How do i get started again?
I've been a member of this forum for close to eight years now. I used to spend hours here and in my word processor writing. Even when I was in class I would write. I wrote until my hands hurt. I wrote...
View ArticleWriting every day: application matters (even if you're a slacker millennial)
Ol' Yuli Baba hasn't been around these parts much, but I promise it's not because I hate y'all— Tali!Ban is the hater. I'm just trolling around to see if anyone has committed to writing a certain...
View ArticleGardners vs. architects
I've recently heard this lecture on youtube. What do people think? Can we categorise writers into Gardeners vs Architects?
View ArticleMusic an inspiration
the 'Saddest song you've ever heard' thread made me think of this. When I wrote my high fantasy novel, I listened almost exclusively to fantasy sound tracks - primarily lord of the rings. For fight...
View ArticleWhat I learned writing my novel.
Some of you might know, from following my progress journal, that worked on my first novel for a year and a half and now it is at the editor I learned many things, looking back at classic writers,...
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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 ArticleMy First Rejection
I just got my first rejection from my first batch. It's a form letter, that admits it's a form letter, but links to a few storytelling tips articles (One of which I know) So much for being super duper...
View ArticleNew Writing Term...
I'm a big believer in Dwight V. Swain's techniques with his scenes and sequels and motivation/reaction units, etc. Scene = real time action with goal, conflict and disaster Sequel = reflective moment...
View ArticleYour manifesto as a storyteller
I don't know if anyone of you have done this but I have found somewhere on the web the advice to write your own manifesto as a storyteller. To remind you what is so magnificent about the story you want...
View ArticleThe bent mirror
Not sure if this was the right place to put it but this seemed like the best place. (though maybe it should have gone in general) Some of you may have heard me mention my view on using fanstey as a...
View ArticleWrite your experience
So the other day I was reading someone's blog and he was talking about how if you sit in your house all day trying to find things to write about you're never going to find anything. You need to go out...
View ArticleLittle heartstopping tidbits of stories
Do you ever stumble upon words of such heartbreaking truth that reality seems to rearrange itself? Well, here is your chance. Just post a short paragraph, with acknowledgements of where it comes from....
View ArticleA letter to your characters
Has anyone (beside me) written a letter to his/her characters? I found this tip I don't know where anymore and I did it a whole long while ago because I felt down at the time. However, whenever I now...
View ArticleHello, my Name is Bob, and I'm a Recovering 'Pantser'
I started when I was young. Writing was always a gut feeling for me. An impulse. Soon, normal writing wasn't enough anymore. So, I started 'Pantsing'. I would 'pants' during the mornings, at night,...
View ArticleI’m not here to make you a better writer
And if you think I’m relying on you to make me a better writer, think again. Most of us come to a location like this in hopes of finding help and advice in our respective quests as writers. What we...
View ArticleAdvice to writers.... or is it?
This may or may not take off but I wanted to put it out here and see how it works out. A place where a piece of writing advice, given by a successful author, can be discussed, analyzed or just strait...
View ArticleRealization about Conflict
Each chapter of the story has to have it's own, specific conflict (starts with a goal, middles with a new obstacle, ends with the characters deciding what to do next) in addition to being one of the...
View ArticleThe "Look Inside" feature - a writer's best friend
I just realized how often I use the Amazon "Look Inside" feature (other booksellers have similar functions) not as a reader, but more as a writer. So often we rely on second-hand advice about what...
View ArticleAwesome Writers App
I wanted to share an awesome app I just discovered. When I'm finished with Camp Nanowrimo, it'll probably take camps place for me. It's called Writeometer. It lets me keep track of my writing project...
View ArticleDifficulty converting imagination into written story
I've been writing children stories for many years and writing is something I've loved since I was very young. But I've always had difficulty picking up and retaining English grammar rules. But a real...
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