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Rules for Writing from Masters
In Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction, Kurt Vonnegut gave eight Short Rules for Crafting good fiction that have been copied all over the Web: Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for. Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water. Every sentence must do one of …
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Tagged Arts, Elmore Leonard, English language, Kurt Vonnegut, Literature, Writer
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Site of the Week: The Turkey City Lexicon.
I’ve used the Turkey City Lexicon for years. Growing out of a science fiction writer‘s group in Austin, Texas, it’s an invaluable resource for all writers. It’s a collection of humorous writing tips, apt names for writing errors and a kind of secret handshake for writers all rolled into one. For Example: The Kitchen-Sink StoryA story overwhelmed by the inclusion of any and every new idea that occurs to the author in the process of writing it. (Attr. Damon Knight) …
WordPress Plugins for Novelists
Image via Wikipedia If you’re like me, you’ve decided to write a blog to share your writing with the world. You thought your writing would stand on its own, and readers would flock to your website, grateful that you decided to share your awesomeness with everyone. Then, reality sets in. Developing content and working on your “Real” writing become chores, not fun. Even worse, you realize that although you’ve trained yourself to develop plots and realistic characters, to edit yourself …
The Best Writing Advice I Never Listened To.
Image via Wikipedia 8,000 days. Twenty-two years ago I got the best writing advice I ever received. Advice simple, powerful and profound. Every time I think about it, it humbles me. It’s simple to understand, but difficult to do. It’s the single number one reason I feel that I am still struggling with my writing. Like many would be authors I used to get bogged down in the myth of the writer: that there’s some mysterious alchemical brew of Discipline …
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Tagged Arts, Author, Education, Ray Bradbury, Screenplay, Writer, Writers Resources
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Free Novel Writing Application: Brainstorm with Mind42
Mind 42 is an intuitive mind mapping solution that allows you to collaborate and share your ideas online. It also integrates nicely with the open source Freemind software, allowing you to import and export from your desktop.
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Tagged Brainstorming, FreeMind, Knowledge Creation, Knowledge management, Mind map, Mind Mapping, open source
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Principles of Self-Publishing: How to Publish and Market A Book or Ebook On a Shoestring Budget [Paperback]
2nd Edition. An illustrated primer on the basics of preparing a manuscript for publication, the philosophy and discipline of publishing, self-publishing, digital publishing, marketing and selling, bookkeeping and other valuable tips; and a list of resources and other information. Now with an expanded section on ebooks. Based on the author’s 20 years of experience in the print advertising and publishing field, including the author’s own experience with self-publishing, and 30 years of accounting, bookkeeping and tax expertise both in the …
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Tagged Ebook, Market, Paperback, Principles, Publish, SelfPublishing, Shoestring
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