Category: fiction writing
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Friday’s Findings: You’re Allowed to Steal
“In any art you’re allowed to steal anything if you can make it better.” – James Baldwin’s Advice on Writing. Austin Kleon talks about this in detail in his book, Steal Like an Artist. “If we’re free from the burden of trying to be completely original, we can stop trying to make something out of nothing, and…
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Friday’s Findings: A Writer’s Notebook
“Always carry a notebook. And I mean always. The short-term memory only retains information for three minutes; unless it is committed to paper you can lose an idea for ever.” -Will Self Writing Blog Highlights: Photo by Tirachard Kumtanom: https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-spiral-notebook-beside-orange-pencil-544115/ My Linktree
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Sounds Like Writing?
“If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.” – Elmore Leonard. Photo by Alexander Kovalev: https://www.pexels.com/photo/different-hues-of-color-of-the-sky-2847648/ My Linktree
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Say It Aloud
“If you’re using dialogue, say it aloud as you write it. Only then will it have the sound of speech.” -John Steinbeck Photo by KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA: https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-woman-using-laptop-4051170/ My Linktree
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Friday’s Findings: Reading Websites
I’ve kept track of the books I’ve read on various book cataloging websites for years. It sounds geeky, but I have benefited from it in several ways. First, it has helped me keep track of what I’ve read, which is important to me. It also reminds me of the time in my life when I…
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Friday’s Findings: Doing Whatever It Takes
The title of today’s blog entry refers to an update on my writing progress. I’ve been stuck for several weeks. I’ve been having trouble finishing even one scene. I decided to take action. In my science fiction novel, my characters spend about twenty scenes on a planet called Zonvillon. I had already written a couple…
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The One Thing You Have to Offer as a Writer
Photo by Steve Johnson: https://www.pexels.com/photo/yellow-and-red-abstract-painting-1789968/
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Don’t Be Hard on Yourself
“You’re going to suck when you start. Sucking when you start is okay. Every new project, no matter how brilliant the idea at the heart of it happens to be, is going to start by sucking. Just deal with it, and soldier through. Every sentence is a learning experience.” -Seanan McGuire My Linktree
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Neil Gaiman on the Idea
“But the truth is, it’s not the idea, it’s never the idea, it’s always what you do with it.” -Neil Gaiman Photo by LED Supermarket: https://www.pexels.com/photo/light-bulb-577514/
Andrew M. Friday 