Today we’re going to discuss how to make a map work in your favor — or, how you can use your prewriting material in a way that doesn’t tie you down to structure.
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Tag Archives: Creative Writing
Cut It Out! C.S. Friedman and the Dreaded Prologue
Monday, February 25, 2013
Tweet Welcome, dearest writers and readers, to my first feature post! This week we’re on about prologues. Should we have them? Or should we cast them upon the cleansing fires of editing and rewrites, never allowing them to mar another of our manuscripts again? The Problem with Prologues Rumor has it that your editor (you […]
Some Simple Advice for the Novice Storyteller
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Tweet Part of my job these days–my actual job, for which I get paid–is being a writing coach. Obviously that’s most of the motivation for this site, too. And now that I’m finding some success as an indie writer, I even have fans contacting me to ask for tips on getting started as a storyteller. […]
On Self-Publishing: Who Should Start
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Tweet I started a brief series back in March on the topic of self-publishing. Those first two posts weren’t really planned, but they did fall neatly into the beginnings of a pattern: Where to Get Started in Self-Publishing How to Get Started in Self-Publishing That asks for the obvious journalist’s progression — who, what, when, […]
Advanced Fiction Writing (Part II of II)
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Tweet On Tuesday I shared some insights from a short story class I took last semester. I talked about one line of characterization, and how it completely mischaracterized my character in the exercise’s context. I said the single line got at the heart of what I learned, but in the end it was a really […]
Advanced Fiction Writing (Part I of II)
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Tweet Last semester I took a class at OU called “Advanced Fiction Writing.” It’s one course in the midst of an entire Master’s degree that features only two classes not associated with advanced fiction writing, but that’s beside the point. “Advanced Fiction Writing” is an English class. The rest of my Master’s work has taken […]
Writing to the Deadline (A Dragonswarm Update)
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Tweet I’m a huge fan of GMail. Have I ever mentioned that before? I know I’ve talked about Google Docs, and you can probably take it for granted that anyone who raves about Google Docs appreciates the company’s email service, too. Still. I’m a huge fan of GMail. I never delete anything. Everything goes in […]
What I Learned About Writing This Week…from Dreams, Redux
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
I’ve had another confirmation that all of my conclusions about my dreams are true.
What I Learned About Writing This Week…from Being Irritable
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Tweet If there’s one thing I’ve learned from a myriad of sources over the past ten years, it’s that I should never ignore myself when I feel irritable. I am not a person easily given to irritation. It takes a lot to push my buttons. Injustice is pretty much the only thing that can get […]
What I Learned About Writing This Week…from Kindle All-Stars
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Tweet So. Thanks to Josh and a rollicking romp of insanity, I somehow got myself involved with the Kindle All-Stars Project. In short, KAS is the brainchild of one Bernard J. Schaffer, who is putting together a short story anthology for Kindle of various independent authors. The proceeds of the anthology will go to the […]
