by L. S. King
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Below are articles from L. S. King's writing column , originally published in The Sword Review
Writing Techniques
Point of View - Trust your Senses Do you have trouble staying in point of view? Or do even wonder what POV you are in? How does one stay in one point of view and not stray out of it? appeared 2005-06-19
Pruning cutting the dead wood out of your story appeared 2005-06-28
Dagnabbit - Drat that Comma A gazillion read-throughs aren't enough! appeared 2005-07-12
Not So Suddenly how to suddenly startle your readers appeared 2005-07-26
First Things First putting your reactions after your actions appeared 2005-08-11
There Was/Were - Avoid These Bad Boys why there was/were should be excised from your writing appeared 2005-08-30
From Boring to Better adding description without narrative infodump appeared 2005-09-19
Those Pesky Details getting facts straight in a story isn't always easy, but it's worth it appeared 2005-10-21
Say What, er, I Mean, How? beats, attribs, and dialogue tags appeared 2005-11-01
Tuck, Don't Dump what to do when you feel the urge to infodump your readers appeared 2005-11-12
Descriptive Verbs using descriptive verbs instead of -ly words appeared 2005-12-04
Using Speaker Attributions Correctly Attributions are one of the least understood little devices used in writing, I think. appeared 2005-12-18
Do You RUE? Resisting the Urge to Explain appeared 2005-12-26
Resist Repetition avoid overuse and repetition of words and phrases appeared 2006-01-05
Write It Again, Sam Welcome to the Wonderful World of (re)Writing appeared 2006-01-20
Motivation making your characters make sense appeared 2006-01-31
Pronoun/Antecedent Confusion - Who Dunnit Mysteries keep the mysteries in your plot, not your narrative and dialogue tags appeared 2006-02-16
Past Verb Tenses keeping the past (tenses) in perspective appeared 2006-03-04
Writing Made Easy Did you know there is a trick to effortless writing? appeared 2006-03-14
Good Crit Partners few resources beat being a member of a good critique group appeared 2006-03-31
Feelings Whoa whoa whoa - feeeeeelings! Our stories need 'em. appeared 2006-05-01
How to Get Published Do you want to get published? Then I have some advice for you: be willing to learn. appeared 2006-05-19
Writer's Block appeared 2006-06-09
Specific Verbs bringing your verbs, and story, to life appeared 2006-06-27
From Flat to Fleshed-out bringing life to your characters appeared 2006-08-05
Talking about Dialogue appeared 2006-10-05
Passive Voice don't create a whodunnit mystery appeared 2006-12-17
"Passive Writing" let's get active appeared 2007-02-14
A Deeper Point of View ...getting your reader into your character's head... appeared 2007-05-26
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