Writing habits or routines are what makes a great writer. A huge number of the population say they want to write a book. Most never do. For you to be one of those who do, you need to cultivate habits that lead you to that end. In this post we identify five critical habits to…
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Six Word Stories: Creative Writing Prompts
Writing is a mental process. It requires imagination and sharpness of mind to pound the keyboard daily or build that story over time into a book.That’s where writing prompts come in. They serve to fire your brain independently of any story idea you’re working on. Unattached to the content of the prompt the mind can…
Write a Solid Novel in 60 Days or Less?
Life, as with art, is about experimenting to find what works. For that reason, I’m always fascinated by other writers techniques and methods. Even moreso if they have found a way to be more productive in punching out quality work in less time. Jeff VanderMeer wrote a decent novel in sixty days. I wanted to…
Creative Writing – Watch a Short Story Being Created
Inside Creative Writing Creative writing is a mystical beast. For some it is whimsical and spirit driven: less a pursuit than a drifting, waiting for the muse to inspire and produce. For others, it is a pragmatic approach to process driven work where a certain number of chapters and pages must be produced to the…
Writers Don’t Think They Have Something To Say
So many people idealise about writing a book. They have grand plans to leave a legacy, share their story or help others. How many do you think actually achieve those lofty goals? I don’t know either but I’m willing to guess very few end up with a book in print. One thing that stops them…
Writing A Good Non-Fiction Book … Fast
In any endeavour in life, if you’re not learning you risk going stale and becoming outdated in your methods. The moral is – always be learning. Robert Plank is one of the most prodigious people I’ve come across. He’s quick and savvy at anything he turns his hand to and writing book sis one of…
10 Rules of Writing by Elmore Leonard
Elmore Leonard: 10 Rules for Good Writing When you want to learn to write well you see what those who are recognised as great writers have done. Model the best. Elmore Leonard is an acknowledged literary legend. Best known for his crime fiction he was a prodigious talent with some 45 novels, 26 of which have…
How To Write – Without Writing!
Just tested using Google Docs Voice tool. Holy Toledo!! Why haven’t I done this before?!? You know, writing can be a hard slog. Tapping away at the keyboad letter by letter. It takes time. And to make matters worse, the typing is nowhere near as fast as my brain can think of things to say….
Imperfect Perfection
There are times when you want things ‘just so’ and try as you might you just can’t get them right – do it anyway before the law of diminishing marginal returns kicks in. There are times when you don’t produce something because, well, you don’t think you know enough or the best way or all…
How to Become a Better Writer
In mythical terms, the writers equivalent to the search for the Holy Grail must surely be, “How can I write better?”. Endless articles, books and courses are created with this one objective in mind. Experts and academics pontificate on methodology, technique, process. Even iconic writers contribute to providing a solution by producing their own guide,…
