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Nick Travers

@nicktravers

Part-time author of dystopian steampunk. I tell stories and blog about novel writing, which is my passion.

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Nick Travers
@nicktravers Aug 19, 2018, 11:59 PM UTC

Gaia's Brood - Episode 24

https://i1.wp.com/njtravers.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/gaias-brood-gogs-dec-2014.png?ssl=1&w=450 Newtonians run shouting and screaming in all directions, their over---reaction bordering on the p…

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Nick Travers
@nicktravers Aug 19, 2018, 2:59 AM UTC

Fluid Scene Flows

If you are struggling with linking the scenes in your novel, here is an infographic I pulled together which I hope will help; https://i0.wp.com/njtravers.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/good-scene-flow-i…

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Nick Travers
@nicktravers Aug 16, 2018, 11:59 PM UTC

Gaia's Brood - Episode 23

https://i1.wp.com/njtravers.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/gaias-brood-gogs-dec-2014.png?ssl=1&w=450 While still at Ashcroft Ascent we had prepared for our assault on Newtonsteign. So when the first…

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Nick Travers
@nicktravers Aug 14, 2018, 12:00 AM UTC

Gaia's Brood - Episode 22

https://i1.wp.com/njtravers.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/gaias-brood-gogs-dec-2014.png?ssl=1&w=450 Two days out form Newtonsteign, Scud wakes me with more bad news. "We got company again, Nina. Tw…

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Nick Travers
@nicktravers Aug 12, 2018, 12:00 AM UTC

Avoiding Plot Holes

One useful technique I have started using recently is a spreadsheet which briefly lists each scene. I then track where all the main characters are while the scene is being enacted. This prevents char…

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Nick Travers
@nicktravers Aug 11, 2018, 12:00 AM UTC

Gaia's Brood - Episode 21

https://i1.wp.com/njtravers.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/gaias-brood-gogs-dec-2014.png?ssl=1&w=450 Ashcroft Ascent is one small island boasting many different building styles, stacked one on top o…

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Nick Travers
@nicktravers Aug 5, 2018, 12:00 AM UTC

Four Layers of Editing

https://i1.wp.com/njtravers.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/4360118369_e8a55d0ed2_o.jpg?ssl=1&w=450 This is my editing process: 1. First draft: write or dictate a the basic scene/chapter/story. I oft…

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Nick Travers
@nicktravers Aug 2, 2018, 3:00 AM UTC

Gaia's Brood - Episode 18

https://i1.wp.com/njtravers.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/gaias-brood-gogs-dec-2014.png?ssl=1&w=450 The Shonti Bloom looms directly below me, hovering in dock G14, like a dirty rugby ball . Fear gr…

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Nick Travers
@nicktravers Jul 30, 2018, 12:00 AM UTC

Gaia's Brood - Episode 17

https://i1.wp.com/njtravers.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/gaias-brood-gogs-dec-2014.png?ssl=1&w=450 With my mind churning, I flee through the narrow maze of shady alleys; stumble down steps, trip o…

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Nick Travers
@nicktravers Jul 27, 2018, 10:59 PM UTC

Writing First Person Present Tense

https://i2.wp.com/njtravers.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/313970_476362175725200_1967134630_n.jpg?ssl=1&w=450 Using first-person present-tense is intended to give your reader the immediacy of the m…

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