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So I have a good reason for not posting any flash fictions the last few weeksā¦
*drumroll* or *whistle* or *other silly noise*
Iām writing a series for Channillo!!!
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Ducks etch shapes in the water as they swim, exercising their little webbed feet as they chase each other. I watch from the edge of the lake-shore, wishing I had a package of bread. Draw them in. Then, theyāll want to stay by my side because of who I am.
I should have known he would abandon me. The moment I met him he said, āDonāt trustā¦
On the back-roads of Kansas, we stop for a bathroom break. Mellow trots joyfully into the cornfield, tongue lolling. I squat behind the car on a patch of straw-covered dirt while Evan, proudly displaying his manhood, lets his pee fly all over the stalks.
Zipping my pants, I call for Mellow. A bark overlaps with another bark. Seconds later,ā¦
The wheel of Markās mop bucket swivels a protest against the sterile floor. The lab technicians are gone for the night, their equipment like covered statues in a museum. Sheās still there, waiting. The increase of his heart rate thumps in his ears. God, sheās gorgeous. Hair let down, eyes sparkling with mischief. He wouldnāt be resistingā¦
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Starting a 100 word flash fiction challenge thingy. On Friday, Iāll have a random Genre, Setting, and Word. Today, Iām doing a 100 word (total) continuation of one of my Twitter #vss365 posts from last week. The Rules are that I canāt change the original story post and must add to continue the story to 100 words. If you want to join the challenge, tweet me @alyssafduke on the Twits.
Hello to all my fellow hardworking Writers out there! Here I am, trying to be just as hardworking. In the past two weeks, I have edited and finalized ten chapters. Those are big steps for me, considering I finished a complete draft of my novel in January and only made it to chapter fifteen as of two weeks ago. Iāve found a new motivation in the form of my three year anniversary with this projectā¦
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"Candy Store" from Heathers the Musical by Lyss and the GBFs. Three friends. One song. A whole lot of attitude. Heather: Alyssa Duke Heather: Kendall Phillip...
Spring break week for me! And that means a week of reading and attempts at novel milestones. Hey, I got the reading part down. I finished āThe Last Oneā by Alexandra Oliva, which was a novel that I had seen on Good Reads and was immediately intrigued by the synopsis.Ā The title drew me in and back cover did its job in convincing me to read. Here is my no-spoiler review: I will almost always pickā¦
Hello! Alyssa here! I havenāt posted a blog in a long time. Mostly because Iām balls deep (excuse the euphemism) editing my final draft of the novel that has been two and half years in the making. Also because, like I mentioned in my previous post, those Buzzfeed quizzes keep calling my name. But Iām back for now and can surely find things to vent about when it comes to writing. Canāt we all?ā¦
Itās not uncommon for writers to rely on filler words while writingāand especially while first drafting. From filter phrases to adverbs all over the place, drafts that arenāt scrutinized to condense the writing are often full of words that unnecessarily clog up the writing.
Good news is while this is totally not something you should worry about while first drafting (seriously), when the time comes to take care of this issue, itās relatively easy to do. Time-consuming and painstaking, yes, but thankfully not too difficult to do.
To make it even easier, however, Iāve decided to add to myĀ how to make cuts without losing anything usefulĀ post with more easy-to-remove words to look out for.
Starts/begins to. This is actually a tip I picked up from my editor, and itās a good oneā9/10 times when you preface an action with āstarts toā or ābegins toā you donāt need that phrase. Just by describing the action, the readers assume itās just started unless otherwise stated.
Immediately/without warning. Like āsuddenlyā these words are usually unnecessary. Iāll refer you to the other post for a longer explanation.
That. Iām not going to say you never need āthatā, but oftentimes I find āthatā is super overused. In sentences like āShe said that I should go,ā for example, removing the āthatā improves the flow and we donāt lose anything by cutting it.
Up/Down. For these two I only mean in very specific cases: sitting up/down, standing up/down, etc. In those cases, the up/down is unnecessary.
Dialogue + action tag. I see this a lot, and tend to do this a lot when first drafting and just slapping words down, but when you have a dialogue tag and an action tag, you usually only need oneāand oftentimes I go with the action tag because itās more visual (although there are exceptions, of course). So, for example: āāWhereāve you been?ā he said, scowlingā could be condensed to ā'Whereāve you been?ā He scowled.ā
-ly adverbs. One of my last condensing steps is to go through and do a search for ālyā to cut down on my adverbs. While I definitely donāt recommend removing all of them (adverbs can be useful!), writers in general tend to use them more than necessary, so it can be good to go through and do a quick sweep.
So those are some words I look out for when condensing my writingāwhat phrases or words would you add to the list?
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Why You Can't Stop Taking Buzzfeed Quizzes and Just Write
Why You Canāt Stop Taking Buzzfeed Quizzes and JustĀ Write
Iām a Hobbit. Scored a 20/20 in the Office trivia. I can decipher which twin is Mary-Kate and which one is Ashley. If I were a 90s accessory, I would be a slap bracelet. Turns out that my bookshelf isnāt very hipster. Do you know how I know all of this? BECAUSE I WASNāT WRITING. I didnāt need an online quiz to tell me that Iām a homebody creature with big feet or that I know the Office like theā¦
