Writing tips, advice, and secret sauce – Creativity, getting things done, dialog, plots, and more
Writing is a lot of work. Writers often have to edit their own work, find their own beta readers, edit again, arrange their own cover designers, and figure out how the hell they’re supposed to make any sales when they have the same marketing budget as a lemonade stand. And after you do all that, there’s another issue to deal …
Have you ever run across a blank space in a story and wondered why it was there? Wondering how to use section breaks in your own stories? Here is how I use them. Your mileage may vary. By “section break,” I mean interruptions to the continuous flow of text, such as a line of empty white space, or dividing sections …
Where to Research Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories This is a collection of research sites for writers. I primarily write science fiction, so there is a heavy focus on science fiction research. This post will be regularly updated, so add it to your bookmarks. It’s a lot of work to maintain a links collection. If you see a link has …
Writing is hard work. If you search the web for writing tips, a large portion of the advice is just ways to trick yourself into writing. Since writing is so tough, writers have come up with shortcuts to make creating a story quicker and more efficient, such as writing prompt lists and all manner of story element generators. One of …
Sitting down to write before you have an idea is like deciding to run a marathon before you train. You might be able to finish, but your progress will be slow, painful, and exhausting. The empty page will turn into miles of empty pavement that will take hours to cross. While it is possible to write “off the top of …
