Better Writing With Heuristics
One important part of the development of any skill is the metacognition. This is the “thinking about thinking” that lets…
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Year of A Million Words Week 1: What I Think Will Work
I’ve started a project to write a million words this year.
It’s half crazy New Year’s resolution and half realistic endeavor.
I want to talk about what I think will make it work right now. I might have to change, but it’ll be for posterity if nothing else. Then we’ll see if I succeeded or failed, and how far I went astray.
Becoming A Content Creation Machine
Content creation is the output of any creative endeavor. Today, I’m going to discuss how to maximize your abilities as…
Writing the Very Failed Story
I didn’t post anything on Friday, despite that being my usual weekly fiction post. Last week would have seen the…
How to Write a Compelling Antagonist
A compelling antagonist makes a story great. They’re often as memorable as a protagonist is and connect viscerally with audiences.…
3 Tips for Writing Better Science Fiction
It’s been a while since I’ve talked about specialized craft, and today I want to focus on some important elements…
NaNoWriMo 2020 Week 3: Quantity and Quality
I’ve cut back to around 2000 words a day on NaNoWriMo, mostly because of other stuff like this blog, YouTube, and my MFA classes.
With that in mind, my net output is still pretty high, probably around 3000 words a day with all things considered.
Something I’ve heard a few people ask is “If you’re writing a novel in a month, how do you know it’ll be good?”
NaNoWriMo 2020 Week 2: But is it Good?
A while back, I mentioned that I hoped to write a million words next year. And then I started NaNoWriMo.…
Finishing my Novel and NaNoWriMo 2020
Over the weekend I finished work on the rough draft of my first novel, Daughter of Spades. It’s still a…
Writing as Habit
Writing as a habit is critical to success: it lets you form a lasting relationship with your work process that can yield rewards in output and satisfaction.