nicktravers (40)in #fiction • 6 years agoGaia's Brood - Episode 24Newtonians run shouting and screaming in all directions, their over---reaction bordering on the paranoid. I'm not the…nicktravers (40)in #fiction • 6 years agoFluid Scene FlowsIf you are struggling with linking the scenes in your novel, here is an infographic I pulled together which I hope…nicktravers (40)in #fiction • 6 years agoGaia's Brood - Episode 23While still at Ashcroft Ascent we had prepared for our assault on Newtonsteign. So when the first gleaming white…nicktravers (40)in #fiction • 6 years agoGaia's Brood - Episode 22Two days out form Newtonsteign, Scud wakes me with more bad news. "We got company again, Nina. Two more Beat ships…nicktravers (40)in #fiction • 6 years agoAvoiding Plot HolesOne useful technique I have started using recently is a spreadsheet which briefly lists each scene. I then track where…nicktravers (40)in #fiction • 6 years agoGaia's Brood - Episode 21Ashcroft Ascent is one small island boasting many different building styles, stacked one on top of another;…nicktravers (40)in #fiction • 6 years agoFour Layers of EditingThis is my editing process: First draft: write or dictate a the basic scene/chapter/story. I often use a voice to…nicktravers (40)in #fiction • 6 years agoGaia's Brood - Episode 18The Shonti Bloom looms directly below me, hovering in dock G14, like a dirty rugby ball . Fear grabs me as I plummet…nicktravers (40)in #fiction • 6 years agoGaia's Brood - Episode 17With my mind churning, I flee through the narrow maze of shady alleys; stumble down steps, trip on uneven paving…nicktravers (40)in #fiction • 6 years agoWriting First Person Present TenseUsing first-person present-tense is intended to give your reader the immediacy of the moment, but to be convincing the…nicktravers (40)in #fiction • 6 years agoGaia's Brood - Episode 16I snatch up the contents of the draw, slam it shut, and tear up the stairs after my crew. Heart pounding like a bio…nicktravers (40)in #fiction • 6 years agoGaia's Brood - Episode 15"Are you sure this is the place?" "Warehouse 19, south side, deck 15," Scud mumbles, "Look, Nina, there's even that…nicktravers (40)in #fiction • 6 years agoOvercomming a story blockageWhat you need to do, is take a serious look at your story structure and decide how the story evolves and where it…nicktravers (40)in #blog • 6 years agoMy obscure Steemit LibraryI don't know whether you find this, but one of the annoying things about Steemit is that although posts are forever…nicktravers (40)in #fiction • 6 years agoGaia's Brood - Episode 14Izzy scowls menacingly at me. "What journal?" she demands, after I've related my tale and showed them the torn page…nicktravers (40)in #fiction • 6 years agoGaia's Brood - Epispode 13"How about a warrant for your arrest?" Borker drawls like some cheesy detective in a cheap comic book. I'm already…nicktravers (40)in #introduceyourself • 6 years agoHe ReturnethI have been abscent from Steemit for a few months because the auto scheduler I was using, to post chapters of mey…nicktravers (40)in #blog • 6 years agoReality is a Palimpsest – A 5 Minute Writing ChallengeReality is a palimpsest Reality is a palimpsest. I could just leave it there and let you ponder that inspiring…nicktravers (40)in #blog • 6 years ago5 Minute FreewritesYou may have notices, I’ve discovered a new addiction, I mean passion: the five-minute freewrite. The five-minute…nicktravers (40)in #blog • 6 years agoVary your Sentence/Paragraph OpenersDo you ever find that the majority of your sentences/paragraphs start with He/She, I, We, They etc? If you are…
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