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Word Up! How to Write Powerful Sentences and Paragraphs (And Everything You Build from Them) Marcia Riefer Johnston
Publisher: Northwest Brainstorms Publishing

1 day ago - My stand-out memory is McKee, wreathed in cigarette smoke, leaping about and ranting about how crucial it is to employ the power of ALL the human senses in writing, whether in movies or literature. For technical accuracy in the words they use, but the translators take a few more liberties with interpretation because they use colloquial (every-day conversational) language and create sentences and paragraphs that are easier to understand. That allows me to write smaller and clearer than with a pen, make scratch notes in my bible (and erase them if I make a mistake). Feb 20, 2013 - Marcia Riefer Johnston's collection, Word Up! You don't waste words on stuff like this : “He stared at the phone then slowly depressed the little red button to disconnect the line.” You write: "He hung up." Also, you don't write: “He slowly swung his bare feet to the cold wood floor, scratched himself, The very next sentence takes us right back to the present plot. So I think an executive summary or an introductory paragraph where you quickly highlight what you can quickly bring to the employer is important, in addition to the summary usually containing important key words. Fragrance It was almost a prison in a way, so the director cast powerful, subliminal “prison bars” lighting in almost every scene to enhance the claustrophobic sensation of imprisonment. Ask yourself how you would begin a story with the scene behind your eyelids. May 30, 2014 - Let me start with an overview of what it's all about, and then we can get into the specifics. 3 days ago - I put it all in nice bright letters because those three words are so commonplace in writing workshops that shoot, we might as well put them in neon, right? Feb 25, 2014 - Not only will you be able maintain contact during your (and the recruiter's) workday, but you'll also have control over the voicemail, who picks up the phone and when. If you have six seconds to catch a recruiters' eye, you need to make them count.