This crazy week has finally come to an end. But here at Write Good Books, we don’t complain. We celebrate stuff. And what better stuff to celebrate than an upcoming three-day weekend? Here is some stuff to read about writing. Give it a look and then get to work! 1. Let’s start on a positive […]
Finding Your Creativity
This time of year, I see a lot of friends and family that I might only see once or twice a year. More often than not, my writing comes up as a conversation piece, and when it does, that question we’ve all been asked gets asked: “Where do you get your ideas?” I know a […]
The Biggest, Ugliest Thing
I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about the plot of one of my WIP short stories lately. It’s one of those stories where I think the style it’s written in is pretty good, but the plot is pretty…blah. It’s a classic example of all style, no substance. Kind of like the early days […]
Five Links Friday 11/27/15
Happy Friday, ya’ll. Here is some stuff to read in between college football games. And if you don’t like football, that’s cool. Just don’t tell anyone and you’ll be fine. At least that’s the strategy that’s gotten me by for the last three or four decades. 1. For those of us who occasionally struggle with […]
The Structure of a Good Story
Planner or Pantser? I’m sure at some point in your writing career you’ve faced the question of whether you’re a planner or pantser. A discovery writer or an outliner? I haven’t written a lot about outlining in the past, mostly because I had considered myself a discovery writer. For me, creating a detailed outline was something […]
10 Quick Writing Tips
1. The word “that” can often be left out without changing the meaning of the sentence. 2. Don’t obsess over your word count. Write every day and your word count will take care of itself. 3. Writing is easy if you don’t put too much thought into it. Just get the words down and worry […]
When is a scene worth keeping?
Revising a novel is difficult. A big part of the revision precess is cutting. It’s not easy to do, but there are plenty of parts that need to be cut. One thing I recommend is to break the entire thing down into individual scenes. A yourself the following questions for every single scene in the […]
A Sense of Urgency
In order to draw in a reader, the author needs to create an emotional connection between the reader and the story. That’s one of the most important, and perhaps obvious, writing facts I know. But I’ve been looking at it the wrong way. I kept thinking that that emotional connection is brought in by creating […]
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