Roget’s Super Thesaurus really is Super–and Smart
If you do a lot of writing… …you probably already have a dictionary and a thesaurus, maybe more than one of each. I love a thesaurus, especially a good one. This one is much better than good. And I...
View ArticleThe Best Book on Revision, Period
Courtesy http://www.sxc.hu If you’re up early to get that post fixed so that it’s ready to publish, but you can’t seem to get the wording quite right. Here’s a book that can help: Getting the Words...
View ArticleThe Best Book on Revising Fiction-Period
Courtesy Cohdra @morguefile.com Best-selling author James Scott Bell has written a gem of a book with his Write Great Fiction: Revision & Self-Editing, Techniques for transforming your first draft...
View ArticleHere’s one of the Best Books on Novel Writing and Structure
A review of Story Engineering by Larry Brooks. ISBN 1582979987 This book brings a clarity to the fiction writing process I have not found before. I have read a lot of excellent how-to-write-fiction...
View ArticleFiction Writers: Check out this not-to-be-missed Blog
Fiction Writing is a vast realm. I’ve likened it to a PhD or two, maybe three. I find, in fact, that I need to review several knowledge/skill areas frequently as I’m planning or writing a story or...
View ArticleDo you write by the rules?
A review of the “Simple Writing, Straight Talk for Smart Writers” blog. http://simplewriting.org/ Do you want good advice? Do you feel you need good advice about writing? Would you welcome a skilled...
View ArticleDo you copy your favorite authors?
Do you mimic passages from your favorite authors? Here’s a link to a Write To Done post I heartily agree with and that advocates doing just that. http://writetodone.com/2013/05…..g-authors/ I think...
View ArticleWhat do you do with all the Information?
Writing is all about information, getting it, understanding it, communicating it to others. How do you get your information? And how to you record it so that you can find it later? My own scenario...
View ArticleK. M. Weiland’s just-out book on Novel Structure is not to be missed
Do you struggle with structure when writing a novel? Do you find the subject confusing at times. If so, here’s a book that can help. I have read the first two chapters and have spot read here and there...
View ArticleWhat is the toughest job the fiction writer has? Emotion.
Getting an emotion reaction from her readers. A good story has several key elements–all of them are challenging: Character. You need to create characters your reader will relate to and care about....
View ArticleDon’t miss Ali Luke’s nifty summary of Editing moves
It is brief, meaty, and good sound editing advice. Good advice to keep in mind with going over a first draft, or later draft for that matter. Find it here:...
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