Monday Resources XV

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hello my fellow writers!
i hope you are doing good in all the works you need to hand in, and are on top of everything- and if not i hope you will get there soon!
and as it is monday i have some new resources for you- lets hope i have something you might need:

• first i have for you The 8 laws of Foreshadowing as foreshadowing is a huge part of mystery and horror i thought it might be helpful for all the halloween things you might get up to. i found it very interesting but i also want to ad to Chekhov's law that usually it is said that whatever you introduce should be used in the two next following chapters- weather the first or the 2ed does not matter, and i think personally you can get away with third chapter as well,but beyond that i would say rethink your introduction to the element, and was it really important to introduce it then (remember jrk's mess with the two way mirror- that's what i'm talking about)



• this next entry comes in two parts: at first i want you to go and read My Weakest Link: Describing Stuff as a food for thought. if you find yourself close with the same struggles maybe do a quick brainstorm or mind map? maybe that might clearify stuff up for you!
  and after that hard work i of course have also resources to help you handle descriptions: Writing: Description, i especially like how bashful and straight to the point harris is in his views, and yes i added some of the stuff he pointed out to my own mind map! also i got unstuck in scene just because i realised i was over-describing it to the point it turned useless!
  and also check out How to describe an object and why it matters which is very helpful due to the example plus the questions which are a good starting point.



• finally i have for you Picking a Juicy Secret to Jazz Up >our Character, which is not only an interesting read but also very inspirational especially about certain characters (and no i absolutely and of course did not get inspiration for a snupin subplot in one of my hd-wips, absolutely not XD)

good luck with words and progress!!!
and remember: all words are good words!



do you want more tips on one certain topic that i so far completely ignored? (i am posting here what catches my fancy in hope to motivate you to get words down- so if you have something you need to know or read or be motivated on, let me know and i shall dig around the net trying to find something for you)
do you have a tip you want to share, but are thinking: "meh"- just pm me or write me a mail smirkingcat[at] yandex. com and i shall check it out and include it in a future post [with your name or without it]