Writing Help and Advice for All
How to Write People in Love – a Practical List
Originally posted on Ramona DeFelice Long:
In Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, Laurey and Curly musically list all the don’ts necessary to keep their neighbors in the wide open spaces from “suspecting things” about the cowboy and the farm girl. “Things” means love, of course. In the song, folks in love who don’t want to appear…
Good, Goofy fun
Originally posted on readful things blog:
This post is for everyone but most especially for John Howell He wanted to see some silliness back in this blog, so here we go. Love you, John. I’m going to write a few sentences, the beginning of a story, as such. Then I ask that you finish the…
Description—How to Make Readers Fall In & How to Make Readers Fall In
Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
Sidewalk chalk art near Regent’s Canal in London. Today we’re going to address a topic that—GASP—I don’t believe we’ve ever covered in almost 800 blogs. Namely because it is a tricky one to address. We’re going to talk about description. For those who never use description or very…
Viewing Creative Writing Choices as a Spectrum, Rather Than “Either-Or”
Originally posted on Creative Writing with the Crimson League:
When we talk about writing, there is so much discussion about “This” versus “That.” Today I wanted to get a discussion started about how faulty and how limiting that kind of thought is. Art is self-expression. Writing is art. And while any kind of art will…
Eradicate Negativity: Your Marketing Depends on It
Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
Negative vs. Positive Reading should be a positive experience, right? You want to create a positive shopping experience and a positive reading experience. And writing is a positive experience, right? (If not, why on earth are you doing it?) So should publishing and marketing be positive. But not everything and everyone…
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