Category: writing tips

  • What I took away from Imaginarium 2019

    What I took away from Imaginarium 2019

    Last weekend, I attended Imaginarium 2019. It is a conference for writers, gamers and film makers. Never having attended this type of conference before, I wasn’t sure what to expect. The location of the conference was only 10 minutes away, so I didn’t have to get a hotel; I just went home at the end…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Articles on writing I’ve read lately … This Is How to Transform Info Dumps into Exciting Plot Reveals How to Easily Create a Book Outline for a Novel in Less Than an Hour NaNoWriMo Prep (Free Character Worksheet) The Difference Between Topic and Theme Storytelling Exercise: Plot Analysis 12 Signs You’re Afraid of Your WIP…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Some articles on writing I’ve read lately: Self published authors are empowered authors 10 ways to write excellent dialogue The 29 best writing websites of 2019 NaNo Prep 101

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Some articles on fiction writing I’ve come across lately: Write Using These Simple and Powerful Strategies How Realistic Should Your Action Scenes Be? Avoiding Change: What’s Stopping Our Characters? The Value of Writing Friends And here’s a book I’m reading: Layering Your Novel: The Innovative Method for Plotting Your Scenes by C.S. Lakin Photo by…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Some articles on fiction writing I’ve come across lately: This Writing Technique Will Make Your Readers Fall in Love With Your Sentences Writing a Fantastic Fight Scene How to Write Dialogue and Become a Great Storyteller How to Self-Publish Your Novel Master List of Facial Expressions for Writers

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Here are some articles on writing I’ve read lately: How to Write Faster Achieve Your Writing Goals 5 Ways to Earn Your Audience’s Loyalty Plotting Made Easy: Do You Need the 3-Act Structure? Indie Publishing

  • About Writing by Gareth L. Powell: Practical and Unique

    About Writing by Gareth L. Powell: Practical and Unique

    I read Gareth L. Powell’s About Writing: A Field Guide for Aspiring Authors. Twice. The second time, I took notes. Maybe you should, too. Powell is a bestselling speculative fiction author from the UK. He has twice won the BSFA Award for Best Novel, and has been a finalist for both the Locus Awards in…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Articles on writing I’ve read recently: How to Get a Literary Agent for Your Book Procrastination Is Part of the Process Writing In Media Res 3 Tips To Writing Page-Turning Fiction, Starting Today How do you describe a place? 6 setting tips Photo by eberhard grossgasteiger from Pexels

  • Friday’s Findings: 11.09.18

    Friday’s Findings: 11.09.18

    Here are some articles on writing I’ve read lately: How to Balance Show Don’t Tell in Your Writing 5 Tips for Writing About Fictional Technology 5 Reasons Not to Do NaNoWriMo Goals, Conflicts, & Stakes: Why Plots Need All Three Are You Misusing These Common Words?