Shaula Evans

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About Shaula Evans

I'm a writer, curator, and community builder. I'm also a passionate advocate of increasing diversity in stories and supporting under-represented writers. I have more than a decade of experience in offering online workshops to support writers in developing their voices and telling their own stories. To find out more about me, read my full bio.

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Verlyn Klinkenborg’s Sentence Test

This entry was posted in Prompts & Writing Games and tagged books sentences Verlyn Klinkenborg writing books writing exercise on February 5, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 5, 2015)

Verlyn Klinkenborg, in his book of writing exercises titled Several Short Sentences on Writing, suggests this test for your writing at the sentence level:

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Don’t Worry About Mistakes 6 comments

This entry was posted in Creativity Writing on February 4, 2015 by Shaula Evans

I came across yet another writing article today warning “Don’t Make These Rookie Mistakes”. The article made me mad. So I want to offer you […]

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10 Steps to Write a Treatment 3 comments

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged beat sheets outlines prep story summaries treatments on February 3, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 17, 2015)

Here is my personal 10-step method for writing treatments. It’s never failed me, even on tight deadlines, and I hope it will serve you well, […]

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Learning from yourself 1 comment

This entry was posted in Creativity Writing on February 2, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on January 31, 2015)

“What you need to know about the next piece is contained in the last piece.” – David Bayles & Ted Orland, in Art & Fear: […]

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Weekly Check In: 2015 Week Five 20 comments

This entry was posted in Weekly Check In on February 1, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 7, 2015)

Welcome to February and the fifth week of the writing year! How are you and your writing demons getting along?

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Idea Factory Writing Prompt #7 1 comment

This entry was posted in Prompts & Writing Games and tagged truth on January 30, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on March 20, 2015)

Today’s Idea Factory Writing Prompt is deceptively simple: all you have to do is tell the truth.

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Kameron Hurley on Persistence 3 comments

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged persistence psychology of writing on January 29, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on January 29, 2015)

What’s my measure of success? Is it money? Copies sold? Or is it the act of persistence itself, the act of continuing to write when […]

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Five Criteria For Great Stories 2 comments

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged criteria greatness Ted Hope on January 28, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on March 20, 2015)

1. Take me somewhere I have never been. The discovery can be a place, person, or thing. It can be beauty or an aesthetic. It […]

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HP Lovecraft on Writing Treatments 2 comments

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged HP Lovecraft non-linear storytelling prep story summaries synopsis treatments on January 27, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 17, 2015)

HP Lovecraft’s two-step synopsis method is a useful approach for writing treatments for stories with non-linear narratives. Prepare a synopsis or scenario of events in […]

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