Creativity
Dos and Don’ts for Writing Viewpoint Voice
Many readers and editors state that a strong voice immediately draws them into a story, and one of the most important voices will come from
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How to Write a Book
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.
Writing
Writing Hyper Realism
So how do you write a “hyper-real” scene?
There are several keys.
Select unconventional images to propel the scene forward.
Appeal to powerful emotions such as love, fear, anger, guilt, and so on.
Be careful to apply your poetic sensibilities to every line.
Make sure that you appeal to all of the senses.
Writing
How to Reach Your Writing Zone, Part 3
This is commonly referred to as the writing zone. I spoke about the importance of getting rid of all external and internal distractions, and I suggested that you need to move into your writing zone slowly.
David Farland’s Writing Tips—Writing the “Big” Book
When you look at novels carefully, you will notice that the bestselling books of all time are usually big “doorstoppers.” In each genre, we see
Create Powerful Book Openings
Your story begins when you have a character (likeable or not), in a setting (interesting or not), with a problem (and it darned well ought to be a doozy). My mentor Algis Budrys said that as a rule of thumb, if a writer doesn’t have that by page two, then the story most likely isn’t sellable. He’s right. The stories that do well in my competition are the ones that grip me from the first page to the last.
David Farland Writing Tips: Writing The Fight Scene
In many novels you will have a fight scene—everything from a verbal scuffle as two people break up to a major battle, and because this
David Farland’s Writing Tips—Giving Readers Hope
Nearly every novel shows a character with a big conflict. Sometimes conflicts are so vast that the tale is overwhelming. But readers must somehow muddle
The Secret to Writing Short (or Long)
I once spoke to a movie producer who has about eighty films to his credit, and he told me a wary story about a child
David Farland’s Writing Tips: Emotional Beats in an Epic
Written in March 2020 In past articles I’ve talked about how, as readers age, people of different genders tend to crave certain kinds of emotions.
