descriptions Archives - Sacha Black https://sachablack.co.uk/tag/descriptions/ Books, Business and Bad Words Fri, 08 Apr 2022 15:37:45 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://sachablack.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-logo-solo-colour-copy-scaled-1-32x32.jpg descriptions Archives - Sacha Black https://sachablack.co.uk/tag/descriptions/ 32 32 133 How to Write a Retelling with Alix E Harrow https://sachablack.co.uk/2022/04/13/133-how-to-write-a-retelling-with-alix-e-harrow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=133-how-to-write-a-retelling-with-alix-e-harrow https://sachablack.co.uk/2022/04/13/133-how-to-write-a-retelling-with-alix-e-harrow/#respond Wed, 13 Apr 2022 07:00:53 +0000 https://sachablack.co.uk/?p=11318 On episode 133 of The Rebel Author Podcast, Sacha talks to Alix E Harrow all about how to write retellings and improve your descriptive voice.

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]]> Hello Rebels, welcome to episode 133 of The Rebel Author Podcast. Today, I’m talking to Alix E Harrow all about how to write retellings and improve your descriptive voice.

In this episode we cover: 

  • How to write a retelling
  • Mistakes to avoid with retellings
  • How closely you need to stick to the original tale
  • How to develop voice
  • Description tips

This week’s question is: How do you plan? By tax year, calendar year, by quarter or something else?

Recommendation of the week is: The Mechanic: A John Tyler Thriller by Tom Fowler (patron)

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Links and events I mentioned are:

Jericho Writers Self-Publishing Month

Find out more about Alix on:

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Author website

 

Rebel of the Week is: Lena Johnson

If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com or instagram me @sachablackauthor

No new patrons this week, but a big thank you to my existing patrons. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack

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]]> https://sachablack.co.uk/2022/04/13/133-how-to-write-a-retelling-with-alix-e-harrow/feed/ 0 112 How to Fix Settings and Descriptions with Janice Hardy https://sachablack.co.uk/2021/11/17/112-how-to-fix-settings-and-descriptions-with-janice-hardy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=112-how-to-fix-settings-and-descriptions-with-janice-hardy https://sachablack.co.uk/2021/11/17/112-how-to-fix-settings-and-descriptions-with-janice-hardy/#respond Wed, 17 Nov 2021 08:00:28 +0000 https://sachablack.co.uk/?p=11086 On episode 112 of The Rebel Author Podcast, I’m talking to Janice Hardy all about how to improve your descriptions.

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]]> Hello Rebels, welcome to episode 112 of The Rebel Author Podcast. Today, I’m talking to Janice Hardy all about how to improve your descriptions.

In this episode we cover: 

  • Mistakes to avoid in your description
  • What good description is and looks like
  • How to avoid information dumping
  • How maximise settings
  • How to let a character’s personality impact description

This week’s question is: Since you started writing, what’s the best money you’ve spent?

Recommendation of the week is: Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes

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Links and events I mentioned: 

Black Friday deal *coming soon*

StoryBundle

Find out more about Janice on:

Website

Twitter

Amazon

Rebel of the Week is: Anonymous

If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com or instagram me @sachablackauthor

1 new patron this week, thank you and welcome to Hunter Keris and thank you to JP Rindfleisch IX for upping their pledge. A whopping big thank you to my existing patrons as well. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack

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