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Jul
4th
2017

Writer's Toolbox #1: Writing Sprints · 5:45am Jul 4th, 2017

There are many different techniques people employ to get themselves to shut up and write. Today's showcase is:

20 Minute "write-as-much-as-you-can" Sprints

Now, I'm sure you can all do this on your own just fine. (Just set a timer and have at it)

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Aug
2nd
2016

Being a Better Writer: Brandon Sanderson's Three Laws of Magic · 4:08pm Aug 2nd, 2016

Apologies for the delay. Once again I had a Monday morning shift. I am considering moving future Being a Better Writer posts to Tuesdays for the time being as a result. I'll keep you updated!

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Dec
3rd
2021

Where Stranded Went Wrong … and Right · 9:13pm Dec 3rd, 2021

Well, I figured I’d better do something to have more content this week than Being a Better Writer, and I wasn’t feeling another OP-ED today since I’d rather finish another writing project, so how about we talk about that other writing project for a moment?

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Apr
24th
2017

Being a Better Writer: Politics · 8:42pm Apr 24th, 2017

Oh dear, what have I done? Why did I ever even write this topic down? What was I thinking? And then I picked it?

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Apr
11th
2022

Being a Better Writer: Embracing Conflict in All its Forms · 8:53pm Apr 11th, 2022

Welcome back readers! It’s Monday, and another Being a Better Writer article is upon us! Though first, I do have two bits of news. Don’t worry, they’re both short.

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Nov
9th
2020

Being a Better Writer: The Art of Scene Transitions · 9:12pm Nov 9th, 2020

Or: Yet Another Way to Manage Pacing.

Welcome back readers! How are things going with you? Well and healthy I hope? Washing your hands? Using a mask? Doing your part?

I hope so. Globally, it’s still a pandemic, and we shouldn’t forget that.

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Sep
21st
2020

Being a Better Writer: Concluding a Subplot · 10:22pm Sep 21st, 2020

Hey people! First off, apologies for being a bit late today. I stayed up late making sure the ad campaign for the Big 300 Sale had properly launched, slept late as a result, and then got sidetracked by a lot media news (Bethesda, if you’re curious).

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Jun
15th
2015

Being a Better Writer: The Try/Fail Cycle and the Evolving Story · 9:10pm Jun 15th, 2015

Sorry for the late post, guys. E3 stole some of my attention. :pinkiehappy:

So, stop me if you've read this one before.

Hero enters the villain's lair/stronghold/fortress/secret base/cave/space station. Hero immediately faces down a group of mooks.

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Nov
23rd
2020

Being a Better Writer: Holidays · 9:13pm Nov 23rd, 2020

Nov
27th
2017

Being a Better Writer: Languages · 9:35pm Nov 27th, 2017

Apr
24th
2018

Being a Better Writer: Subverting Tropes · 9:55pm Apr 24th, 2018

Something you’ll often hear when picking up reviews or word-of-mouth for new books that happen to be particularly praiseworthy is that something is “fresh” or “clever.” Maybe that it “does something new with the genre” or that it’s managed to put a “new twist on old ideas.”

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May
11th
2020

Being a Better Writer: The Subplot Before the Main Plot · 8:58pm May 11th, 2020

AKA, the lead-in.

Welcome back readers! I hope you had a wonderful weekend, and didn’t forget until too late that it was Mother’s Day! Quarantine or not, I hope that all of us had time in our day this weekend for our mothers!

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Dec
11th
2018

Being a Better Writer: Keeping Details in Line · 12:50am Dec 11th, 2018

Jun
26th
2023

Being a Better Writer: Writing About Disasters · 9:41pm Jun 26th, 2023

Sep
23rd
2019

Being a Better Writer’s Summer of Cliche Writing Advice: Show the Monster Last · 8:50pm Sep 23rd, 2019

Welcome back readers, to another installment of Being a Better Writer‘s Summer of Cliche Writing Advice. This time, flu-free.

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Nov
11th
2019

Being a Better Writer: Cathartic Characters and Wish Fulfillment · 10:08pm Nov 11th, 2019

All right, readers! Welcome back after another weekend! It’s time for Being a Better Writer once more, and this week we’ve got an interesting topic that I’ve been muddling over in my mind for a while. So it’s a bit of an interesting one.

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Apr
5th
2021

Being a Better Writer: Rules – When, How, and Why You Break Them · 9:33pm Apr 5th, 2021

Jun
7th
2021

Being a Better Writer: Setting a Tone for Your Work · 9:21pm Jun 7th, 2021

Welcome back readers, to another Monday! You know, I try to make these openings as chipper and cheerful as I can when writing because hey, it’s Monday, and most people need that at the start of another workweek. So hey, I hope this chipper opening tone works for some of you!

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Mar
20th
2023

Being a Better Writer: Don’t Get a Sensitivity Reader, Get an Expert · 9:52pm Mar 20th, 2023

I can hear the torches being lit from here with a title like that. Like the Beacons of Gondor, save instead of summoning riders, they’re summoning an unhappy bunch.

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Dec
8th
2017

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

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