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5b. Living Writer Online Writing App pt. 1

5b. Living Writer Online Writing App pt. 1

I recently decided to switch to an online writing app - Living Writer. If you're interested in learning why and what features it offers, take a look at the two videos I created about it.

Sonrise Stable Writing Lessons: Creative Writing Course

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Course Overview

Announcements

1a. Introduction

1b. (PDF) Course Outline

2. The Approach of this Course1

3. "Secrets" to Great Writing: (hint - there aren't any!)

4. Establishing Writing Habits or Routines

5. Software Recommendations to Make Writing Easier

5b. Living Writer Online Writing App pt. 1

5c. Living Writer Online Writing App pt. 2

6a. Don't Know What to Write About? Take a Look at these Suggestions!

6b. (PDF) Story Ideas If You're In Search of Something to Write About

Story Elements

7a. Point of View Character, Person, and Tense

7b. Third Person Limited Point of View2

7c. (PDF) Changing the Point of View Writing Exercise

8a. Using Character Profiles to Help Develop Well-rounded Characters

8b. (PDF) Character Profile Sheet

8c. (PDF) Questions to Ponder About Your Characters

9a. Describing Characters

9b. (PDF) Four Samples of Character Descriptions

9c. (PDF) Character Description Practice

10a. Character Arc - What does your main character want to accomplish?

10b. (PDF) Character Arc Worksheet

11a. Plot and the Story Arc

11b. (PDF) Plot and Story Arc Worksheet

12a. Conflict, Tension, Suspense, Unpredictability - Keeping the Reader Interested2

12b. (PDF) Conflict, Tension, Unpredictability Worksheet

13a. Physical Setting and Time Period

13b. (PDF) Setting and Time Period Worksheet

14a. Story Overview (maybe an outline?)

14b. (PDF) Story Overview Worksheet2

15. First Draft Pep Talk - Go Team, Go!

Nuts and Bolts

16a. Sentences and Basic Grammatical Concepts

16b. Sentences and Basic Grammatical Concepts

16c. (PDF) Sentences and Basic Grammatical Concepts

17a. The All-important First Sentence

17b. (PDF) First Sentences

18. Paragraphs - What are They and How are They Used in Fiction?

19. A Change of Scene

20. Hooking the Reader With the First Chapter

21. Vocabulary and Word Choice - Bigger isn't Better!2

22a. Becoming a POV Detective

22b. Types of POV Issues

22c. (PDF) Summary of POV Issues

23. Dialog, Dialog Tags, and Action Beats2

The Bigger Picture

24a. Showing vs. Telling and When to Use Each

24b. Showing vs. Telling Worksheet

25. Pacing - the Speed at Which Your Story Moves2

26a. Backstory - What it is, When and How to Include it

26b. (PDF) Backstory Worksheet

27a. Is Your Story Believable?2

27b. (PDF) Believability Worksheet

28a. Foreshadowing

28b. (PDF) Foreshadowing Worksheet

29. What Makes a Good Ending? Samples From Literature

30. Three Sonrise Stable Endings

31. Adding a Little Humor to Your Story

Feedback, Revisions, and Editing

32a. Story/Book Checklist and Book Lengths

32b. (PDF) Story/Book Checklist2

33a. My Editing and Revision Process Overview2

33b. (PDF) Editing and Revision Process Overview

34. Learn to Welcome Constructive Criticism

35. Where to Find Critiquers

36. A Sample Critique Using Track Changes Feature

37. More Info on How Track Changes Works

38. Types of Edits and Sources/Prices for Human Editors

Software Tools For Editing

39. Software That Reads Aloud to You

40. SmartEdit Writer Basic Editing Checks

41. ProWriting Aid - My Favorite Editing Software

42. Grammarly - Limited Free Version

43. Quick Look at Hemingway, Ginger, and Whitesmoke

44. Antidote - Powerhouse Editing With Some Complexity

45. Is Editing Software Sufficient or Do You Need a Human Editor?

Christian Considerations

46a. What Exactly is a Christian Novel?

46b. (PDF) Donna Fleisher's Definition of a Christian Novel

47. Christian Who Writes? Or Christian Author?

48. Life Experiences That Prepared Me to Write the Sonrise Stable Series

49a. What Should Be Included in Christian Fiction?

49b. (PDF) Philippians 4:8 - A Guide For Christian Authors

50a. Things You Don't Want to Write About in a Christian Novel

50b. (PDF) My Don't Include in Christian Fiction List

51. Sonrise Stable Book 1 - Comparing Jet's Death to Christ Dying for Us

52. Sonrise Stable Book 1 - Carrie's Salvation Story

53. Scriptural Themes in the Sonrise Stable Series

Bible Stories for Children

A Few Thoughts on Writing for Children and Writing a Series

54. Writing Children's Books

55. Things to Consider When Writing a Series

Thoughts on Publishing

56. Overview of Traditional Publishing

57. Reasons to Consider Self Publishing

58a. Overview of the Self Publishing Process

58b. (PDF) My Molly Green Magazine Article on Self Publishing

59a. This is NOT Self Publishing

59b. This is NOT Self Publishing pt. 2

60. How to Legally Use Scripture, Song Lyrics, and Images in Your Book

61. Illustrations and Illustrators

62. Book Covers and Software for Interior Layout

63. Copyrights, Trademarks, and ISBNs - Oh my!

64. Tips for a Successful Book/Author Website

65. Getting a Book Printed

66. Realistic Expectations for Book Sales

The Compost Heap

67. Composting Life Experiences - and Continuing Education

Writing Resources (PDF)

Q&A - Answering Your Questions

Send Me Your Questions

Are Social Media and Blogging Effective Marketing Tools for Self Publishers?

Writing Critiques and Additional Videos

Submit Your Work for a Critique (limited)

Critique - Chapter 1 - Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

Critique - Chapter 1 - Mystery Horse: Horse Club by Lisa Morgan

Critique - Thunder Dog