Last week, I mentioned Janice Hardy’s article on fixing pacing problems. But there’s one issue that really gets to me on a personal level as a writer, and when I read other people’s work. And that’s writing a good ending. In that post, I mentioned what to do when an ending seems rushed, as that’s…
I know that they say this is for writing a horror story or weird fiction, but really, it fits just about any type of writing piece. Lovecraft had a unique voice that I don’t think could be replicated. Admittedly, his prose did get a bit purple at times, but it only made for more stunning…
A while back, I was reading this article from Writers Write, and it really hit home with me as a writer. Every day, I have a minimum word count of 2,000 words. I usually wind up writing around 2,500 to 3,000, and a lot of those words are worthless and will be scrapped and/or edited…
I’ve been busy with NaNoWriMo this November, and I hope other writers will join me. Something I’ve said (repeatedly) is that your first draft is allowed to be shit. It’s supposed to be. Crap writing. Take shortcuts. Use your adverbs. Whatever. Just get it out on paper. Because when you revise, you’ll see your shortcuts…
via Fiction University: Better Plotting: 7 Ways Your Characters Can Screw up Their Decisions. I highly recommend this read for people who have difficulty making things difficult for their characters. As much as we enjoy having things turn out nice and neat, life doesn’t work that way, and it’s interesting reading when it happens to…
I recently read: Don’t Overthink It, Less Is More When It Comes to Creativity – Scientific American, and I heartily agree with their findings. It’s nice to have some hard, scientific proof to back up what I’ve been saying. When you sit down to write, just write. Overthinking it makes it arduous and contributes to…
Where do you get your ideas? Anne shares her experience of beating her muse to death and writing anyway.
