Category: writing style
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Friday’s Finding
Here are some articles on writing I’ve come across lately. My hope for you is you to stay safe. Find motivation to improve your writing craft as a way to remain mentally healthy if you are at home for an extended period of time. Fueling Your Writing With Feeling How to End a Story: Top…
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Writing Style Outcasts: Adjectives
Not the cool kids at school. This is a series on the aspects of writing style that are bullied. But they serve a purpose. Yesterday, I talked about adverbs. Today, I talk about adjectives. Descriptors like adjectives and adverbs are kicked out the writing style kingdom like lepers. “Don’t use adverbs!” “Don’t use adjectives!” But…
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Writing Style Outcasts: Adverbs
High school cliques appear in most young adult fiction. And in real life. Yes, they are tropes found in 13 Reasons Why, The Hate You Give and The Perks of Being a Wallflower, but that’s only because cliques actually do exist in high schools. Yes, the popular kids roam around like royalty because they’ve managed…
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Show Don’t Tell: Misunderstood But Important
Call me weird, but I find “Show Don’t Tell” articles interesting. The following is a recent post at Reddit.com about this writing concept in the Writing subreddit: This is one of the most misunderstood rules in all of prose fiction. It’s important to understand that every single sentence you write is simultaneously telling one thing…
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Friday’s Findings
Articles on writing I’ve read lately . . . Writing Tips: 6 Ways To Write A Better Script How to Choose the Right Freelance Editor for Your Manuscript 13 Reasons it’s Scary to Live with a Writer How to Become an Editor: A Comprehensive Guide for Writers 6 Ways to Immerse Your Reader in the…
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Friday’s Findings: 07.13.18
Here are some articles on writing I’ve read lately: How to Build Your Sci-Fi World What to Do When You Don’t Feel Like Writing 6 Ways to Double Your Writing Speed Using the Ten Key Scene Structure to Frame Up Your Novel Why You Need Beta Readers
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Friday’s Findings 06.29.18
Here are some articles on writing I’ve read lately: Four Pieces of Advice from an Editor How to Write a Book Like Stephen King 6 Tricks to Help You Finish Your Work in Progress (WIP) The Efficient Author’s Cheat Sheet for Creating Suspense and Tension How to Make Your Sentences More Descriptive Explore the…
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Author Interview: Dave Creek
Dave Creek and I follow each other on Twitter. He is a former television journalist who lives in Louisville, Kentucky with his wife Dana, Corgi/Jack Russell Terrier mix Ziggy Stardog, and polydactyl cat Hemmie. How did you decide to become an author? Like so many people who get into this, I began reading the science…
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Friday’s Findings 05.04.18
Here are some articles on writing I’ve read lately: Imagine the Page as You Write Your Book Find Your Way Back to Writing A Tip for Getting Through Hard-to-Write Scenes How to Write a Great First Sentence–With 22 Inspiring Examples. What Is Fantasy, Exactly? View my Consortium SF Series at Amazon.
Andrew M. Friday 