There are so many “rules” we need to follow as writers. Don’t write in the second person. Don’t open with a dream sequence. Don’t use too many flashbacks. Don’t use too many adjectives. Don’t use any adverbs. You get the point. But there is one rule of writing fiction that isn’t brought up very often, […]
Five Links Friday 4/24/15
It’s time again for Five Links Friday, although we were dangerously close to making this on the first Five Links Saturday. Let’s have at it. 1. This one is more of a motivational post than a strictly writing related one, but 15 Questions to Ask Yourself Every Friday by Adrian Granzella Larssen at The Daily […]
Avoiding Past Progressive Tense
One of my biggest writing mistakes (especially early on, but it stills shows up every now and then) is to slip into this annoying tense that I believe is called past progressive or past continuous. The most common place I find it is when I’m describing a setting. For example, after Bob walks into a […]
Writing comedy? Check out this free ebook!
Here’s another free ebook available at FreelanceWriting.com. This one is pretty interesting. I’ve published the occasional humorous short story, but humor is far from my strongest writing skill. This book gives an interesting overview of the comedy business, covering everything from writing to sitcoms to handling hecklers. Are you the guy or gal whom everyone […]
But who the heck cares?
Any of us who can still remember elementary school are familiar with the questions of description: “Who? What? When? Where? Why? (and sometimes How?)” As writers, we pretty much ask ourselves most, if not all, of these questions whenever we create a new story or setting. And that’s all great, but there is another question […]
The 3 Most Convenient Places to Brainstorm
“Where do you get your ideas?” It’s a question that every writer has been asked at least once. But no matter how many writers have been asked that question, and no matter how many times, the answer is the same: “Damned if I know.” If pressed to elaborate, we might add something along the lines […]
My Top 5 Bad Writing Habits
We all make mistakes. Especially those of us who write fiction for fun. And that’s totally okay. It goes with the territory. But the problems arise when we fail to recognize our mistakes and try to correct them. So with that in mind, here are My Top 5 Bad Writing Habits. And just for fun, […]
Five Links Friday 4/17/15
And we’re back with another set of links to share for the weekend. This was a pretty good week over here, as I attended the Nebraska Writers Guild Spring Conference, and then spent the rest of the week going over the galley for the upcoming novel. Anyhow, enough about me. Here are the links! 1. […]
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