Category: power punch

POWER POSITIONS IN PROSE: Niloufar-Lily Soltani’s ZULAIKHA

Nov 20, 2023

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Ace Baker

in champion, choose your weapon, fancy footwork, golden gloves, novels, power punch, starters, writing technique

I met Lily Soltani at the Robson Indigo bookstore this past weekend, where she was doing a book signing. In fact, I was the first to get a signed copy… I cracked open the cover, began to read, and quickly discovered what the publisher, Inanna, must have noticed when they selected this book for publication;…
J. H. Moncrieff : A Fighter Writer Through and Through !

Mar 31, 2015

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Ace Baker

in fiction, novels, power punch, short stories

Spotlight on Horror Writer J. H. Moncrieff I met J.H. Moncrieff at the Surrey International Writers Conference in Surrey, B.C. Two things struck me about her almost immediately: her attitude about writing…and her attitude about life! She’s a writer and a fighter (more than you might even know—read on!), and she’s the focus of…
Guest post by Anastasia Stratu: UNHAPPY ENDINGS: Will Amazon Control Our Reading?

Aug 12, 2014

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Ace Baker

in choose your weapon, headlock, power punch, touch gloves

Today, I have a guest post for you from a writer who creates technofantasy worlds and also blogs about social media and marketing. In other words, a right-brainer AND a left-brainer! Meet Anastasia Stratu: Unhappy Endings – Will Amazon Control Our Reading? by Anastasia Stratu This article by Chris Abouzeid caused quite a stir in my…
Name drop 2: MICHAEL SLADE!

Jul 25, 2014

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Ace Baker

in champion, choose your weapon, fiction, knockout idea, novels, power punch

Just in case you even for a moment thought Lisa Unger would respond and Michael Slade wouldn’t, here’s a post from the Master of Horror himself: That’s what good books and good teachers do, right? Pass on the passion from one generation to the next! By the way, that talk of Slade’s I went to in…
The lists go on… list openings, that is!

May 27, 2014

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Ace Baker

in nonfiction, power punch, starters, writing technique

Yesterday, I posted a blog about list openings by a few writers who use the technique well to create a mood early. If you haven’t made your way through that blog yet, go back and treat yourself! Today, there is no new “Try this.” Today, I want to show you another LONG list example…
LIST OPENINGS…how they can help your fiction and nonfiction

May 27, 2014

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Ace Baker

in fancy footwork, fiction, nonfiction, power punch, starters, writing technique

There is a power to momentum that is undeniable and unstoppable. Many writers have learned to benefit from the energy of a LIST early in a piece of creative fiction or nonfiction. Let me SHOW you what I mean . . . Here’s a beginning paragraph from Gordon Grice’s “The Black Widow” in High…
Jennifer Manuel #002: Pathos and simile in SILENT E !

Nov 13, 2013

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Ace Baker

in choose your weapon, fancy footwork, fiction, knockout idea, power punch, short stories, Uncategorized, writing technique

After my analysis of Jennifer Manuel’s award-winning story, “The Woman in the Box with the Baby,” Jennifer wrote and tweeted to tell me she was pleased with what I had to say about her work –whew! She also e-mailed me a copy of another award-winning tale of hers, “Silent E,” a story that earned…
3 Days to SIWC…so here’s a link to a post on the power of 3!

Oct 23, 2013

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Ace Baker

in power punch, writing technique

Three days until SIWC . . . so here’s a link to an Aussie writer, Jonathan Crossfield, who has penned his own take on the POWER OF THREE in writing. Click and take a peek: http://www.jonathancrossfield.com/blog/2009/06/writing-the-power-of-three.html
An important character to add for your protagonist

Sep 5, 2013

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Ace Baker

in fiction, novels, power punch, short stories, writing technique

Ok, in my last post, I promised the next one would deal with a character you want to add in for your protagonist. There are actually TWO that I’ll talk about. Think positives and negatives. For a muscle to get stronger, it has to push against something, a heavy weight. This weight is…
micro POETRY: It’s anything but…

Aug 23, 2013

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Ace Baker

in poetry, power punch, writing technique

Want to sharpen up your writing skills? Give micro-poetry a try. People slam Twitter, but the truth is, it’s very difficult to put a lot of meaning into a very short space, and Tweeps can be very creative in how they do it. 140 characters is not a lot when it comes to crafting…