It’s the end of 2018 now, and a new year is approaching. A lot has happened this year, but I’m sure a lot more will happen in the next! This is why I’m making a few announcements, in regards to what I'm going to be doing in the new year. Quite a few big changes…
Tag: Writing
How I Quadrupled My Writing Output
How can I write more? It’s a question that every writer asks themselves at some point, and it’s a question that I’ve asked myself multiple times. Lately I’ve found myself needing to write and edit a lot more than I used to. By being forced to write more, I have found 3 ways that, when…
Camp NaNoWriMo – What It Is, Why You Should Do It, and What I’m Doing
If you’ve been following my blog for awhile, you’ll know that I love NaNoWriMo. It’s one of my favorite events, and I look forward to it every year. If you don’t know what NaNoWriMo is, here’s an explanation: NaNoWriMo, which stands for National Novel Writing Month, takes place every year during November. Participants of NaNoWriMo…
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My Writing Inspiration
Inspiration generally has a large influence on the creations that one makes. I’ve decided that I would share some of the things that inspire my fiction writing. Please note that is is not a complete list, as many things effect my work in subtle and nonnoticeable ways. John Green I absolutely love John Green’s work,…
The Problems With Writing in Video Games
I absolutely adore video games. I think that they are a wonderful medium for storytelling, as they allow for the player to interact with various plots, characters and settings. Even though I love video games, and the medium they offer for telling stories, I do think that there are some major problems when it comes…
You Should Start a Blog
Why might you want to start a blog? I can think of 5 excellent reasons to. 1. It’s Good Writing Practice Good writing skills are invaluable in the workplace. Though being able to write well may not be a requirement on many job listings, having proof that you do it can boost your chances of…
How to Give Your Characters Flaws
Before I tell you how to give your characters flaws, I’m going to go over the definition of a flaw. According to the Cambridge dictionary, this is the definition of a flaw: A fault, mistake, or weakness, especially one that happens while something is being planned or made, or that causes something not to be…
There’s a lot of writing advice out there. Some of it is terrible, some of it is great, and some of it can be good or bad depending on interpretation. Almost two weeks ago I had published a post about writing advice that I don’t agree with. Now here’s a blog post about writing advice…
If you’re a writer, you’ve no doubt heard a lot of advice in your life. Maybe from friends or family, a teacher or professor, or just the writing advice that has been passed down through the ages. Some of that writing advice, at least in my opinion, is bad. Sometimes even terrible. To be fair…
How to Come Up With Writing Ideas
Ideas. There are so many out there that they aren’t really worth anything. Yet it is so difficult to find good ones, or ones that suit the genre or style that you write in. An added difficulty is the concept of intellectual property. When you come up with an idea that is inspired by someone…
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