Terrible Tip Tuesday: Writing Advice to Ignore
Yes, I know it’s not Tuesday. No, I’m not planning on making this a weekly blog feature. I just like alliterative titles. The Terrible Tip: Do not plunge your reader right into the action. Dean...
View ArticleFinding Feedback: Constructive Critique DOES Exist!
Does all your feedback sound like this? You might need a critique partner.Image from memegenerator.com As a writing noob, one of my biggest challenges so far has been getting valuable feedback. A month...
View ArticleIn the Trenches: Today’s Weapon for Shattering Writer’s Block
Writer rage. It isn’t pretty. I’ve spent the last few days agonizing over my prologue. You wouldn’t think two pages of text could be so problematic. I mean, its TWO pages. A mere thousand words out of...
View ArticleWhat Do Other Authors do that Drives You Insane?
You know, I used to be able to simply enjoy entertainment. Now nothing is safe from the dreaded “Kira’s Over-Analyzation of DOOOOOOOM!” I feel so bad for The Husband. I make him sit for 20-30 minutes...
View ArticleTerrific Tip Thursday: Writing Advice that Doesn’t Suck
No! Resist the Urge!Image: cheezburger.com (where else, right?) “Make your main character unlike you.” - from Novelist’s Boot Camp. When I first saw this piece of advice, I riled against it. I’m...
View ArticleFor all the aspiring writers out there…
I just stumbled across a Tweet from Kevin Hearne I had to share. That’s right, even the fabulous author of the Iron Druid Chronicles struggled when he first started writing. It helped me to see that...
View ArticleThe Well-Accessorized Character
Never underestimate the importance of accessorizing. Hey fellas, don’t run yet. We’re not talking jewelry here, we’re talking about making memorable characters. Let’s try an experiment. I’ll give you...
View ArticleProtagonists Need Friends, Too
Source: Google Images Today, let’s talk about something I wish I’d better understood when I first started writing. If you’ve done any amount of digging for writing advice, you’ve probably come across...
View ArticleKeeping it Fresh Part 5: Characters
Welcome to today’s installment of Keeping it Fresh, where we’ve spent the last week or so discussing ways to make our fiction writing different, with a special focus on Urban Fantasy. In past posts...
View ArticleKeeping it Fresh Part 6: Antagonize the Hero
I realize this final installment of the Keeping it Fresh series has been delayed, but life and Sith Squirrels happen. Never underestimate the power of the dark side of the Furce. Anywhoo…Welcome to the...
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