This week’s inspiration is about the Potemkin villages in Russia. Probably the best joke ever.
Weekly Inspiration: Fairy Tales in Real Life
I found a few things that are suggestive of something magical in different parts of the world that offer inspiration for my own writing.
Weekly Inspiration
This week’s inspiration is an article on the age of fairy tales. Get inspired!
What’s in a Name? Why Every Bestseller Has the Word “Girl” in It
What’s in a name? Have you ever gone through a bookstore or perused the many book titles on Amazon and thought to yourself, “Who came up with this title? Better yet, who came up with this cover? I’ve read this book and it has nothing to do with ball gowns or staircases!”
Day 2 Writing Day – Part 2
Second day that I am updating my word count and guilting myself to get started.
Using Character Description to Move Your Plot Along
Writing believable character descriptions is hard. Writing believable character descriptions is hard. I don’t really need to tell you that but it does get right to the heart of a big problem in writing. Part of the influence of bad writing stems from fanfiction writers going legit, although this post isn’t going to be about fanfiction writing. As a long-time former fanfiction writer myself, making the transition to writing non-fanfiction (and writing better in general) took a lot of hard work and will be the spotlight of a future blog. Writing character descriptions was probably the first big hurdle I came across when I was making that transition.
Have you ever read a long description that starts out with hair color and length, eye-color, vague height, clothing, and even shoe type? Here’s some advice for how to do it better.
Day 1 Writing Day – Part 1
First day of writing to get my first draft done.
I’m In a Creative Writing/English Lit Writing Workshop Course. Does That Mean I Have an Editing Group?
Writing workshop can be amazingly harmful if you’re not blessed with above-average classmates and led by a great facilitator.
Week’s End Roundup
Happy end of the week to everyone! As this blog is new, I thought I’d have a spot where I… Read more Week’s End Roundup
Writing: When It’s Not Just a Hobby Anymore
The difference between hobby and vocation is one of those things that is a tough question for most writers: when is it just for fun, when is it for profit, why can’t it be both?