OPWA: Episode Eighteen · 5:53pm Mar 28th, 2021
Overpriced Writing Advice
Where you can learn the stuff I paid thousands of dollars to have taught to me, for free.
The Joys and Perils of Giving Free Feedback: Tips For The Put Upon Writer
Overpriced Writing Advice
Where you can learn the stuff I paid thousands of dollars to have taught to me, for free.
The Joys and Perils of Giving Free Feedback: Tips For The Put Upon Writer
Long time no see, folks! I need to break my silence to turn a spotlight to a true labor of love: a new Chinese translation of Thou Goddess!
You know the drill! Achieve 88.8 miles per hour!
And don't forget, new chapter of Hunter/Hunted tomorrow!
Welcome readers, to another installment of Being a Better Writer’s Summer of Cliche Writing Advice! We are rolling right along and into week six of this feature, and the cliche advice just keeps coming.
Overpriced Writing Advice
Where you can learn the stuff I paid thousands of dollars to have taught to me, for free.
The Art of Mystery
(AKA "HOLY COW, WE HIT 20 EPISODES?!")
Oh wow, actually doing updates, writing and keeping times between chapters decent? Have I been replaced with a changeling?! Eh, who knows. Chapter three of 'Bird Behavior' is almost finished being written before it gets proofread and edited. Hopefully I have it up by tonight or tomorrow.
I have no idea what I'm doing.
OH MY GOSH LOOK WHO IS ALIVE! IT'S ME.
Really though, hi, I'm back from my self-imposed exile, and I even wrote a thing, pretty crazy right? It really isn't much, just a quick comedy/shipping story with Twilight and Dash, expect the whole thing to be about 3 or 4 chapters when all is said and done.
Hello again readers! Today’s Being a Better Writer post is going to (hopefully) be a bit shorter, because I’m on the last pages of the epilogue for Starforge and I want to finish it! This draft is so close to being done I can taste the freedom!
Cover art for an author is important—for an Indie, more so. Critical. It sells your book.
I downloaded DiffusionBee (an AI art program) and prompted it to generate 60s and 70s pulp paperback SF art. Things suddenly got bizarre. Yikes. I also wanted to test image-upload to Mastodon, so I created this test cover from one electronic fever dream.
NOTE: The following is an interview conducted by my good friend the dobermans, who requested that I host it on my blog as well. Be sure to check out his stuff, as well as that of the author we placed in the spotlight here.
The interview itself may be found after the break. Enjoy!
Open your eyes, and you'll find that today's story is quite a sight.
The Perfect Little Village of Ponyville
[Adventure] [Alternate Universe] [Comedy] [Drama] • 35,747 words
(Note: We're looking to re-feature three of our spotlighted authors! Our "Correct the Record" contest runs through Sunday, April 23. Weigh in with your votes and nominations on our FIMFiction thread.)
Today's story will oh-so-politely take over your funny bone.
What a tangled Web today's story weaves!
Arête - Princess Alicorn of Hackers
[Adventure] [Alternate Universe] [Sci-Fi] • 35,168 words
The quality of today's story will hit you right between the eyes.
Solving for Death
[Alternate Universe] [Comedy] [Dark] • 3,024 words
In a miscommunication gone awry, Starlight Glimmer has killed Twilight Sparkle with a fork.
Luckily for Twilight, Starlight's already acquired a resumé in doing the impossible.
Keep your friends close, your enemies closer, and your eye on today's story.
The Equestrian Opposition Party
[Comedy] [Random] [Slice of Life] • 8,333 words
Though there's little to laugh about in it, today's story is quite something.
Something Like Laughter[Dark] [Drama] [Slice of Life] • 4,027 words
I have compiled four points, or aspects, which I think provide the most assistance when you’re trying to improve on any activity you set your mind to. Most of this will be skewed towards writing, but I think the principles can be applied to many other things as well. I think they are all important in becoming better at whatever you put your mind to. I will give a quick overview of each, then go into details below.
Welcome, everyone! These are the author's notes for Vinyl Scratch Tries Her Hoof at Dentistry. They are intended to be read after the story.