Howdy! I hope 2013 was great for you and you got lots of writing done! I bet I can guess what your new year’s resolution is. To celebrate, here are some of the best Get Me Writing posts from this year. Enjoy! Read more…
Obviously plagiarism is not cool, nor recommended. But outright copying something you love has its place. Here’s one way to learn from stories you admire. Read more…
So you want to write every day? Good! That shows dedication, soldier! But now you’ve made that decision, how will you go about it? Behold: 11 tips to set you on your way! Read more…
When I asked my Interactive Fiction authors questions a few weeks ago, I included some extra ones that were slightly off-topic. While not necessarily tips for the new IF author, they should certainly be of interest to those involved in IF and who want to know more about it or about the authors in question. Once again I was fortunate that they were so generous with their time, as I got back some answers even for those extra questions! I include them all here in a kind of bonus round to finish off my IF series. -
Continuing our series on interactive fiction, and tips from the masters, this week we have some advice from Jacqueline A. Lott. Read more…
Continuing our series on interactive fiction, and tips from the masters, this week we have some advice from Sarah Morayati. Read more…
More professional tips this week (you can find the first post here). This time it’s the turn of interactive fiction writer, Aaron Reed. Aaron is also the author of the recently published Creating Interactive Fiction With Inform 7. Do you want to guess what his favourite IF writing program will be? Read more…
Habits, surely, are some of the most effective tools on a writer’s belt. I’ve written before about getting into a writing routine; of establishing times where you do nothing but write. Habits around objects may be just as important. Read more…
This week I’m pointing you in the direction of another site. Inspired by Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing, the Guardian newspaper, here in the UK has published an article called Ten rules for writing fiction. In the post are writing dos and don’ts from no less than 28 other authors! Read more…
I thought it was about time I shared some links on other writing sites. At some point I will do a top ten list for writers, but for now, this is what I have. Read more…