Advice on Writing. Latest update: July 14, 2011Version 2.2 Over the years I've accumulated an assortment of advice about writing here on the Misenchanted Page, from me and sometimes others, to would-be and beginning writers.
These tidbits have been gathered from articles, poems, letters, e-mail, Usenet posts, and various other things I've written (or read) over the past thirty-plus years. 1,000 Ideas in an Hour. My first order of business once I decided to focus on character building this year was to go online and shop for a character-building book.
I am locationally challenged when it come to educational opportunities and right now, even an online class would be difficult to commit to. But writing craft books are great because I can pick them up whenever I have a few spare moments to get inspired. I had never heard of Characters & Viewpoint by Orson Scott Card before but the reviews on Amazon were fantastic so I ordered it immediately. Side Note: This post isn’t a book review but I will say, I’m about 1/3 of the way through the book and I can’t get enough of it. Character Creation Made Easy, Mix in Motivation-16 Needs. Character Creation Made Easy, Mix in Motivation-Desires and Fears.