Chapter 4 - Resources

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Writing Tips: Poetry

One of my musician friends told me of the penny whistle (or tin whistle) that it is "easy to play but extremely difficult to play well." I believe the same is true of poetry: it's 'easy' to produce a few verses of poetry, as opposed to a few chapters of a novel, but it's quite challenging to produce quality poems. After all, because of its brevity, a poem's every word holds that much more weight, and must be chosen with great care. Full text

The Novelist's Bible: Creating a Project File

If Robert gazes into Sarah’s deep blue eyes on page 67, unless she gets new contacts, her eyes should still be blue on page 132. If Sarah buys a new convertible in chapter seven, she should not be driving it in chapter two. To be believable, every single detail must be consistent throughout your entire novel. Full text

Novel writing tips: what tense should Iuse?

There are many ways to make your article appeal to the reader without using first person. Using you or we is one example. Full text

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	~ ~ Poetry ~The League of Canadian Poets ~University of Toronto Library: Canadian Poetry ~Writing Canada into the Millenium: Canadian Poets Online ~A Celebration of Women Writers: Canadian Poets ~Canadian Poetry Association Literature ~The Canadian Literature Archive ~Canadian Literature: A Quarterly of Criticism and Review ~National Library of Canada: Canadian Literature Research Service ~Northwest Passages: Canadian Literature Online 9	~ ~ *Writing Tips: Poetry* One of my musician friends told me of the penny whistle (or tin whistle) that it is "easy to play but extremely difficult to play well." I believe the same is true of poetry: it's 'easy' to produce a few verses of poetry, as opposed to a few chapters of a novel, but it's quite challenging to produce quality poems. After all, because of its brevity, a poem's every word holds that much more weight, and must be chosen with great care. Full text *The Novelist's Bible: Creating a Project File* If Robert gazes into Sarah’s deep blue eyes on page 67, unless she gets new contacts, her eyes should still be blue on page 132. If Sarah buys a new convertible in chapter seven, she should not be driving it in chapter two. To be believable, every single detail must be consistent throughout your entire novel. Full text Novel writing tips: what tense should Iuse? There are many ways to make your article appeal to the reader without using first person. Using you or we is one example. Full text close book 10