February 17th, 2021
Four of the Best Writing Exercises EVER
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Barbara Linn Probst | Writing Craft
by Barbara Linn Probst
If you’re like me, you have a shelf of books and a computer folder (or two) of tips, checklists, bullet points, blogs, and advice about how to write a good story. Even though many of these strategies are, on a closer look, rather similar, it’s still pretty overwhelming.… Read the post
February 10th, 2021
10 Self-Editing Tips
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Ellen Buikema | Writing Craft
By Ellen Buikema
I often feel that my first drafts are like the first cooked pancake in a batch, otherwise known in my family as the doggy-pancake—tasty but with issues.
Although it is said that Shakespeare never crossed out a line, most published books have very different first drafts.… Read the post
January 27th, 2021
4 Ways to Write Deeper with Personification
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Lisa Hall Wilson | Writing Craft
by Lisa Hall Wilson
I’m often asked how to go deeper in fiction. My jam is Deep Point of View, and I get that not everyone loves deep POV. That’s okay. However, if you’re looking for a really quick way to make your setting or characters come alive on the page, personification is one of those tools that every writer can use more effectively.… Read the post
January 25th, 2021
What’s My Motivation?
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Writer's Life | Writing Craft
by Eldred “Bob” Bird
My characters are my children. I create them, nurture them, and help them grow. I also abuse them, annoy them, and torture them. I’m a writer—it’s my job.
If I’ve done my job well, by the end of the story the main character will have gone through the fires of hell and come out the other side a changed, more well-rounded individual.… Read the post
January 20th, 2021
Ways of Seeing, Ways of Writing
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Barbara Linn Probst | Writing Craft
by Barbara Linn Probst
I recently read an essay that summarized American painter Georgia O’Keeffe’s views on how to be an artist. Her first principle was: Observe the world around you—closely, hungrily.
That advice seems equally apt for a writer. Before we can write, we need to look, to see fully and well.… Read the post
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