Category: writing tips
-
Write to be remembered
“Do not write to be liked. Write to be remembered.” Chuck Palahniuk, Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different https://www.pexels.com/photo/silhouette-of-mountain-2423154/
-
Friday’s Findings: An Experiment in Screenplay Writing
Warning: possible spoilers for the novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay follow. Let me start off by saying I do not intend to become a screenplay writer. What I did yesterday was for fun. It started when I began re-reading The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon. I had forgotten…
-
Mastering the Writing Craft
“Mastery is not something that strikes in an instant, like a thunderbolt, but a gathering power that moves steadily through time, like weather.” ― John Gardner, The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers Photo by Mateusz Feliksik: https://www.pexels.com/photo/fog-in-forest-13428141/
-
Dedicated Five Minutes
Rachel Aaron is a fantasy and science fiction author. My favorite two series she has written are the Eli Monpress books and the Heartstrikers. Photo by Moose Photos: https://www.pexels.com/photo/gray-double-bell-clock-1037993/
-
Friday’s Findings: Writing Instruction Booklist
I revisited my list of writing instruction books I’d like to read at some point in my life. These are books on writing I’ve never read before. I may not get to all of them, but I’d like to try. If you’ve read any of these, let me know what you think of them. Photo…
-
Writing Instruction Books I Want to Read Again
In my last post, I pulled out a quote from a book called The First Five Pages by Noah Lukeman. It made me realize I haven’t read that book in many years. It also made me realize I wanted to read it again. Then I decided to make a list of books on writing instruction…
-
A Hard Question
This is from Noah Lukeman’s book The First Five Pages. I read that a long time ago. It’s one of those books I want to read again. I feel I’ve grown as a writer and I’m curious if the book would mean more to me now. Photo by Leeloo Thefirst: https://www.pexels.com/photo/question-mark-on-crumpled-paper-5428826/ My Linktree
-
NaNoWriMo Update: Playing Catch Up This Weekend
Last Saturday I came down with Covid symptoms. First time ever (as far as I know). For the next few days, I wrote only a little. Result: got behind in my word count. I’ve been off work all week, so I wrote all week and got ahead, right? Nope. Like I said, I wrote very…
-
Friday’s Findings: Hints
“Far better to give your readers some hints and then allow them to fill in the blanks for themselves.” ― Renni Browne, David King, Self-Editing for Fiction Writers Photo by cottonbro studio: https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-person-using-magnifying-glass-7319077/ My Linktree
Andrew M. Friday 