Brandon Sanderson's lectures. I recommend these to anyone who wants to write,...
http://www.writeaboutdragons.com/brandon_w2012/ You can find Youtube links to all of them there. They're simply great. His insight is well put and explained and it is also a good inspiration to get...
View ArticleArticle: Too busy to focus? Try this
From the Guardian: [Too busy to focus? Try this] Subtitle: Few people need convincing that intense focus is a good thing, constantly threatened by email and social media. The real challenge... Article:...
View ArticleArticle: Idea Debt
From blogger Jessica Abel. Link: [idea debt] Subtitle: Imagining your future projects is holding you back. Pull quote: Idea Debt is when you spend too much time picturing what a project is going to be...
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The Silver Bullet
I've been waiting so long to find an article like this! I know that a handful of you will appreciate it. http://www.theawl.com/2012/10/how-to-win-the-nobel-prize-in-literature
View ArticleMicro-Tension in your WIP?
Just found this on another blog: http://www.livewritethrive.com/2014/10/08/infusing-microtension-in-your-novel/ "Just what is microtension? Just as the prefix suggests, it’s tension on a micro level,...
View ArticleWriting Process and more, from Joe Lansdale
Written by Joe Lansdale, re-posted by Dean Wesley Smith... https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/great-advice-from-joe-lansdale/ I agree with what he's saying partly because it's really close to my own...
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Rules for Success
Good morning everyone. I watched a video and gave me this idea for this post. Here tell us the rules of your favourite artists for success, it doesn't necessarily need to be a writer, can be a painter,...
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 ArticleMy Writing Tips
When Writer's Craft started at the beginning of second semester last year I was very new to the world of writing. I may still be new to this great new world, but I feel I have progressed a great deal...
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 ArticleSharing my description writing eureka:
OK so let me try this sub-forum again. I don't know about the 'sticky quality', maybe I need a more causal eureka/inspiration sub-forum for these little things. I'm working on getting the hang of...
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 Article'We Have Always Fought': Challenging the 'Women, Cattle and Slaves' Narrative
Insight from an impressive author, and it won the 2014 Hugo for Best Related... 'We Have Always Fought': Challenging the 'Women, Cattle and Slaves' Narrative
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 ArticleQntm's one weird tip.
The British writer Sam Hughes, known online as qntm, has this tip to share on his SCP Foundation page: "To be continued" is your enemy. Write a complete story in one chapter. I see writers who spend...
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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