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    Ringer's Secret School of Writing: Learn to Write Creatively
    Ringer's Secret School of Writing: Learn to Write Creatively
    Ringer's Secret School of Writing: Learn to Write Creatively
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    Ringer's Secret School of Writing: Learn to Write Creatively

    By Ted Ringer

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    Ringer's Secret School of Writing explodes the myth, which says that you must suffer in order to write. The biggest part of this school is the playground. When we write, everything is possible - other worlds, heroic action, true love.

    The 8 lessons (+ bonus lesson) will call forth your imagination and provide a structure that will move you across the page. Each writing session is an adventure.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTed Ringer
    Release dateFeb 4, 2010
    ISBN9780977795024
    Ringer's Secret School of Writing: Learn to Write Creatively
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    Ted Ringer

    I am a writer and artist, originally from Minnesota and now (well, forever) living in Boulder, CO. I have published six novels and have taught writing in workshops and online for many years. I have several cartoon blogs on the Web and have a novel on Twitter that has been developing for over five years that may never end. My music blog, Paswonky - http://www.paswonky.wordpress.com - has been active for the last three years. Twitter Novel - fittolove_novel

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      Ringer's Secret School of Writing - Ted Ringer

      Ringer’s Secret School of Writing

      Learn to Write Creatively

      Ted Ringer

      Published by Wonderful World Publishing at Smashwords, February 2010

      Copyright © 2010 by Ted Ringer

      Illustrations: Ted Ringer

      Design: Carolyn Oakley, Luminous Moon Design

      All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Convention.

      No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews with attribution.

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Ringer’s Secret School of Writing

      Learn to Write Creatively

      Ringer's Secret School of Writing

      Writing is an experience that challenges our preconceptions, stretches our imaginations, and surprises us at every turn. Everything is possible - other worlds, heroic action, true love.

      We discover new ideas, memories we have forgotten, and characters we’ve never met. Each writing session is an adventure. Each time we put pen to paper, we improve.

      These lessons will lead you into territory that will always be new, no matter how many times you go there. The exercises will call forth your imagination and provide a structure that will move you across the page.

      Remember, keep writing. Under all circumstances. Daily, if possible. Don’t worry about inspiration, it will show up when the time is right. And, the most important thing – have fun!

      Ringer's Secret School of Writing explodes the myth, which says that you must suffer in order to write. The biggest part of this school is the playground.

      FIRST SEMESTER

      Lesson 1 - Getting Started

      Lesson 2 - Writing and Memory - Sometimes I forget to remember.

      Lesson 3 - Specific Detail - Not, hey you, but Bob.

      Lesson 4 - That Inner Critic - Who hired this guy and why can't he keep quiet?

      Lesson 5 - Plot - How to get to the end of things.

      Lesson 6 - Creating Character - Like Frankenstein, but not so gruesome.

      Lesson 7 - Building Character - Like Frankenstein, but not so tall.

      Bonus Lesson – Dialogue - Hello? Is this the party to whom I'm speaking?

      Lesson 8 - Where We're At - Are we ever going to get there?

      Lesson One

      Getting Started

      THIS FIRST LESSON is going to have a lot of information, which is necessary to set the context for the lessons that

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