Here is a batch of some of my favorite quotes about writing (from writers) and what I like about them. It’s always great to check out stuff like this for both information and motivation 🙂 “When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature.” – Ernest […]
Five Links Friday the 13th: 11/13/15
Another week has flown by and it’s not only time for Five Links Friday, but for Five Links Friday the 13th. Only two mere weeks ago, we posted a horror-themed 5 Links for Halloween, but we’re doing it again this week to celebrate horror, slashers, and writers of the dark arts everywhere. 1. Farah Penn […]
Don’t worry so much about your word count
One of the most repeated pieces of advice I see in writer’s magazines and other online writing sites (including my own) is to write every day. You’re thinking, “Well, duh…” and so am I. Of course you need to write every day. If you want to master anything, from sports to arts, you need to […]
If you don’t have time to read…
That’s a pretty well-know quote from Stephen King’s book on writing (aptly titled: On Writing.) If you take that statement at face value, it isn’t really saying anything special, just that reading is important and if you don’t read a lot, you won’t become a very good writer. But if you look into the deeper […]
When is a scene worth keeping?
Revising a novel is difficult. A big part of the revision precess is cutting. It’s not easy to do, but there are plenty of parts that need to be cut. One thing I recommend is to break the entire thing down into individual scenes. A yourself the following questions for every single scene in the […]
Hello, my name is Jason, and I used an adverb one time…
Adverbs. You know, those pesky little helper words that make up 75% of most English Comp I papers. Those things that you’re supposed to limit as much a possible if you write genre fiction. Those things that can take a tight 2000 word short story and turn it into a 2500 word crap-fest if you’re […]
One Word at a Time
Q: “So how do you write a novel?” A: “One word at a time.” I’ve always hated that quote, but it does ring true in a certain sense. When you sit down to write, you’ve got two options: Write. Don’t write. If you want to write a novel, you have to lock yourself down and […]
10 Awesome Quotes From 10 Awesome Authors
Sometimes I just need a good inspirational or educational writing quote to help keep me motivated. I think we all do at some point. So with that said, here are… Ten Awesome Quotes from Ten Awesome Authors (and why I think they’re awesome) “Write. Write more. Write even more. Write even more than that. Write when […]