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?”
Taking Criticism
An author has to take criticism as part of his job. That isn’t always easy. After all, if you get too much criticism, a couple of things happen.
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?”
How to Win Writing Contests—and Big Publishing Contracts
THE ONE WITH ALL THE LISTS When I was in college, I wrote a story and—on the advice of my professor—entered it into a competition. It won third place, and as I considered my fifty dollars, I realized that I had made over twice the minimum wage writing that story. So I wondered, “If I […]
Silver Bullets
If there were just one thing that I needed to know to become a great writer, what would it be?
Taking Ownership of an Idea
How do you make an idea your own? I think that you have to invest yourself into it fully. You have to reinvent it.