I think this is the last repost for a while, but again, obviously, when I start with ‘last week’, that now means ‘several years ago’ 😉 😀 A little over a week ago, Liana Brooks posted an article called ‘Good, Better, Best‘. In it, she discussed the various things she would have to do in […]
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In a similar vein to the last repost, and again, applicable to a lot more than just writing…….. I was originally going to title this post ‘A New Cure For Writers’ Block’. But really, it’s not a new cure, for either the world in general, or myself. You’ve heard me talk about it before; the
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Okay, so first of all, this post was bizarrely popular on my old blog. Second of all, it can be applied to many, many things other than writing. Hmm, maybe the two are connected. Anyway. Post. Enjoy. A thought has struck me – as thoughts are wont to do.Motivated by said thought, I re-examined
Look Ma, I Aten’t Ded (Repost) Read More »
A lot of writers unfortunately aren’t really aware of the impact that scene endings can make, and if they are, it’s often in an implicit, intuitive sort of way. A few years ago, I devised this example as a way of teaching scene breaks to students, and some of my writing friends found it helpful.
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The twinny one, Liana Brooks, has an awesome article up on the Critique Circle blog about prepping for NaNoWriMo. Somewhat conveniently, it’s also generally applicable to writing a novel, and is more or less something like the process she and I actually follow when plotting novels. Definitely worth a read, particularly if you’re a writer
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The rise of the internet has often been heralded as the rise of the common man. No longer are news, literature, and written communication in all its more general forms something that remain the exclusive domain of the rich, famous, or well-eductated. These days, anyone can – and does – have a say.Nobodies can rise
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And this repost, obviously, is applicable to so much more than writing. This is one of those old posts I read and go – wow, you know what? I actually used to be kind of smart sometimes! *shakes head*. But anyway, for writing, just substitute YOUR dream, because the point still applies: if it’s a
In Which I Pep Talk (Repost) Read More »
Obviously, when I say in the first line down there that I mentioned something ‘last week’, this is no longer true, because this is a repost of an article I first wrote in, like, 2009. But the sentiment still rings true, so you know 😉 😀 I mentioned last week that I think ‘honesty’ is an important
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So, I was thinking the other day about all the reasons why writing is simply awesome. And I realised something: writing is awesome because it’s good for you! Isn’t that great news? Here are 5 reasons I discovered why writing is good for you.1) Writing is good for your brain. You get to perform weird mental contortions while
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Came across this awesome article a month or so ago – 20 Thoughts on Revision – which has 20 things to think about and ways to approach the revision of your story. There’s some good stuff in there. You should totally read it. Read more:Plotting #4: Live ReplotFrom The Ground Up…date (ha!)How To Write A
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