Writing tips, advice, and secret sauce – Creativity, getting things done, dialog, plots, and more
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 …
When you’re working on a longer story or a novel, one of the hardest things you’ll face is just keeping up your passion for writing. Writing can be hard work, sure, but it’s important to make sure you’re having fun. Remember: if you’re bored, so are your readers. So what do you do? How do you keep your passion for …
Staying Excited: Seven Ways to Keep up Your Passion for Writing Read More »
I spent my spare time in college writing a mystery novel called “They Ate the Waitress?” Before that, I had only ever written science fiction, horror, and weird things like that. Fantasy or science fiction stories can be almost anything you like. However, as I discovered, detective story readers have certain expectations about what makes a good mystery. Deviate from …
Have you ever read a story or watched a film and thought, “Why didn’t I think of that?” When you see great story ideas put into action, it can make you jealous, or even tempted to take them and use them as your own. But is that ethical? Where do you draw the line between inspiration and theft? By adding …
Whether you want to write a novel or run a marathon, the first step is forming good habits. Habits are the steps we climb to achievement. The more time we spend building and practicing good habits, the more we can accomplish, and the more rewarding our lives will be. When you have a strong writing habit in place, you can …
Building a Strong Writing Habit and Lessons from the Gym Read More »
