Are you stumped?
A scene too slow? Too much back story? Is it putting you to sleep? 
Does your writing need a jump-start?
I’ll admit, I’m bad. As a reader, if the story doesn’t grab me I don’t keep reading.
And damn it, I confess, I’m also as bad as some writers who write too much back story.Sometimes I get fall into the telling trap instead of showing.
When this happens, I get stumped. So don’t feel like you’re all alone.
I recently read a couple of great posts on grabbing your reader and keeping their attention. If I can build momentum and keep my attention while writing then maybe just maybe I can keep a reader’s attention too.
So if your interested in some good writing tips to spice up your writing with action —
Begin with How to Start Your Novel By Chuck Sambuchino posted at Writers In The Storm Blog then —
click on over to Darcy Pattison’s Fiction Notes and read Find Your Novel Opening: Quickly, Efficiently–and with MORE Creativity next–
head over to Blake Synder’s Save The Cat Beat Sheets and learn how screen writing can improve your story.
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