Be wary of rules.
For the few years I've been writing, I've learned quite a lot. I've come to understand some of the inner workings of the stories I love, specifically: the reasons why I love them, what the author did...
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Something that popped up in my FB feed that's worth sharing: View attachment 12375
View ArticleTwo Thoughts On Originality, One Old and One New
For a while now, my go-to response to new writers asking variations of "Should I not write this because it's been done before?" (the irony of which I am just now realizing as I typing this) has been to...
View ArticleExcerpts of brilliant descriptive writing
I'm trying to break out of the habit I've formed over the years of supplying my writing with so many adjectives, adverbs and fancy linguistic devices that I smother the true meaning and give my...
View ArticleThe Great Writers' Quote Thread
This is really @minstrel's idea, but I thought it would be a good one. We all have quotes from writers that inspire us, instruct us, guide us, warn us. Give us your best ones (attributed, please). I...
View ArticleAnn Leckie on "rules"
I've commented along these lines before, so it was nice to see a Twitter thread by an author I like encapsulating the sentiments. A couple of captures from the Twitter thread. It looks like "kill your...
View Article"Putting Your Worst Foot Forward" article on Tor
Just had this pop up in my inbox, an article on Tor's website about the fact that we as writers should not only be aware of our weaknesses, but focus on them. It's by someone named Charlie Jane Anders,...
View ArticleCharles Stross on Writing Series and Long Books
Charles Stross is a British SF writer who's won three Hugos and three Locus awards. Some of his works I like, others I don't take to so well, but his most recent blog features some of his insights into...
View ArticleGeorge Orwell’s 5 Rules for Effective Writing
Hey folks. I did a quick search and it doesn't appear the following has been shared before. Here is an essay written by George Orwell. A guideline for preventing common errors in written language. I...
View ArticleVS Naipul's Advice for Writers
I know the last thing the world needs is another list of advice for authors-to-be, but there's some really good advice here, and this is, after all, a writing workshop. So... VS Naipaul’s Rules for...
View ArticleSomething I found about breaking all the rules ...
I came across this. I found myself agreeing strongly with this statement from the article: "There is no one correct way to write, and following every rule in the book won't make your... Something I...
View ArticleAbout the Insights and Inspiration Forum
The Insights, & Inspiration forum is meant to act as a repository for thread-based resources. That is those threads where there are high quality discussions about the writing process and/or...
View ArticleFantasy Author Lounge: Interview with ML Wang
I'm currently reading 'Sword of Kaigen' by ML Wang, and it is one of the best books I've read in a very long time. In this interview she discusses a number of topics that often headline Writingforums...
View ArticleA Chat w/ Rebecca Kuang & Evan Winter!
This is a wonderful interview by Daniel Green with Rebecca Kuang (The Poppy War series) and Evan Winter (the Burning series). They talk indepth about their approach to writing. For example: Rebecca is...
View ArticleJust some thoughts on creativity
A story about Martha Graham as told by Agnes de Mille. Hopefully of some help to anyone having a crisis of confidence in themselves or their work: View attachment 21815
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