Story Lab: Writers Write

On the Writers Write website, I enjoyed the quote by Mark Twain where he said to substitute damn every time you are inclined to write very and the writing will be exactly as it should be. The article I read was about how to not use the word very so much. I always use this word, especially when making blog comments, to emphasize what I am saying. However, the article encourages replacing words with more dramatic vocabulary instead of just using very. For example, they recommend using morose instead of very sad. The key is to just find a stronger word.
There was another article on the three must-have scenes to develop character. The first was the monogram scene, which is essentially circumstances designed to stamp your character's personality on the situation. The second was the momentum scene. This puts your character in some kind of situation where they have to make a decision, and the way they handle that decision develops their character. The third was the glimpse scene, which is where an unexpected aspect of the character appears and surprises the reader. This keeps the character realistic.

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