• Writing Helps & Tips

    • Mardown Cheatsheet
      Adding Markdown to Your MT Templates
      To add Markdown to your MovableType installation, you must first place a copy of the Markdown.pl file into your “plugins” folder. This will add the “Markdown” option within the Text Formatting drop-down menu list. If you have also installed the “SmartyPants” plug-in, you will also have a second option labelled, “Markdown with SmartyPants”. To add the formatting capabilities to your templates, you must place two additional tags into each template. The suggeste...

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    • Story Sparks
      Suggestions for coming up with story sparks provided by Julie from Story A Day in May.

    • Generic Plot Structure
      1. Introduce main POV characters and setting
      2. Major problem introduced that changes POV characters lives
      3. The initial problem dealt with and then the over arching story line is introduced
      4. The characters work on the main story line, over coming problems as they come
      5. Sub-stories introduced and worked
      6. Actions push towards climax
      7. Climax is reached after great struggle (twist)
      8. Success our failure is obtained
      9. Wrap up & finish

    • Seven Tips for New Writers
      http://www.indiauncut.com/iublog/article/vs-naipauls-advice-to-writers-rules-for-beginners/

      05 October, 2007VS Naipaul’s Advice To WritersMy post a few minutes ago about the misuse of the word populistreminded me of a list of suggestions VS Naipaul drew up many years ago for beginning writers at Tehelka. I first read that list in my friendAmitava Kumar‘s introduction to a fine collection of essays edited by him, The Humour and the Pity: Essays on V.S. Naipaul. Here it is, reproduced in full:

      V...

    • 7 Point System
      A Story structure system presented by Dan Wells via a 5 part series posted to YouTube.

    • 11 Tips to Increase your Productivity
      Kevin J. Anderson’s 11 tips to increase your writing productivity.

      1. Shut up to write (http://kjablog.com/?p=1267)
      2. Defy the Empty Page (http://kjablog.com/?p=1272)
      3. Work on different projects at the same time (http://kjablog.com/?p=1278)
      4. Dare to be bad (at first)… then fix it (http://kjablog.com/?p=1298)
      5. Use every minute (http://kjablog.com/?p=1315)
      6. Set goals for yourself… and stick to them (http://kjablog.com/?p=1322)
      7. Know the difference between writing and editing (ht...

    • How to make stories Rock
      Based off of a presentation by Dan Brown at Life, Universe, and Everything writing seminar at BYU Feb 2011

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    • Story Ideas
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