Category: writing
-
A Portable Writing Kit
A while back, I did something simple that has made a real difference in my writing life: I built a portable writing kit.
-
Fast Drafting: Finding Your Balance
Fast Draft: Finding Your Balance
-
Fast Drafting: Finding Time
Fast Drafting: Finding Time
-
Fast Drafting: Write Now, Perfect Later
Fast Drafting: Write Now, Perfect Later
-
Dialogue: Small Words, Big Clarity
Dialogue tags and attribution: small words, big clarity
-
Writing Strong Description in Fiction, Part 3
A lot of writers feel pressure to “fully visualize” the setting for the reader. So they pile detail upon detail onto the page.
-
Writing Strong Description in Fiction, Part 1
When we talk about description in fiction, most writers immediately picture long paragraphs about sunsets, castles, or what color somebody’s curtains are. And honestly? That’s part of why description gets such a bad press sometimes.
-
Writing With Scene Beats
If plot is the skeleton and character, is the heart. Beats are the nervous system. They carry every signal, every reaction, every emotional pulse through your story. Master beats—and suddenly everything else gets sharper.
-
Writing Advice: Margaret Atwood
From the author of The Handmaid;s Tale. Legendary wisdom to sharpen your craft—swipe through for practical, powerful advice every writer should hear.
Andrew M. Friday 