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Nov
20th
2023

Being a Better Writer: Making Time To Write · 4:16pm Nov 20th, 2023

Welcome once again, writers! It’s Monday, and you know what that means. It’s time for more Being a Better Writer.

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Mar
11th
2024

Being a Better Writer: Audience Versus “Poor Writing” · 7:18pm March 11th

Welcome back writers, and welcome to the start of a new topic list! That’s right, we’re on Topic List #24. Once this one’s been written out, we’ll be headed to #25!

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Nov
15th
2021

Being a Better Writer: Enough Is Enough, It’s Time to Release · 10:25pm Nov 15th, 2021

Welcome back readers, to another Monday! Apologies for the lateness of today’s post; I was up late last night desperately trying to secure a Series X console before the hands of scalpers.

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Jun
27th
2022

Being a Better Writer: Leaving Unanswered Questions · 9:24pm Jun 27th, 2022

Hello readers! We’re back with another Monday installment of Being a Better Writer! And we’ve got an interesting topic to cover today. One that can be a little contentious depending on your audience.

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May
20th
2019

Being a Better Writer: Character Voice · 8:13pm May 20th, 2019

Hey readers! Welcome back!

I know. It’s been a slow week from your perspective. The last major post here was another Being a Better Writer post last Monday. I said nothing else all week.

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Apr
11th
2015

Grammer a Week 10: Style Guides · 1:04am Apr 11th, 2015

Hey! Welcome to the tenth edition of Grammer a Week, the periodic blog program-thing where I would normally address a frequently broken grammar rule and tell you how to fix it. This week will be a little bit different; in celebration of ten weeks of pedantic grammar soapboxing, I'll talk about where I get most of these grammar rules from. Style guides!

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Mar
1st
2021

Being a Better Writer: Editing on the In-progress · 6:50pm Mar 1st, 2021

Hello readers! I hope you’re all having a good Monday so far, and are looking forward to another installment of Being a Better Writer!

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Aug
31st
2020

Being a Better Writer: Outlines and Outlining · 8:29pm Aug 31st, 2020

Nov
17th
2021

It’s Time for Another Being a Better Writer Topic Call! · 8:38pm Nov 17th, 2021

Hello readers! The time has come! Please insert a long, echoing cry of “has come!” there if you so choose.

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May
9th
2017

Being a Better Writer: References and Pop Culture · 3:29pm May 9th, 2017

Hello readers, and welcome back to another post of Being a Better Writer, coming to you bright and early this Tuesday morning.

Yeah, Tuesday. Mondays shifts at my part-time job again. Just a fair heads-up, I’ve got a Monday shift next week too, so next week’s BaBW post will also be delayed. It happens. And I need the money, so …

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Jul
13th
2020

Being a Better Writer: Building Politics for Your Setting · 9:04pm Jul 13th, 2020

Hello readers! Welcome back to another episode of Being a Better Writer! There’s no weekend news (or rather any you didn’t already know past Episode 10 of Fireteam Freelance dropping), so we’re just going to dive right into things and get down to it!

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Oct
10th
2022

Being a Better Writer: Mental Health · 10:09pm Oct 10th, 2022

Hello writers! We’re back with the final installment of Being a Better Writer … from Topic List #20. Still, I probably gave a few of you a scare there. Tis the season, right?

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Oct
24th
2022

Being a Better Writer: Reading VS Hearing · 9:47pm Oct 24th, 2022

Welcome back writers! It’s Monday, and you know what that means. That, or this is your first time stumbling across this corner of the web and are just in awe or suspicion of what you’ve found. Maybe both.

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Nov
14th
2022

Being a Better Writer: Keeping Characters From Being One-Note · 10:51pm Nov 14th, 2022

Jul
25th
2022

Being a Better Writer: How Do We Get Our Readers to Care? · 9:48pm Jul 25th, 2022

Aug
29th
2022

Being a Better Writer: A Villain Protagonist Ending · 8:59pm Aug 29th, 2022

Apr
3rd
2023

Being a Better Writer: How Do I “Do the Research?” · 10:21pm Apr 3rd, 2023

Welcome back, writers! Another Monday is here, bringing with it the start of a new month as well as—in my case, anyway—another load of snow.

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Mar
14th
2022

Being a Better Writer: The Importance of Taking the Occasional Break · 11:29pm Mar 14th, 2022

Oct
4th
2020

Handling Points of View with Grace · 6:15am Oct 4th, 2020

I’m pretty sure that all of you have read more than one story in your life, and I’d bet that most of you noticed that stories can be told from a variety of perspectives. If you prefer a somewhat fancier term, such a perspective can be also called a point of view (POV for short). Types of POVs, their usage, and common pitfalls are what’s this miniguide going to be about. Just like in case of the guides previously published here (and archived in my blogs), this is meant primarily for beginners

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Jul
15th
2019

Being a Better Writer’s Summer of Cliche Writing Advice: Nothing New Under the Sun · 8:44pm Jul 15th, 2019

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