Fear and Writing, with Emma Newman
This is a fantastic Writing Excuses podcast I've recently listened too. Here's the blurb: Emma Newman, author, audio book narrator, and podcaster, joined us on the Baltic... Fear and Writing, with Emma...
View ArticleBad Writing Advice Videos
I found this channel on YouTube. I find it insightful and humorous. It satires down all the bad writing tropes that we've come to know and love. The videos are short, funny and to the point.
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 ArticleGardeners vs. architects
I've recently heard this lecture on youtube. What do people think? Can we categorise writers into Gardeners vs Architects?
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 ArticleInspiration vs. Stealing a Story
So where do you draw the line between being "inspired" by a story or by actually stealing an idea/concept/character? For example, I have a favorite author, Jim Butcher. Basically the main character is...
View ArticleHemingway's 110 commandments
http://www.kansascity.com/static/pdfs/Hemingway_stylesheet_Plain_Text.pdf I read through this, and I thought it was interesting what Hemingway learned as an article writer. I thought I share it and see...
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 ArticleShirley Jackson talks about writing
We just passed the 100th birthday of Shirley Jackson, who was a wonderful writer. The New Yorker has published some of her thoughts on writing: http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/garlic-in-fiction
View ArticleWriting Quote Generator
http://selfpublishingteam.com/free-tools/quotegen/ "You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club." - Jack LondonClick to expand...
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 ArticleA Good Take On Editing
I realize that this discusses editing from the perspective of someone who already has published and has a contract for additional work, but a lot of Rob Hart's advice rang true for me.... A Good Take...
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 ArticleFirst Draft, Summary, Second Draft
I'd finished the 115k word first draft of my WIP almost a year ago, but I've spent a good portion of the time since then not getting serious about the editing (partially because my real life has gotten...
View ArticleIf he can do it...
So can I! Isle of Wight cerebral palsy author writes autobiography with his nose Because of his limited mobility and speech he previously used an array of switches connected to a computer -...Click to...
View ArticleMaster Class videos by Neil Gaiman
Has anyone here watched these? If so, what are they like? I'm not exactly a beginner at writing but would like to improve. Do the videos just have basic advice to help people get started or are there...
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 ArticleAfraid Of Loosing My Creative Hunger, Dont Know What To Do
So I've been holding this in for awhile, but it's starting to eat me alive so I need to let this out. Sorry if I annoy. Life has gotten hard for me to deal with. Two big plans I had for moving out have...
View ArticleNew Yorker article on SF/F author Gene Wolfe
Nice, short piece on Gene Wolfe, one of the best writers going in science fiction and fantasy: http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/sci-fis-difficult-genius?intcid=mod-latest His work is well...
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