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Oct

17th

2022

Being a Better Writer: The “Perfect” Book Is an Awful Read · 8:59pm Oct 17th, 2022

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Jun

7th

2021

Being a Better Writer: Setting a Tone for Your Work · 9:21pm Jun 7th, 2021

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Welcome back readers, to another Monday! You know, I try to make these openings as chipper and cheerful as I can when writing because hey, it’s Monday, and most people need that at the start of another workweek. So hey, I hope this chipper opening tone works for some of you!

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Jan

15th

2024

Classic Being a Better Writer: Show Versus Tell · 7:33pm January 15th

Welcome, readers and writers!

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Apr

17th

2023

Being a Better Writer: Character Quirks · 6:56pm Apr 17th, 2023

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Welcome back, writers! You’re here! And I’m … well, not. Sort of.

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Nov

14th

2016

Being a Better Writer: Balancing a Returning Character · 10:49pm Nov 14th, 2016

Whoa! Late post today! Don't worry, it wasn't because I was slacking off. The opposite, actually. See, during that month-long burn to get Colony published and into eager reader's hands (many of whom are now enjoying it immensely, going by the high-quality reviews that have already rolled in), I skipped a lot of sleep. Quite a lot. We're talking 10-12 hours spent a day working on Colony regularly, plus everything else my life had. So I was, for almost a month, getting 5-6 hours of

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Nov

17th

2017

Classic Being a Better Writer: Character Odds and Ends · 6:57pm Nov 17th, 2017

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New here? Confused by what a Classic Being a Better Writer post is? No worries!

Classic posts dig into a four-year archive of weekly BaBW articles to dig up a couple that are relevant to one another, forming a quick and easy to browse sampling of some of the site's various writing articles.

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May

6th

2019

Being a Better Writer: Knowledge and Inspiration · 7:36pm May 6th, 2019

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Welcome back readers! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend!

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Apr

24th

2019

Being a Better Writer: Too Unique? · 9:12pm Apr 24th, 2019

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Hello readers!

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Mar

23rd

2020

Being a Better Writer: Bravery · 5:16pm Mar 23rd, 2020

Full feature here, as usual!

Hello readers! I hope you’re all staying away from groups and doing your part to counter Covid-19 as best you can. Washing your hands, etc. If you are, good! If not, pick up the slack! The better we can do at slowing the spread the better off everyone will be.

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Dec

2nd

2019

Being a Better Writer: Tension · 10:51pm Dec 2nd, 2019

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Welcome back readers! I hope you had a good Thanksgiving weekend! Or, if you’re from a place that doesn’t celebrate that fairly American holiday, a good weekend all the same.

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Jan

27th

2020

Being a Better Writer: Character Flaws · 11:10pm Jan 27th, 2020

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Hello readers! Welcome back to Unusual Things and Being a Better Writer! I trust you all had a fairly good weekend?

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Jun

1st

2020

Being a Better Writer: Lengthening without Padding · 7:54pm Jun 1st, 2020

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Jun

15th

2020

Being a Better Writer: Keeping Plots and Subplots Straight · 9:08pm Jun 15th, 2020

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Hello readers! Welcome back after a pretty long weekend! At least it was a long one here. Was it for you? Short or long, I hope it was good!

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Mar

29th

2021

Being a Better Writer: The Non-Gender of “They” · 9:24pm Mar 29th, 2021

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Jul

29th

2019

Being a Better Writer’s Summer of Cliche Writing Advice: Stop Planning and Start Writing · 8:37pm Jul 29th, 2019

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Aug

7th

2023

Being a Better Writer: Character-Based Prose · 8:14pm Aug 7th, 2023

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Salutations, writers, and welcome back! It’s Monday, it’s Being a Better Writer, and it’s our first topic from Topic List #23! Wow!

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Sep

25th

2023

Being a Better Writer: Designing Alternatives to “Generic” Fantasy · 5:16pm Sep 25th, 2023

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May

3rd

2021

Being a Better Writer: The Security of a Home · 9:29pm May 3rd, 2021

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Feb

10th

2020

Being a Better Writer: Learning From Other Authors’ Books · 10:18pm Feb 10th, 2020

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Readers! The time has come! The magnificence is upon us! It. Is. Here!

What am I talking about? Why LTUE of course! Life, The Universe, and Everything! The convention for writing Science-Fiction and Fantasy! It’s this week! February 13th-15th!

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Dec

28th

2020

Classic Being a Better Writer: Character Development and Character Growth · 7:27pm Dec 28th, 2020

Hello readers! I’m still on break here, so here’s a classic Being a Better Writer post for all of you to sink your teeth into! And an old-school one too! But first, some news!

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