Diana Stout Ph.D. – screenwriter, author
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A New Year Means New Opportunities: But Wait It’s February Already!
Okay, I admit it, I’m a bit behind. But since there’s a meme on Facebook that says January was a practice month, that 2019 started with February, I’m on time! Because it is the new year, it’s time to talk … Continue reading
Posted in Goals, Inspiration, writing
Tagged Being lazy, blogs, calendar, David & Goliath, Determined Hearts, Diane Burton, edit, Goals, Grendel's Mother, historical, Maris Soule, Mid-Michigan Romance Writers of America, New Year, Norman Vincent Peale, republish, Romance Writers of America, setting goals, SMART goals, Tony Robbins, W.K.Kellogg Institute, Wayne Dyer, writing
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9 Tips to Creating Inspiration
Inspiration doesn’t just happen. Inspiration is the reaction of doing something else first. In all good stories, characters act and then react. In the same way, there are actions, you, as a writer, must act first. The inspiration will follow. … Continue reading
The Eyes Have It–Or Do They?
Her eyes flew across the room. His eyes dropped to her chest. These two examples are typical detached body parts I see in written literature, more often than not, from beginners. I don’t know about you, but for me, not … Continue reading
Posted in Errors when writing, Stylistic Choices
Tagged clear meaning, eyes vs gaze, writing, writing errors
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If My Characters Feel So Real, How Can They Be Imaginary?
My life as a writer has provided me many meetings—some fun and some strange. Fun meetings involve other writers, some best-selling authors, new authors, and many writes in between. Many have become friends. Other fun meetings involve readers. Their enthusiasm … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Inspiration, writing
Tagged Characters, characters who scare you, fiction, writing
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As a Writer Should I Blog? What Should I Write?
Often, when a new writer finds out that I blog, I’m asked one or more of the following questions: Should I blog? Blogging has different definitions depending on whom you ask. I liken blogging to the old newspaper and magazine … Continue reading
I’m not inspired to write…now, what do I do?
Because I’m on various writing forums, I hear new writers asking, How do I write when I’m not inspired? When I was a beginning writer, I wrote when inspired. At the time, I had a lot to say. My creative … Continue reading
Error-Free Writing
When I made the decision to leave academic teaching and become a full-time writer, I knew the days would be long. I had this vision that I would be writing new prose every day. Now that I’ve been at this … Continue reading
Posted in Errors when writing, Publishing books, writing
Tagged writing, writing errors
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Grendel’s Mother: Its Genesis and Development
Part I: The Genesis There is no question about this project: it was huge. The initial idea was huge. The fact that I wrote 20 pages that same night in an hour’s time was huge. In fact, those pages were … Continue reading
Posted in The creation of Grendel's Mother
Tagged Beowulf, Grendel's Mother, medieval, pages, writing
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