Andrew M. Friday

Tag: creativity

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    It’s the first day of a new year, and I’m in my man cave. I’m sitting at my computer next to the window and it’s still dark outside. I can hear the rain falling and I find it soothing. First thing for 2021, I’m doing some of my favorite things: drinking caramel creme coffee; setting…

  • Friday's Findings

    Friday's Findings

    I always think of my first draft as a lump of clay I’ve been working on for only a few minutes. It’s wet and soggy and unpainted, but I know it’s unfinished and the best is yet to come. Why Your First Draft Isn’t Crap Stop Killing Your Creative Genius How a Career Can Reveal…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    It’s important for a writer to improve his or her craft. Here are some articles on writing fiction to help facilitate the process: Storytelling Exercise: Character Choices Use Correct Tense with Third Conditional Sentences Take Your Creativity to the Next Level Nobody Is Going to Teach You How to Write

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Here’s a few things on writing I’ve read lately . . . Creative Leaps Are The Lifeblood Of Great Writing Nothing is Wasted (If You Put It To Use) How to Make Your Setting Come to Life A Stitch in Time: Pacing, World Building, and Time Travel What Happens When the Apocalypse You’re Writing Starts…

  • Exposing “exposure” for what it is: an insult

    As much as I love designing book covers, I don’t have time to do it for free. Last year I designed book covers for a couple of different small publishers. I figured out one publisher would not be paying enough for the time I put into the projects, so I told the publisher I quit.…