Things almost every author needs to research

clevergirlhelps: the-right-writing: How bodies decompose Wilderness survival skills Mob mentality Other cultures What it takes for a human to die in a given situation Common tropes in your genre Average weather for your setting yoooo How bodies decompose Wilderness survival… Read moreThings almost every author needs to research

Things almost every author needs to research

clevergirlhelps: the-right-writing: How bodies decompose Wilderness survival skills Mob mentality Other cultures What it takes for a human to die in a given situation Common tropes in your genre Average weather for your setting yoooo How bodies decompose Wilderness survival… Read moreThings almost every author needs to research

bigbraingene: 60 Awesome Search Engines for Serious Writers Finding the information you need as a writer shouldn’t be a chore. Luckily, there are plenty of search engines out there that are designed to help you at any stage of the… Read more

bigbraingene: 60 Awesome Search Engines for Serious Writers Finding the information you need as a writer shouldn’t be a chore. Luckily, there are plenty of search engines out there that are designed to help you at any stage of the… Read more

What is a good way to title your stories/novels? I don’t want them to be so cliche or cheesy or just too boring!

This is a tough one. I often actually come up with a title and write a story based on it, not the other way around! Some books are titled by a relevant phrase or concept in the story. Take a… Read moreWhat is a good way to title your stories/novels? I don’t want them to be so cliche or cheesy or just too boring!

What is a good way to title your stories/novels? I don’t want them to be so cliche or cheesy or just too boring!

This is a tough one. I often actually come up with a title and write a story based on it, not the other way around! Some books are titled by a relevant phrase or concept in the story. Take a… Read moreWhat is a good way to title your stories/novels? I don’t want them to be so cliche or cheesy or just too boring!

I desperately want to write something with length and arcs and things like that but the disdain for my characters and my indifference to the situations I put them in has me at a loss. I imagine this might just be a failing of mine, and nature’s way of telling me to stick to shorter stories where all involved die at the end. Or maybe I’m missing something?

Okay, so I sort of address some of your issues in this post–and at the very least, the links I include in said post may be quite useful for you: http://writeinspiration.tumblr.com/post/139214012689/hi-so-i-finished-most-of-my-nanowrimo-novel-but I think the most important thing is to figure… Read moreI desperately want to write something with length and arcs and things like that but the disdain for my characters and my indifference to the situations I put them in has me at a loss. I imagine this might just be a failing of mine, and nature’s way of telling me to stick to shorter stories where all involved die at the end. Or maybe I’m missing something?

I desperately want to write something with length and arcs and things like that but the disdain for my characters and my indifference to the situations I put them in has me at a loss. I imagine this might just be a failing of mine, and nature’s way of telling me to stick to shorter stories where all involved die at the end. Or maybe I’m missing something?

Okay, so I sort of address some of your issues in this post–and at the very least, the links I include in said post may be quite useful for you: http://writeinspiration.tumblr.com/post/139214012689/hi-so-i-finished-most-of-my-nanowrimo-novel-but I think the most important thing is to figure… Read moreI desperately want to write something with length and arcs and things like that but the disdain for my characters and my indifference to the situations I put them in has me at a loss. I imagine this might just be a failing of mine, and nature’s way of telling me to stick to shorter stories where all involved die at the end. Or maybe I’m missing something?

Some resources from Scribophile

Just a few of the free tutorials at the Writing Academy Clichés and Their Place in ProsePassive and Active VoiceWhat Are Narrative Tenses And Why They’re ImportantCorrect Quotation Mark UsageHe Said, She Said: Dialog Tags And Using Them EffectivelyThe Show… Read moreSome resources from Scribophile

Some resources from Scribophile

Just a few of the free tutorials at the Writing Academy Clichés and Their Place in ProsePassive and Active VoiceWhat Are Narrative Tenses And Why They’re ImportantCorrect Quotation Mark UsageHe Said, She Said: Dialog Tags And Using Them EffectivelyThe Show… Read moreSome resources from Scribophile

Why You Should Read Your Novel Out Loud – Blots & Plots

You ever wonder why it takes forever for people to finish reading your work? Or they don’t feel the same life from it as you do? Reading your book out loud can answer your questions about what doesn’t sound natural… Read moreWhy You Should Read Your Novel Out Loud – Blots & Plots

Why You Should Read Your Novel Out Loud – Blots & Plots

You ever wonder why it takes forever for people to finish reading your work? Or they don’t feel the same life from it as you do? Reading your book out loud can answer your questions about what doesn’t sound natural… Read moreWhy You Should Read Your Novel Out Loud – Blots & Plots