Mar

21st

2018

Being a Better Writer: Writing an Anti-Hero · 9:11pm Mar 21st, 2018

Well, it’s Wednesday! And here I am with the promised Being a Better Writerpost! Plus, as you can likely guess, I survived the MRI of my knee! Now I’m just waiting for the doctor to give me a call and let me know what’s up.

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Jan

14th

2019

Being a Better Writer: The Five-Man Band · 10:57pm Jan 14th, 2019

There's a full team of five at the full post!

Welcome back, readers, to another Monday! Which of course means another Being a Better Writer post. I do want to keep these to Monday if at all possible. Work shifts permitting.

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Jul

10th

2023

Being a Better Writer: Inferred Magic · 9:09pm Jul 10th, 2023

This link goes right to the main post. Saves you time, if you're into that.

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Oct

16th

2023

Being a Better Writer: The Worf Effect · 8:14pm Oct 16th, 2023

You know how this works! Full post here!

Welcome back writers to another installment of Being a Better Writer, where today we have a pretty cool subject to talk about. So I hope you’re ready.

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Mar

4th

2024

Being a Better Writer: Character Foils · 8:02pm March 4th

Back again, and you know the drill!

Welcome back, writers, to the final Being a Better Writer post … of Topic List #23. Sorry couldn’t resist. If some of you felt a flash of panic there, well, then my prank has been carried out to my satisfaction.

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Nov

21st

2022

Being a Better Writer: Fast and Slow Character Dialogue · 9:35pm Nov 21st, 2022

If you don't know by now where this link leads ... why not click it and find out?

Welcome back writers to another Monday installment of Being a Better Writer, your source for writing advice, guides, and tips.

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Dec

8th

2017

Classic Being a Better Writer: Beginner's Worldbuilding · 9:04pm Dec 8th, 2017

Also available at my full site!

Hello readers! Welcome back to another Classic Being a Better Writer Post!

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Jul

8th

2019

Being a Better Writer: The Ellipses and the Em-dash, Odd Forms of Punctuation · 10:58pm Jul 8th, 2019

As usual, you can jump right to the full post at my site!

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Sep

30th

2019

Being a Better Writer’s Summer of Cliche Writing Advice: Stuck? Just Kill a Character! · 3:32pm Sep 30th, 2019

Click the jump for the full post!

Welcome back readers, to another entry in Being a Better Writer! Where we are still locked in the Summer of Cliche Writing Advice! That’s right, it isn’t over yet!

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Jun

14th

2021

Being a Better Writer: The Rubber Duck · 9:01pm Jun 14th, 2021

As always, the full post is here!

“Now Harry, you must know all about Muggles. Tell me, what exactly is the function of a rubber duck?“
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – Film

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Jul

11th

2022

Being a Better Writer: Underpowered and Overpowered Antagonists · 9:17pm Jul 11th, 2022

As if you don't know where this link leads!

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Aug

15th

2022

Being a Better Writer: Campfire Conversations and Giving Characters Heart · 9:36pm Aug 15th, 2022

You know how this goes by now! Hit the jump for the full post!

Welcome back writers! It’s a new day, a new week, and a new chance to write something!

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Apr

12th

2021

Being a Better Writer: Building a World From Scratch – Part 1 · 9:29pm Apr 12th, 2021

Worlds are big, so is this post. View the full thing here!

Welcome back readers! It’s another glorious Monday, and I’m back with another installment of Being a Better Writer!

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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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Feb

18th

2019

Being a Better Writer: Micro-Blast #7 – The Anti-Story, Sleep, Knowledge, Capitalism · 10:20pm Feb 18th, 2019

Blast-off to the full post here!

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Nov

12th

2018

Being a Better Writer: Self-Deceiving Characters · 10:57pm Nov 12th, 2018

Don't deceive yourself into thinking you don't need to know this! Click here for the full thing!

Hello readers! How was your weekend? Get any good reading in? I did. Working my way through Jack Campbell’s second Lost Fleet series, which has been good fun. Spoilers, but he has an interesting approach to alien life.

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Mar

7th

2022

Being a Better Writer: Using Shorts to Explore Character or Setting · 11:08pm Mar 7th, 2022

Do I even need to explain this link anymore. You guys know where this goes, right? Right? ... Right?

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Mar

1st

2022

Being a Better Writer: Setting Up for a Sequel · 12:48am Mar 1st, 2022

Your full reading experience is here!

Welcome back readers! It’s Monday again, and you regulars know what that means!

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Nov

14th

2022

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

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

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Jun

20th

2022

Being a Better Writer: The Bechdel Test and Real Gender Equality · 6:01pm Jun 20th, 2022

Return to form with the complete post here!

Oh readers, it is so good to be back!

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Being a Better Writer: Writing an Anti-Hero · 9:11pm Mar 21st, 2018

Being a Better Writer: The Five-Man Band · 10:57pm Jan 14th, 2019

Being a Better Writer: Inferred Magic · 9:09pm Jul 10th, 2023

Being a Better Writer: The Worf Effect · 8:14pm Oct 16th, 2023

Being a Better Writer: Character Foils · 8:02pm March 4th

Being a Better Writer: Fast and Slow Character Dialogue · 9:35pm Nov 21st, 2022

Classic Being a Better Writer: Beginner's Worldbuilding · 9:04pm Dec 8th, 2017

Being a Better Writer: The Ellipses and the Em-dash, Odd Forms of Punctuation · 10:58pm Jul 8th, 2019

Being a Better Writer’s Summer of Cliche Writing Advice: Stuck? Just Kill a Character! · 3:32pm Sep 30th, 2019

Being a Better Writer: The Rubber Duck · 9:01pm Jun 14th, 2021

Being a Better Writer: Underpowered and Overpowered Antagonists · 9:17pm Jul 11th, 2022

Being a Better Writer: Campfire Conversations and Giving Characters Heart · 9:36pm Aug 15th, 2022

Being a Better Writer: Building a World From Scratch – Part 1 · 9:29pm Apr 12th, 2021

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

Being a Better Writer: Micro-Blast #7 – The Anti-Story, Sleep, Knowledge, Capitalism · 10:20pm Feb 18th, 2019

Being a Better Writer: Self-Deceiving Characters · 10:57pm Nov 12th, 2018

Being a Better Writer: Using Shorts to Explore Character or Setting · 11:08pm Mar 7th, 2022

Being a Better Writer: Setting Up for a Sequel · 12:48am Mar 1st, 2022

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

Being a Better Writer: The Bechdel Test and Real Gender Equality · 6:01pm Jun 20th, 2022

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