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Diana Stout MFA Ph.D. – screenwriter, author
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- Writing to Market or Writing From the Heart
- Your Purpose as a Writer
- Living in Fiction
- How to Become a Writing Maverick: aka, a task-oriented and persistent writer
- Pssst – Wanna Learn the Secret to Writing Every Day?
- Writing Highs and Lows
- An introduction
- Behind the Scenes and Plans Gone Awry
- The Struggle for a Decision
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Author Archives: Diana Stout
The Secret Mystery Behind Deep POV
Are you puzzled by all this talk of Deep POV? Want to know what it is and what it looks like? Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, Characters, Writer at Work
Tagged #WritingLife, #WritingTips, Diana Stout
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Support for Writers
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group February 2 question – Is there someone who supported or influenced you that perhaps isn’t around anymore? Anyone you miss? Support for Writers Throughout my writing career, I’ve had some terrific supporters. The best. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in #IWSG, Readers and Fans, Writing Behind the Scenes
Tagged #bookworms, #readers, #ReadersWanted, #ReviewsWanted, #WritingLife
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Any Regrets?
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group January 5 question – What’s the one thing about your writing career you regret the most? Were you able to overcome it? Any Regrets? This month’s question was easy to answer at first with an … Continue reading
Finding Your Fire & Keeping It Hot
Finding Your Fire & Keeping It Hot A new year and a new me! What an explosion of events and opportunities that have come my way the last couple of months!!! And, I’m on fire, as a result! Truly ironic … Continue reading
The Secret of Writing: Why You Want At Least Four Drafts
Even though I’d been writing for nearly thirty years and writing various drafts, it wasn’t until I returned to school, learning how to teach college composition that I discovered the different drafts each had a name and a purpose. Once … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, Writer at Work, Writing Behind the Scenes
Tagged #writingcommunity, #writingdrafts, #WritingLife, Diana Stout
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Six Reasons Why Writing Is Like Christmas
Writing a book, like Christmas, is a major event. Continue reading
Posted in #IWSG, Writing Behind the Scenes
Tagged #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, Christmas, Grendel's Mother
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Drafts, Titles, & Blurbs, Oh My!
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group November 3 question – What’s harder to do, coming up with your book title or writing the blurb? Drafts, Titles, & Blurbs, Oh My! Writing on some days flows easily. Most days not so much; … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, #IWSG, Writer at Work, Writing Behind the Scenes
Tagged #IWSG, #WritingLife
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Decluttering an Office and Finding Gold!
When this writer cleaned out her writing files, she found treasures and a note from a prominent Hollywood production office. Continue reading
Coloring Outside the Lines
Characters dictate their language, their behavior. And, I let them. Continue reading
Posted in #IWSG, Stylistic Choices
Tagged #ColoringOutsideTheLines, #writingcommunity, #WritingLife, Determined Hearts
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Six Paths of Writer Success
How does a writer measure her success? Dr, Diana Stout states that for her there are six. Continue reading
Behind the Scenes with Diana Stout, MFA, PhD 