Be Excited
The most productive writers, I’ve noticed, aren’t necessarily the ones with the most talent or the greatest skills. They may not be the most physically fit or even the most motivated. The most productive writers are the ones who get excited by their work.
How to Write a Better Book: Finding the Poetics
How many new writers take the proper care with their words? How many truly listen?
Writing Wonder the Audiobook
The audiobook release of Writing Wonder is coming soon.
Writing Tips: How to Feed Your Readers
As writers, we often struggle to learn how to entertain readers, to hook them into our stories, to please wide audiences, to keep them hanging onto our every word.
Writing the Impossible
When I fell in love with the idea of writing novels, it was after reading my favorite novel of all time. I thought, I want to write stories like that, not realizing how big my dream really was.
Putting Emotional Twists in Your Tales
When you’re writing a book, it’s important to take control of your reader’s emotions. You do this by creating sounds, images, or actions. Each time you create an emotional experience, it’s called an emotional beat.
The Curse of the Blank Page
Every new writer, and quite a few old ones, is familiar with that sinking feeling that happens when you start a new tale and wonder, “Where do I begin?”
David Farland on Become A Writer Today
“There’s 10,000 right ways to write any story, but there’s a million wrong ways.”Learn How to Build a Lasting Writing Career with me, David Farland.
Dealing with Criticism
I’ve been talking about how to deal with criticism, and I’d like to talk a bit about how to deal with criticism that you disagree with. There are a lot of reasons that people will dislike your work that have nothing to do with your work.
Super Writers’ Tuesday! Finding the Motivation to Write
Today’s question comes from an Instagram user who asks, “Where can I find the motivation to write?”