voice' in fiction:

• What is narrative voice in fiction?
• How does narrative voice contribute to storytelling?
• What is narrative point of view (POV)?
• The author's voice: mood, tone, and personality
• How to find your narrative voice
• Examples of n
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I want to write (all or part of) a story from the antagonist’s perspective and point of view.

How to write in the Villain’s Voice? Let’s use the acronym BRAVURA:

• Backstory - delve deep into my past, what shaped me?
• Reasons - what’s my worldview, my wants, needs, rules?
• Animal - what ani
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One of the 10 Tips for Giving A Fiction Critique is to use a checklist. Here is our checklist:

1. GET READY TO READ
2. CONCEPT
3. PLOT
4. CHARACTERS
5. SCENES
6. DIALOGUE
7. NARRATIVE VOICE
8. PACING
9. OTHER OBSERVATIONS
10. DELIVER THE CRITIQUE

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BRISTOL COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1893

“Mr. Sigerson.”

“Ms. Borden.”

The tall, thin man shook the small woman’s hand.

In the women’s section of the Taunton Jail in Bristol County, Lizzie Borden’s jail cell, located at the south side of the jail, had one grated wind...

How should I give and get fiction critiques? Here are 10 Tips for Giving Fiction Critiques:

1. GOLDEN RULE - give critiques unto others as you would want to get critiques
2. ASK & UNDERSTAND - genre, intent, areas for feedback
3. BIG PICTURE - you’re not a copyeditor
4. READ LIKE A READER … of the g
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The novella “Werewolf” was written in the “Pantser" method, one of the 3 ways to develop an idea into a story. That is: writing "from the seat of my pants", discovering the story, letting it grow organically in the telling.

Of course, there are spoilers, so if you haven’t read the story yet, ...

How do I write dialogue? Dialogue is the interplay between PLOT and CHARACTERS within the SCENE. Here are 7 DOs of Dialogue:

1. MUSICAL - get the rhythm right, make it sing
2. NATURAL - conversational, how your characters would speak in real life
3. VARIED - give characters distinct speech pattern
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This is Part 4 (the final part) of the story.
If you haven't read Part 1 or Part 2 or Part 3 yet, please start there.  

Bice is dead.

And our party is now down to thirty men, three women.

Twenty fighters left last night, joined the other cowards.

There is no way, no way now, that we c...

This is Part 3 of the story.
If you haven't read Part 1 or Part 2  yet, please start there. 

“So, why do we stay here, then?” Aureliano is a broad shouldered man who resembles a monkey, a great ape, both in his features — the small narrow-set eyes, the small up-turned nose, the wide mout...

What are unreliable narrators and how do I write them? There are 4 Types of Unreliable Narrators (LIAR):

• Lunatic - insane, delusional 
• Innocent - naive, manipulated, amnesiac
• Ape - trickster
• Rat - criminal, villain

We will also review 7 Tips and Tricks for Writing the Unreliable Narra...

This is Part 2 of the story.
If you haven't read Part 1 yet, please start there.

We find Segundo some distance from the camp. Why did he leave the safety and security of our little huddle of tents, alone? Had someone, something, tempted and tricked him to leave the camp?

Primero is inc...

I want to improve as a fiction writer, both in my writing craft and the writing process. What is the best way to master the art of writing fiction? Deliberate Practice is a proven 3-step methodology to master any topic, and we can apply it to writing fiction:

1. TARGET - pick one specific as

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