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Prologue, Denouement and Epilogue as Only Mary Deal Can Describe Them
Prologue, Denouement and Epilogue by Mary Deal First let me quote from the Oxford Dictionary before we discuss usages. Prologue: 1) A separate introductory part of a play, book or piece of music. 2) An...
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So How’s Your Subconscious Creativity? Listen to What Mary Deal Has to Say...
Subconscious Creativity by Mary Deal Years ago, I took a couple of weeks of oil painting lessons. The instructor, a world-renown artist, always said that I worked from the subconscious. That was a...
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Character Mannerisms as Told by Mary Deal
Character Mannerisms by Mary Deal In fleshing out the narrative of a story, writers need to describe mannerisms of the characters. These gestures and habits help the reader know your story people and...
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Becoming an Actor…an Article by Mary Deal
Become an Actor by Mary Deal Quite often, I hear people say that they have a lot of difficulty when writing dialogue. Here are some tips for improving dialogue and making it a snap to write: 1) Know...
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Eric Hoeffer Award Finalist, Steven Nedelton, Guests with Mike Angley
MA: Help me welcome my newest guest, Steven Nedelton. Steve is a professional engineer, but most of his life he dabbled in arts. For example, he likes to paint in oils. He lived for a while in several...
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Historical Fiction Writer Ellen Brazer Visits with Mike Angley
MA: I’m joined today by author Ellen Brazer. Before getting published, Ellen did just about everything but write. She was in business. She worked for the State of Israel, and she was involved with the...
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ACTION WORDS! An Article by Mary Deal
Action Words by Mary Deal When you write your first draft, perhaps you simply write whatever comes out just to get the ideas onto the page. You know you’ll go back time and time again to get it...
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Multi-Published Novelist Louis P. Solomon Guests with Mike Angley Today
MA: I am pleased to welcome to my blog today, Dr. Louis P. Solomon. Louis founded Life Echoes, a Family Legacy Book Publishing Service. In addition he founded Pearl River Publishing (PRP), a publishing...
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Multi-published Author, Novelist and Poet, Nelson O. Ottenhausen, Guests with...
MA: I’m happy today to introduce my guest-blogger, Nelson O. Ottenhausen. Nelson is a retired Army officer and an accomplished writer published nationally in periodicals and anthologies. His latest...
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“Repetition Offends Your Reader” Let Me Repeat, Okay, You Get the Point!...
Author Mary Deal weighs in on an important topic…repetition in writing and how it can turn off readers. In her article, she uses an example where description can be repetitive and potentially...
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