Instant Grammar Check. StoryToolz : Resources for Authors. Writing Tips. 20 Writing Tips from 12 Fiction Authors. Writing success boils down to hard work, imagination and passion—and then some more hard work. iUniverse Publishing fires up your creative spirit with 20 writing tips from 12 bestselling fiction authors. Use these tips as an inspirational guide—or better yet, print a copy to put on your desk, home office, refrigerator door, or somewhere else noticeable so you can be constantly reminded not to let your story ideas wither away by putting off your writing.
Tip1: "My first rule was given to me by TH White, author of The Sword in the Stone and other Arthurian fantasies and was: Read. Read everything you can lay hands on. I always advise people who want to write a fantasy or science fiction or romance to stop reading everything in those genres and start reading everything else from Bunyan to Byatt. " — Michael Moorcock Tip 2: "Protect the time and space in which you write. Keep everybody away from it, even the people who are most important to you. " — Zadie Smith Tip 5: "Always carry a note-book. Daily Writing Tips. 62 Blog Post Titles to Defeat Writer's Block. Cipher Tools. Merriam-Webster Search for iPhone.