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Jan
22nd
2024

Classic Being a Better Writer: The Problem With Proper Nouns in Sci-Fi and Fantasy · 7:20pm January 22nd

Jan
31st
2022

Being a Better Writer: Live Q&A Today! · 8:12pm Jan 31st, 2022

Hello readers! If you’re looking for the usual in-depth post, today it shall not appear. Because today Being a Better Writer is going to be live! That’s right, we’re doing another Live Q&A session at 5 PM MST.

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Feb
12th
2024

Being a Better Writer: Acceptable Anachronisms · 6:02pm February 12th

Apr
25th
2022

Being a Better Writer: The Importance of Experimentation · 7:29pm Apr 25th, 2022

Jul
8th
2019

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

Aug
26th
2019

Being a Better Writer’s Summer of Cliche Writing Advice: Never Use Adverbs · 7:17pm Aug 26th, 2019

Hello readers on this wonderful, sunny (if your weather is like it is here) Monday morning! I’m here to alleviate your Monday blues with this week’s Being a Better Writer! Which, you may notice, is still in the grips of our summer special, the Summer of Cliche Writing Advice! Week seven of the feature, no less!

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Jan
13th
2020

Being a Better Writer: Avoiding One-Note Character Pitfalls · 11:32pm Jan 13th, 2020

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

Also, brief news, just a refresher, but LTUE, the writing con to beat all writing cons, is coming! Be there if you can!

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Jun
14th
2021

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

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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Dec
7th
2020

Being a Better Writer: “The Simpsons Did It” · 10:21pm Dec 7th, 2020

Hello readers! Before we get rolling with today’s Being a Better Writer post, there’s two bits of news you should know about!

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Dec
6th
2021

Being a Better Writer: Fleshing Out Stories and Characters · 10:29pm Dec 6th, 2021

Sep
26th
2022

Being a Better Writer: The Problem With Proper Nouns in Sci-Fi and Fantasy · 8:40pm Sep 26th, 2022

Jul
12th
2021

Being a Better Writer: Making (and Keeping) Dialogue Unique · 10:46pm Jul 12th, 2021

Jun
19th
2023

Being a Better Writer: Is Three a “Magic Number?” · 8:52pm Jun 19th, 2023

Welcome back, writers! It’s Monday again, and Emancipation Day atop that! Which is a new enough holiday that I think I’ll just forgo any break and work like normal. Especially since I really want to be writing Axtara – Magic and Mayhem right now.

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Jan
30th
2023

Being a Better Writer: PLS Explain Book · 10:23pm Jan 30th, 2023

Mar
13th
2023

Being a Better Writer: Should You Read the “Pillars” of Sci-Fi/Fantasy? · 8:46pm Mar 13th, 2023

Good afternoon readers! Yes, I know today’s post is a little late. Just a tad. And that’s for a reason. The same reason, in fact, it might be a bit rougher than normal: I’m ill today, but didn’t feel like skipping a week of Being a Better Writer. So my mind is a little muddled.

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Nov
13th
2023

Being a Better Writer: Five Things To Start Your Own Story · 8:24pm Nov 13th, 2023

Welcome back writers! Yes, it’s Monday once again, and that means we’re back with another Being a Better Writer to talk about!

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Apr
15th
2024

Being a Better Writer: Reversals and Subversions · 6:41pm April 15th

Aug
24th
2022

Being a Better Writer: Improving Your Writing Output · 8:19pm Aug 24th, 2022

Hello writers! So, full confession time: I’m not quite at 100% yet. In fact, I might even try for a nap after this post is over. We’ll see how I feel.

But I’ve got to be good enough to deliver today’s Being a Better Writer post! After all, I promised it!

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Aug
6th
2015

Planning a Story · 5:11am Aug 6th, 2015

Evening, all!

IDKNameHere recently asked me about how I plan out a story, and since I thought it was worth talking about to everybody, he was nice enough to allow me to publish my part of our conversation. Let's dig in!


Tiny Book Horse is ready!

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Dec
4th
2014

Do you focus on the Action or Characterization/Motivation in an Action Scene? · 2:20pm Dec 4th, 2014

Good day,

I was inspired to write this after seeing a post questing whether it was the action in an action scene that mattered more or the motives and characters behind the action. I think it’s an interesting topic that has changed over the past few hundred years. There are two secrets to writing at work here.

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