Feb

21st

2022

Being a Better Writer: How to “Find” a Lost Reader or Editor · 11:46pm Feb 21st, 2022

As always, you can find the full post at this link!

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Feb

7th

2022

Being a Better Writer: Character Fridging · 10:28pm Feb 7th, 2022

Grab a snack from your own fridge then check out the full post here!

Welcome back readers! It’s another Monday and that means it’s time for another installment of Being a Better Writer! We’ve got an interesting (and surprisingly volatile) topic for you today, one that very likely may prove quite useful to you, but first, before we get that, two quick news reminders.

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Feb

6th

2023

Being a Better Writer: Cursed Problems in Story Writing · 9:15pm Feb 6th, 2023

We all know how this works! Click the link for the full post!

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Feb

20th

2023

Being a Better Writer: Nintendo’s Rule of Three · 8:43pm Feb 20th, 2023

You know the drill! Hit the link or the jump for the full post!

Welcome back, writers! It’s the first Being a Better Writer article post LTUE! So, in fact, maybe that should also be “Welcome, new writers,” because there may be a number of you checking out Unusual Things for the first time post-convention.

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Aug

12th

2019

Being a Better Writer’s Summer of Cliche Writing Advice: Don’t Be Boring · 8:44pm Aug 12th, 2019

Full write-up here. Maybe not exciting, sure, but certainly not boring.

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Mar

19th

2024

Being a Better Writer: Character Competence · 1:01am March 19th

You know how this works! Full post here!

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Apr

8th

2024

Being a Better Writer: Let Characters Fail · 6:27pm April 8th

Full post here!

Welcome back writers! As work continues getting Axtara – Magic and Mischief (I still miss Mayhem, but we’ll be getting a BaBW post on that next week) that hasn’t stopped Being a Better Writer from delivering!

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Jan

24th

2022

Being a Better Writer: Tabletop Conversations · 10:44pm Jan 24th, 2022

Get me pictures of Spider-man! I mean ... a link to the post. Don't know what came over me.

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Feb

14th

2022

Being a Better Writer: The Chosen One · 10:19pm Feb 14th, 2022

Tackle the trope with the full post at this link!

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Sep

20th

2021

Being a Better Writer: Making Characters “Pop” · 9:15pm Sep 20th, 2021

"Pop" on over here and take a look at the full post!

Hello readers! How are you all this Monday morning? Or I suppose afternoon, as it’s about to be? Spry? Alert?

Hopefully that last one, because you’re about to read another Being a Better Writer post! Furthermore, it’s not a scheduled one!

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Mar

2nd

2015

I did a thing. · 10:10am Mar 2nd, 2015

So my local Brony group is really active and organized, and one of the things we do is a free, weekly, hour-long writing class with volunteer teachers. I've taught two lessons in it so far, and my non-Brony roommate wanted me to film it this last time because he was interested in the lesson but didn't want to come to the group meeting. So I took about eight hours to get the whole thing into good shape on YouTube, and you can watch it there. And now you can watch it here, if you have a spare

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Being a Better Writer: How to “Find” a Lost Reader or Editor · 11:46pm Feb 21st, 2022

Being a Better Writer: Character Fridging · 10:28pm Feb 7th, 2022

Being a Better Writer: Cursed Problems in Story Writing · 9:15pm Feb 6th, 2023

Being a Better Writer: Nintendo’s Rule of Three · 8:43pm Feb 20th, 2023

Being a Better Writer’s Summer of Cliche Writing Advice: Don’t Be Boring · 8:44pm Aug 12th, 2019

Being a Better Writer: Character Competence · 1:01am March 19th

Being a Better Writer: Let Characters Fail · 6:27pm April 8th

Being a Better Writer: Tabletop Conversations · 10:44pm Jan 24th, 2022

Being a Better Writer: The Chosen One · 10:19pm Feb 14th, 2022

Being a Better Writer: Making Characters “Pop” · 9:15pm Sep 20th, 2021

I did a thing. · 10:10am Mar 2nd, 2015

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