Jodi Picoult, Sarah Dessen, write about cutting - inkpop Blog | inkpop.com. Jennifer Castle on Writing a Grieving Character | Figment Blog. Unsure how to create a character who grieves convincingly without writing a totally depressing tear-jerker? Here’s some advice from someone who definitely knows what she’s doing. Jennifer Castle, author of The Beginning of After, shares her secrets. There were moments while I was writing The Beginning of After, my novel about a teen girl who must find a way to move forward after losing her whole family in a car accident, when I would stop typing, smack myself on the forehead, and say, “Wait a minute, missy. Just what the hell do you think you’re doing?” Because I have zero personal experience with this level of tragedy. I never lost anyone close to me as a teen. But a lot of readers have, and if Laurel’s journey didn’t ring true for them, the book would not work.
Eventually I realized, you don’t have to have a history with grief in order to write about it. Death is a recurring theme in storytelling, as it should be…it’s, uh, a recurring theme in life. Here’s what else I learned: How to get agent, how to query agent, how to write a query letter, get a literary agent - inkpop Blog | inkpop.com. Locus Online Features: Cory Doctorow: Writing in the Age of Distraction. From Locus Magazine, January 2009 We know that our readers are distracted and sometimes even overwhelmed by the myriad distractions that lie one click away on the Internet, but of course writers face the same glorious problem: the delirious world of information and communication and community that lurks behind your screen, one alt-tab away from your word-processor.
The single worst piece of writing advice I ever got was to stay away from the Internet because it would only waste my time and wouldn't help my writing. This advice was wrong creatively, professionally, artistically, and personally, but I know where the writer who doled it out was coming from. Every now and again, when I see a new website, game, or service, I sense the tug of an attention black hole: a time-sink that is just waiting to fill my every discretionary moment with distraction. But the Internet has been very good to me. Cory Doctorow is one of a dozen Locus columnists and reviewers. Ben Bova Writing Tips. TIPS FOR WRITERS Ben Bova 1.
Write Every Day.The most important thing for a writer to do is to write. Write every day. It’s best to set aside a particular time of the day (or night) for your writing time. Find the time that is best for you, and then write during that time every day. (In reply to an emailed question) The question, "Am I writer? " Holly Lisle: Official Author Homepage | read with hunger, write with joy, live with passion.
37 Lectures Every Writer Should Listen To. By Jessica Cortez Seasoned writers and complete novices alike have a few things in common: a shared love of the written word and the need for the occasional word of advice, wisdom or motivation to keep them going. While writing is a creatively gratifying process, it can also be one riddled with dead ends, late nights and loads of frustration. Whether you are studying for a liberal arts degree, have a career in liberal arts, or writing for fun, here are a few lectures that will give writers young and old alike some tips on writing better, getting published and promoting their craft as much as possible.
Advice from Authors There are few people more qualified to offer advice to writers than those who are authors themselves, and that’s just what these lectures do. Improving Your Skills No matter how good you get at writing, you’ll always need to keep honing your craft, and these videos offer sage advice on making your work better every day.
Inspiration and Motivation Getting Published Comments. Suggestions please. Okay, there are some glitches and i cant retrieve posts from the new members forum. i guess that section of the site is being worked with at the moment.. i can offer you this thread, to the bookclub forum: here's another author to read: his writing is brutal, infective. plus he currently has three books out, and the forth releases this year! Definitely give kiss me, judas a try. a great book, and the hard cover is cheap, like twelve bucks new at amazon. and it has a great first line: “I must be dead for there is nothing but blue snow and the furious silence of a gunshot.” (you'll flip when you read the opening pages of his third novel; fucking brilliant!)
Another writer, a list: okay, so youve blown through chuck's library and youre slightly depressed. like, what now? Well, the cult has a few for your list and this is a list of the ones i have heard about and read in my time here: How to Write a Book - Learn the steps to write your own book.