Archive for category Special Editions
Surviving a Critique Group
Posted by wordimprovisor177 in Darlene, Special Editions on May 20, 2013
As writers, we spend a lot of time alone in a room with our characters and possibly a cat or two. We become very close to our stories, and sometimes we lose objectivity. Is my protagonist three-dimensional? Is the plot believable? Does the story flow? Are the sentences constructed with clarity? What’s up with that […]
Presenting at Conferences (Special Edition)
Posted by jarviswrites in Jennie, Special Editions on March 25, 2013
Earlier this month, I presented a workshop at MegaCon 2013, a comic book convention in Orlando, Florida. Keeping this in mind, we here at 5writers thought it might be a good idea for me to share my experience with presenting at conferences. So here is a down and dirty breakdown of the three most common […]
Crafty Use of Point of View in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Babylon Revisited.”
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Special Editions on February 23, 2013
Told in five sections, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Babylon Revisited” makes use of its structure and point of view in order to align us with the protagonist, Charlie. Although Charlie has made a lot of “mistakes” in his life, the author uses Charlie as our point of view in order to invite sympathy for this character—this […]
Our Support System (In Honor of Valentine’s Day)
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Darlene, Emilia, Jennie, Linda, Special Editions on February 14, 2013
In Outliers, author Malcolm Gladwell identifies many factors that contribute to an individual’s success. One of them—a standout—is that no one succeeds alone; meaning, everyone has someone who helps him or her out along the way. For writers this is perhaps crucial. We need all kinds of help, from the peers who offer feedback to […]
Special Edition: Tourette’s and Lesbian Sex (Or How Jennie Got Her Agent)
Posted by jarviswrites in Jennie, Special Editions on January 28, 2013
Ever since I announced that I had signed with my agent on Facebook, Twitter and here on 5writers.com, I have been asked again and again the same question – how did I get my agent? This month, since this blog is focused on getting our work out there, all five of us writers decided that […]
The Use of Structure in O’Connor’s “Everything that Rises Must Converge”
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Special Editions on January 12, 2013
In “Everything That Rises Must Converge,” a story of a young man who attempts to teach his mother a lesson about her racial beliefs, author Flannery O’Connor uses structure effectively in order to gradually build and then capitalize on tension between a mother and her son. (The sections I mention here are the ones I […]
The Next Big Thing! (Darlene)
Posted by wordimprovisor177 in Darlene, Special Editions on December 30, 2012
Last week Linda was tagged as part of a chain of authors called THE NEXT BIG THING. Now, all of us at 5Writers are joining the chain, providing some insight into our current projects—in my case a project I’d set aside and intend to restart. Once we’re done, we are passing on some info about […]
The Next Big Thing! (Jennie)
Posted by jarviswrites in Jennie, Special Editions on December 30, 2012
Here at 5Writers we’re providing some insight into our current projects. Once we’re done, we are passing on some info about some other writers whose work we dig. So, here’s what Jennie has on the horizon. What is the working title of your project? I’m continuing to work on my YA fantasy series The Books […]
The Next Big Thing! (Brad)
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Special Editions on December 30, 2012
Here at 5Writers we’re providing some insight into our current projects. Once we’re done, we are passing on some info about some other writers whose work we dig. So, here’s what Brad has on the horizon. What is the working title of your book? This Too Shall Pass What is the one-sentence synopsis of your […]
The Next Big Thing! (Linda)
Posted by priceswrite in Linda, Special Editions on December 30, 2012
Last week author of the fantasy “Mad Kestrel”, Misty Massey (http://madkestrel.livejournal.com) tagged me on her blog, as part of a chain of authors called THE NEXT BIG THING. Today it’s my turn to reciprocate and to pass on the torch. I’m going to answer questions about my new project. Then I’m going to tag some […]
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