Last week I put up two polls to find out what your best and worst habits as writers are, and which attitudes you'd like to change. Thank you all very much for taking the time to vote and comment, it was very informative! As I promised, today we'll discuss the results. I must say I was …
What Are Your Worst And Best Habits As A Writer?
There are patterns in our behavior and our beliefs, which shape our daily life and our future. Some of them are closer to the surface, some are nested deep within us, and typically go undiscovered for most of our lives---if we were normal people, that is. But we're writers, and in the turbulent world of …
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How To Stay On Track With Writing & Blogging
Hey guys! I'm back from my holiday ski-trip with all bones intact, and can't wait to start blogging again! I hope y'all had a great start into the new year, and that you're gonna make 2013 your best year ever. Here's to grabbing opportunity by the throat! Shall we begin? 🙂 Let's talk about staying on …
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Top 5 Things I Want To Do With My Fiction
There's nothing I love talking about more than writing science-fiction and all the things that flow into it. I'm aware that many great minds have said many great things about this genre, and many brilliant writers have left their spectacular mark on it throughout the years. I'm also acutely aware I haven't published any work …
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Manuscript Revisions – Is This A Scene?
The most important thing before attempting a revision, is figuring out what exactly we're revising. So the top question to ask when we pick up any considerable chunk of text should be -- is this a scene, or a sequel? The difference between the two isn't always obvious. Scenes are often mixed with elements …
The Emotion Delivery Business
We writers work in the emotion delivery business. We're dealers in the most valuable human possession. This is our game, we lure you in and make you an offer you can't refuse: "Psst, over here. Want some emotion? I got a real good package here, man, guaranteed high, make you feel stronger and deeper than …
Things I Learned While Drafting
Ladies and gentlemen, the first full draft of my novel has been completed! Woohoo!!! Yeah, yeah, I know: so what? Many writers finish novels, what's so special about it, huh? Well, it's special to me because it's mine (thank you, Agent Obvious). It's all my dreams and nightmares condensed, my ideas and fears displayed, my …
