I approach my writing as a group of projects. I have several pieces in various states. I published one, finishing the tasks of writing there. I am revising a sequel to that novel, with another sequel in the rough draft…
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Controlling Your Writing
Tagged with: writing, Project, project management, Writing Techniques, scheduling, scheduling writing, keeping track
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Diagramming Sets
Stories take place somewhere. Many writers make a map of the terrain where their stories take place. I do too. It helps if you have an idea of the location where your stories take place. I go a step further…
Tagged with: description, description notes, fiction, fictional world, writing, Writing Techniques
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Posted in Writing Techniques
Benefits of Outlines
Outlines are useful tools in the writer’s toolbox. Even if you write without one, you probably still have one in your head. Somewhere in the back of your mind, you know where you are going with your writing piece. That’s…
Tagged with: framework, outline, Outlines, writing, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Take a Writing Day
If you have a daily writing routine, congratulations. However, sometimes routines can put you into a rut. So it’s good to shake up your writing routine by doing what I call a writing day. A writing day is a day…
Tagged with: breaks, distractions, routine, writers, writing, writing places, Writing Techniques, writing vacation
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Practicing Revision
I think daily revisions are important. I don’t mean revise as you write. That’s a delaying tactic and you will never finish a rough draft that way. I mean practicing. Yes, practice makes perfect is a cliché for a reason.…
Tagged with: action, adverbs, dialog, dialog tags, revise, revision, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Writing Daily
Having a daily writing routine is good. Every writer has their own writing routine. Mine is to start with a half hour to an hour of free writing in my journal. I sit in my living room, my laptop in…
Tagged with: background work, daily writing routine, journal, routine, routines, writing
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Writing and Exercise
Writing is a sedentary occupation. For good health, we need to move around. So how to balance writing and exercise. Good cardio workouts can take it out of you but your heart will thank you for the workout. Exercises is…
Tagged with: Exercise, health, healthy heart, Write, writing
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
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