For this week’s Writing Tip Wednesday I would like to direct you to THIS article on The Gaurdian website that gives you some great rules for writing fiction. Elmore Leonard, Diana Athill, Margaret Atwood, Roddy Doyle, Helen Dunmore, Geoff Dyer, Anne Enright, Richard Ford, Jonathan Franzen, Esther Freud, Neil Gaiman, David Hare, PD James and … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Rules For Writing Fiction.
Robin Lafevers, author of Grave Mercy, posted a great post on her blog on May 16th about surviving the nearly there stage. She says, ‘One of the hardest stages of your writing journey—one that will take the most dedication, commitment, and self exploration—is the ‘nearly there’ stage. This is the stage where your critique partners … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Surviving Nearly There.
Those of you who write short stories might be interested to know that the people over at The Review Review were curious about myths that circulate regarding lit mags. So they asked this question on Facebook: ‘What are some myths you have heard about submitting to/publishing in/editing literary magazines?’ They got replies from writers and … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Lit Mag Mythbusters.
Hi everyone, and welcome to this week’s writerly update. This week my main focus was polishing a flash fiction piece I had been working on so I could send it to the comp I wanted to enter. Polished and sent. Fingers crossed. One of my goals this week was to outline ten chapters of Rift, … More A Writerly Update 33.
It seems like the big questions on everyone lips when talking to an author is whether or not they are a pantser or a plotter. I’m more of a pantser. Before I write I usually know the beginning and the end and maybe a few scenes in the middle. The rest I like to make … More Writing Tip Wednesday: On Outlining.
Welcome to part two of my recap of the Penguin Random House National Book Bloggers Forum which was held in Sydney on May 20th. Here is a list of the bloggers that attended. You should check them out and discover some amazing Aussie blogs. Interestingly, there was only one male blogger among us. In part … More Recap: Penguin Random House National Book Bloggers Forum 2014 Part Two #NBBF14
I was one of the lucky book bloggers chosen to attend the first ever Penguin Random House National Book Bloggers Forum. It was such an amazing day and I am so glad I was a part of it. They are looking to do another one next year, maybe even in another city (This one was … More Recap: The Penguin Random House National Book Bloggers Forum 2014 Part One #NBBF14
My apologies for getting this up so late, I intended to get it up on time but my hectic week caught up to me and I feel asleep extremely early last night. But better late than never, right? For today’s writing tip I would like to direct you over to Writer Unboxed, to a letter … More (A late) Writing Tip Wednesday: To The Soon To Be Published Author.
I was reading a very interesting post by author David James Poissant earlier in the this week explaining how to make submitting your superpower. Poissant was referring to short stories in the article but it could also refer to submitting novels. He says there are many tools in the writers belt, and one of the … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Be Relentless.
I write most of my work on the computer, but I still like to write by hand occasionally. If I write a poem, I like to write the first draft by hand. There is something about the pen gliding across the page, it just seems much more personal. I also like to jot down ideas … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Write By Hand.
Rochelle L. Sharpe 