Andrew M. Friday

Category: writing tips

  • Writing Is a Privilege

    Writing Is a Privilege

    “And what, you ask, does writing teach us? First and foremost, it reminds us that we are alive and that it is a gift and a privilege, not a right.” ― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing Photo by Pixabay: https://www.pexels.com/photo/red-leaf-trees-near-the-road-33109/ My Linktree

  • Friday’s Findings: Brevity

    Friday’s Findings: Brevity

    Photo by Sohel Patel: https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-and-brown-ceramic-vase-1804035/

  • Terrible First Efforts

    Terrible First Efforts

    Bird by Bird Photo by Klaus Nielsen: https://www.pexels.com/photo/broken-egg-scattered-on-table-in-kitchen-6294191/ My Linktree

  • Friday’s Findings: A Simple Writing Tip From C.S. Lewis

    Friday’s Findings: A Simple Writing Tip From C.S. Lewis

    I just started listening to On Writing (and Writers): A Miscellany of Advice and Opinions by C. S. Lewis. The very first piece of advice he gives is so simple but so true. C. S. Lewis, On Writing is available at Amazon.com Photo by Steve Johnson: https://www.pexels.com/photo/multicolored-abstract-painting-1509534/ My Linktree

  • Friday’s Findings: Books on Writing

    Friday’s Findings: Books on Writing

    I’d like to share two books on writing I’ve recently purchased: Save the Cat Writes a Young Adult Novel by Jessica Brody Brody expounds on the Save the Cat beats with young adult novel examples. Even if you don’t write YA novels, or even if you are a pantser, you can probably mine out some…

  • Friday’s Findings: Two Column Method to Drafting

    Friday’s Findings: Two Column Method to Drafting

    I’ve discovered a way to create a rough draft more quickly and conveniently. Sometimes, I’ll have a page of notes about a scene I want to write. But going back and forth from the page with my notes to the page where I’m composing my rough draft slows me down. I tried a split screen,…

  • Use AI to Outline your NaNoWriMo?

    Use AI to Outline your NaNoWriMo?

    Are you desperate for a NaNoWriMo idea? Maybe you should consider using AI technology to create a 30-day outline for November.  Maybe I’ll get hate for this, but I’m curious how people will respond to this idea. I’m sure it’s already been done. I’m not endorsing AI to write a novel, but I see value in using…

  • Should I Do NaNoWriMo?

    Should I Do NaNoWriMo?

    Should I do NaNoWriMo this year? Whether or not I do is in question. Here’s why: I’m currently working on three novels. Yes, I’m crazy. Currently, the momentum I have working on all three is going well. I don’t want to break it. I also have three or four outlines of potential novels. I want…