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I just banished what could have been described as lifelong writers block. I think writer's block is part fear of faliure, part minute brain hemorrhage and part tired hands. I ...

I had this problem so completely... You know how I got over it? I posted on this site. The same holds true for my friend, Andrea. We both felt like ...

A rule of thumb I use for back story is: If the scenes themselves are not vital to the plot, tell them. This doesn’t mean that what happened in those ...

description is tricky, especially if you're writing from a certain character's eyes. What maria might think is "dark and mysterious" juanita might find "some scraggly, skinny creeper" But I love ...

Hmmm I'm in a writing club and we do a ton of stuff. - read aloud and critique stories -publish a writing magazine (like Azamov's or Weird and Wacky Tales) ...

He was a great example of a platform builder, but I agree with the guy above me... another option you can extend to is podcasting: if your writing advice is ...

It's funny that I read this post right after taking the mary-sue test from a link my friend gave me. The first time I did it I got a twenty-six, ...

I always thought that plot bunnies were something totally ridiculous, very dumb and slightly contrived, that you injected into your story when you had nothing else to write about. Or ...

But I love podcasts. Go on iTunes, and type in 'Writing Excuses.' Listen to them, and then you can even check out the suggestions they have. (You know, the whole ...

I agree with nate, but I do think that you should try to find different names. Because if you do write a story with those names and it does go ...

This kind of relates to Mary sue/ Gary Stu characters; since boring usually equals generic and generic can some times equate to perfect... kind of. You get the idea. Don't ...

I'm not quite understanding why you should date your work; it sounds nice and neat but I don't see why it would be worth loss of hair and brain cells. ...

This was really wonderful; but you talked about a character like the joker "who just wanted to watch the world burn." I don't think that can be labeled under the ...

I was wondering when research came into play in non science-fiction historical-fiction or fantasy genres? If I'm writing and Indie Romance (not sure if that's real or contrived) should I ...

This is how I've planned my first nano so far: Got inspiration for the climax/pivotal scene Thought about cause and effect; loosely plotted the ending. Thought of a couple cool ...