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Nonfiction & Non-nonfiction

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Kelli Jae BaeliSeptember 9, 2017

It bothers me when anything is referred to as a negative of something else,  such as nonfiction is NOT fiction. Its only identity is about what it is NOT. Like Man and non-man.  Like white and non-white. Like yellow and non-yellow. I find it so pejorative, with this word in particular, and I wish there was another way to say “nonfiction” that was about what it IS, not what it is NOT. Fiction is also referred to as literature or fictional prose, but it is a positive–it is fictional. It’s not even non-nonfiction, perhaps only because that would be cumbersome. … Continue reading →

Posted in frustration, WRITING CRAFT, truth, Kelli Jae Baeli, writer, PEEVES, BOOKS, Style, dialogue, WRITING, reading, novelwriting, truthiness, nonfiction, Fiction Writing, nonfiction writing, memoir genre | 2 Replies

Critique of Bad Fiction

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Kelli Jae BaeliJanuary 28, 2018

Several years ago, I did a critique for a friend who wanted my editorial-writerly insight on some stories she wrote. After I read them, I was then uneasy, because I am not willing to lie, yet I didn’t want to hurt her feelings. When she asked about the results of my reading, I told her I was afraid she wouldn’t like my critique. She stated emphatically that she wanted the cold hard truth. And so, that’s what I gave her. Below, is the critique, and I post it because I feel it covers lots of territory that every new writer … Continue reading →

Posted in WRITING CRAFT, conflict, lesbians, Writing tips, diction, editing, word choice, attributions, Style, Voice, Willing Suspension of Disbelief, tension, technique, characters, dialogue, bad writing, contrived situations, plot, cliches, WRITING, SEXUALITY, plotting, Fiction Writing | Tagged critique, mechanics, formatting, phrasing, usage, phras | Leave a reply

Voice: First & Third Person

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Kelli Jae BaeliJune 30, 2012

One of the most difficult things to master for me (and many other writers) is VOICE. This challenge trudges through the morass of other subjects like past tense vs. present tense, or past perfect tense, flashbacks, omniscience. . . Which Person? In fiction, the overwhelming majority of books are written in Third-Person. There are cogent reasons for this. One pertinent reason is that when you use First-Person, you are restricted to only what your main character is privy too. So if you need some clandestine goings-on, this wouldn’t serve you. In First-Person, your main character has to be present all … Continue reading →

Posted in WRITING CRAFT, Quintessence, Writing tips, attributions, Style, Voice, First Person, Third Person, Willing Suspension of Disbelief, WRITING | Tagged Quantum Physics, flashback | Leave a reply

I Heard You the First Time

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Kelli Jae BaeliNovember 27, 2011

…Repetition as enemy to style and cadence. Even great writers make mistakes. I can usually tell when it’s an editing oversight, or the fault of the author. An editor’s oversight seems a simultaneous contradiction, in that it can mean “overlook”, but also “seeing-over,” as in monitoring–same word, two opposite meanings. Accordingly, when I use the word “mistake” in this context, it doesn’t necessarily imply the condition of being WRONG. I use the word, “mistake” loosely. What I’m really talking about are stylistic errors. But telling someone how to have a writing style, is like telling someone how to have clothing … Continue reading →

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Michael Flynn has notoriously since been pardoned for his crimes,by the man he committed many of them for, but Stein has never had to answer for hers.

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So @FBI...kinda disturbing to see the guy perp walking the rioter sharing a laugh with him. Might want to take a closer look into him. https://twitter.com/RebeccaWSMV/status/1350817357078343683

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