Posted in creativity, non-fiction, publishing, recs and reviews, writing, tagged articles, associated content, fiction, helium, non-fiction, online publishers, reviewstream, suite 101 on June 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Most writers dream of writing and publishing a novel. In our collective mind that’s exactly what writer does.
But should you dismiss non-fiction writing: journalism and online articles?
In this post I’ll try to make it easier for you to choose between those two, or maybe mixing them.
Creativity
This is something everybody associates with creative writing (as [...]
Posted in recs and reviews, writing, writing prompts, tagged prompts, random generator, writing challenge, writing exercise on May 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Our very own Random Prompt Generator remains one of the most popular posts ever since it was published. And I’m really thrilled that you’re finding it useful and inspiring. But in my quest to provide you with all the writing help possible I have for you yet another way to push your muse and your [...]
Posted in editing, how-to, writing, tagged cutting, plot bunnies on December 14, 2007 | No Comments »
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You decided to write this nice little story. You had enough information, characters suitable for a story under 10000 words and a plot that was supposed to be just enough for your needs. And then you started to write it. And it was like suddenly you were writing an epic.
I’m terrible at [...]
Posted in how-to, writing, tagged break, procrastination on December 10, 2007 | 6 Comments »
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For whatever reason, every writer takes a break sometimes. But I know from my own experience and from my friends’ testimonies, that the longer the breake, the harder it is to start writing again. Here’s something that might help you get back on the writing horse.
On-line Social Life
I do realize that the [...]
Posted in creativity, recs and reviews, writing, tagged must have, resources, writers on November 26, 2007 | 2 Comments »
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1. Ten Things That May Indicate You’re Writing a McNovel - it’s almost like a Mary Sue test for the whole novel
2. Internet-Resources.com - Writers’ resources on the web
3. NotWriting - stuff one writer does when he should be writing
4. Notebook in Hand - mingle with other writers in forums
5. Storyist - software [...]
Posted in creative writing 101, writing, tagged point of view, POV on November 9, 2007 | 2 Comments »
No matter how experienced you are and how many stories you’ve written; please pay a special attention to the following article. Point of view is one of those things that impacts everything about your story. It influences the way you write and what you write, it suggests to the readers which characters should be liked [...]
Posted in writing, writing prompts, tagged generator, prompt, random, writer's block on October 26, 2007 | 10 Comments »
I was researching methods of breaking The Writer’s Block when I came across an old post of mine archived on my HDD. I refreshed it, added new things and tweaked it a little to fit my purpose.
And now I’m proud to present you with the NEW AND IMPROVED
The Almost Totally Random Prompt Generator
With over [...]
Posted in characters, writing, tagged anti-hero, buffy, litmus test, mary sue, tolkien on October 12, 2007 | 5 Comments »
No story can go on for long without a main character. So at some point every writer has to create a protagonist. Or, if you’re into the current trend, an anti-hero. At this point it doesn’t really matter. Because I’m about to introduce you to your biggest enemy. Your worst nightmare.
The Mary Sue.
She’s a female [...]
