Close-Ups Close the Distance
We’ve been looking at stationary camera shots, beginning with the Close-Up, which is perhaps the most common of all shots in a…
Making Your Book Launch Stand Out
I’m always too busy to do book launches, but I know they are important—just one of those things I shake…
Am I Being Redundant or What?
Well, we all speak in redundancies and think nothing of it. Really–how many of us say “close proximity” or “major…
Using Close-Up Shots to Give Sensory Detail
Back in my first post kicking off this year-long course of supercharging your novel using cinematic technique, I told a…
Self-Published Authors Share 5 Things They Learned in 2012 ~ Part 12
Today’s guest post concludes the 12-part series I’ve launched in this new year: asking self-published authors what are the top…
Places to Call to Your Attention
We’re continuing a look at capitalization rules for US standard rules according to The Chicago Manual of Style, which is…
Close-Up and Personal—One Stationary Camera Shot
We’re now moving into stationary camera shots in our exploration of cinematic technique that novelists can borrow. As I touched…
Self-Published Authors Share 5 Things They Learned in 2012 ~ Part 11
Today’s guest post continues the 12-part series I’ve launched in this new year: asking self-published authors what are the top…
Point Me in the Right Direction
Okay, maybe you’re ready for some tricky rules about capitalization regarding geographic regions. If not, swallow hard and take a…