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C. S. Lakin here wishing all a happy Thanksgiving. I hope you are feeling truly thankful for all the blessings God showers on us daily. We should all be thanking him daily, not just one day a year, for because of him we breath and move and have our being, as Paul says in Acts.

I thought I would share a critique checklist I put together for my soon-to-be-launched-but-nowhere-near-ready-yet new website www.CritiqueMyManuscript.com, which will be solely devoted to critique services for writers.

Quickie Three-Act Structure

Hi everyone, C. S. Lakin here with some useful info on novel writing, seeing as many are participating in Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month). I can't think of anything I'd rather do less, since I write two novels a year and spend all the rest of my work time reading, editing, and critiquing manuscripts--mostly novels. But I know for some people it's a great discipline.

Using a Cinematic Lens ~ Part 5

 

 

 

 

Hi, C. S. Lakin back again to discuss further using a cinematic lens in crafting your novel. We looked at a number of camera angles that you can use in your scenes to give them a dynamic structure as well as point your reader to pay attention to the things you want her to notice. Deliberately writing your scenes using camera technique will take your writing to a more visually powerful level than ever before.

Using a Cinematic Lens ~ Part 3

C. S. Lakin here continuing on the topic of using a cinematic lens to create visually stirring scenes.

My last two posts were basically an introduction to the concept of utilizing camera angles found in screenplays in a deliberate way in constructing a novel. I say deliberate because many of us unknowingly use camera directives instinctively. I’m sure some of that “instinct” comes from the thousands of hours we have all spent watching TV and movies throughout our lives, and these subconscious camera angles we use infiltrate our fiction writing. That can be a good thing. My hope is that by learning about different camera techniques and why they are effective, you will choose to consciously use them for a specific effect.

CAN Book Feature: The Wolf of Tebron by C. S. Lakin

The Wolf of Tebron

C. S. Lakin

Adult fantasy fiction

Publisher AMG/Living Ink

ISBN: 13-978-0-89957-888-0

All Joran wanted was to live a peaceful life in his forested village of Tebron. But when his wife, Charris, is captured by the Moon in a whisk of magic, he must go on a grueling journey to the four corners of the world to rescue her. On his way, he befriends a wolf named Ruyah who becomes a trusted companion while he solves riddles and eventually battles the Moon to save his wife.