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Mar
27th
2023

Being a Better Writer: The Brumak Rodeo Trope · 9:34pm Mar 27th, 2023

Welcome back, writers! Monday is here, and that means it’s time for another installment of Being a Better Writer! And this week? We’ve got an interesting one to talk about.

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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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Feb
10th
2020

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

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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Sep
14th
2020

Being a Better Writer: Using Food · 9:02pm Sep 14th, 2020

A quick reminder to start keeping a list of your ideas for future Being a Better Writer articles! Topic List #15 is almost out of topics, which means there will soon be a topic call and a chance to make your requests for ideas and topics heard!

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Dec
2nd
2019

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

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

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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May
3rd
2021

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

Apr
29th
2024

Being a Better Writer: Showing Your Scope · 6:34pm April 29th

Welcome once again, writers! It’s Being a Better Writer, here again to discuss all things writing related! We’ve got an interesting topic to dive into, but as usual, there’s some news to discuss.

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Feb
20th
2023

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

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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Jan
24th
2022

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

Apr
19th
2021

Being a Better Writer: Building a World From Scratch – Part 2 · 5:43pm Apr 19th, 2021

Mar
22nd
2021

Being a Better Writer: Worldbuilding from Maslow’s Hierarchy · 9:20pm Mar 22nd, 2021

Feb
14th
2022

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

Jul
6th
2021

Being a Better Writer: Diversifying Your Writing · 8:55pm Jul 6th, 2021

Welcome back readers! Yes, I decided to bump Monday’s usual Being a Better Writer post to Tuesday on account of Monday being the federal holiday in a number of places, including where I was. That, and it was a bit nice to have a break day.

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Nov
8th
2021

Being a Better Writer: The Mary Sue · 10:43pm Nov 8th, 2021

You know, it’s almost impressive it took this long for a direct post on this topic to come up.

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Mar
19th
2024

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

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