As an added bonus, I very highly recommend the article “Write drunk, edit sober, and the myth of inspiration“. I thought it was very cool, and very empowering. That article explains why there’s no need to wait for inspiration, kind of like the article you’re reading is doing! So...
All I have left is adult romance, dystopia, western, horror and gothic. Some have said that Liar is horror. I do not agree. I wasn’t scared once writing it. The few times I have tried to write horror I have scared myself so badly I have had to stop writing. When I publish one...
Learning how to write a bestseller isn’t as simple as making sure your book ticks a few boxes. Factors influencing sales (such as marketing and readership trends) count. We analysed 747 #1 bestsellers from 1950 to share some insights into the anatomy of bestselling novels: First, a note ...
Understanding how to keep a scene interesting is a crucial skill for writing a novel or screenplay. Scenes are the basic building blocks of a chapter or act. Read on for tips on how to write a scene, plus analysis of story scene examples What is a scene exactly? The word scene broadly...
writes books, and has friends and stuff, my schedule gets a little tight sometimes. But I appreciate you asking me to do this, and I tried to take it as seriously as possible. Note: Most editors are not nearly this patient (or at all, really) when it comes to typos and inaccuracies...
How To Write Mystery The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer. Ken Kesey The perfect detective story cannot be written. The type of mind which can evolve the perfect problem is not the type of mind that can produce the artistic job of writing....
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To write out someone else’s words is fun and produces good results. Sometimes it’s what has to be done for the job at hand, whether that job is a commissioned wedding invitation or your best friend’s birthday card featuring Gothic rock lyrics. ...
Before you can begin figuring out how you'll write your UChicago essays, you should know which prompts you'll be seeing and the rules for each one.You'll need to write two essays, and the UChicago essay prompts you must answer are commonly referred to as Question 1 and Question 2. ...
Cybergoths love dark clothes, dark music, and futuristic steampunk fashion. They mix them up with elements that are not typically Gothic, such as bright neon colors or electronic dance music. If you’re on the lookout for cyber goth, then go to a bar and find someone with bright neon ha...