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Tag Archives: tips for writers
Tips for Writers: Making Gradual Miracles
Cloudzilla! A sign from God? “The only kind of writing is rewriting.” ~Ernest Hemingway Five years ago, I got the good news that, after a one year delay, my comedy monster movie Notzilla had been greenlighted (received financing)! The not-so-good … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Writing
Tagged creativity, editing, Ernest Hemingway, inspiration, motivation, Notzilla, perseverance, tips for writers
40 Comments
Tips for Writers: Learn to Love the Burn
The key to building muscles, oddly enough, is to regularly and repeatedly expose yourself to pain. Not too much, not too little. Too much—torn muscles, tendonitis, bone spurs—is bad news. Too little is no news at all. Muscles grow when … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Story Power, Writing
Tagged inspiration, motivation, professionalism, self-discipline, skill, technique, tips for writers
56 Comments
Tips for Writers: Write What You Know?
A successful writer friend once went tiradical on me when I mentioned the literary admonition, “Write what you know.” “I hate that!” she shouted. “Why?” “It restricts you! What if you want to write about something you’ve never experienced?” Interestingly, … Continue reading
Posted in Story Power, Writing
Tagged characters, experience, imagination, life, quirks, success, technique, tips for writers
48 Comments
Tips for Writers: Trust the Story
Experience is the most effective teacher (I learned more Spanish in three days in Barcelona than I did in two years of high school Spanish class). But one of the most interesting things about the human psyche is that we’re … Continue reading
Posted in Story Power, Writing
Tagged catharsis, empathy, forgiveness, Healing River, hero, Joseph Campbell, journey, tips for writers
32 Comments
Tips for Writers: Use an Irony Board
When creating a storyline, don’t just pull things out of the soiled ideas pile. Dig through it for something fresh. Inhale. Do they smell like something one of your characters would actually wear (think/do)? Good, but still not fresh enough. … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Story Power, Writing
Tagged advice, characters, creativity, irony, plot, storyline, tips for writers
28 Comments
Tips for Writing: Become a Brain Archaeologist
Photo by Dương Nhân Memoirs! I still write fiction, essays, and screenplays. But I take particular pleasure in composing the My Real Memoir posts I hope one day to publish in book form. These have been gratifyingly received by blogger … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged autobiography, memories, pre-teen, research, technique, tips for writers
48 Comments
Two Years of Writing Tips!
I’m up to my proverbial eyeballs in projects once again – the chiefest of which is my daughter’s wedding (which I’m officiating, btw)! Hence, I’ll be on hiatus for a week or so. Therefore, this is the perfect time for … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged calling, challenges, journey, purpose, rewriting, technique, tips for writers
15 Comments
Tips for Writers: From 7 Pros
“If a story is in you, it has to come out.” ~William Faulkner (Remember that scene where the alien bursts out of the guy’s chest?) “Write drunk, edit sober.” ~Ernest Hemingway (Write without restraint! And then…restrain, restrain, restrain.) “You might … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged advice, Dorothy Parker, editing, Ernest Hemingway, motivation, Shakespeare, tips for writers
40 Comments
The Tips for Writers Collection
Dear blogger friends, and normal people, I’m up to my creative eyeballs with a new in-development film project, as well as doing background research for my in-progress Memoirs. So I’m on a weeklong blogging hiatus, of sorts. Meanwhile, may I … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Movies, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged blogger, blogging, creative, development, Stephen King, tips for writers
17 Comments
Tips for Writers: The Final Edit
Photo by Matthew LeJune Whether you write fiction or non-fiction, short or long, you’re going to edit your work multiple times. Writing is like clay modelling. First, you slap a big blob of ideas, facts and feelings onto your table (computer … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Movies, Writing
Tagged draft, editing, fiction, final, guidelines, Healing River, tips for writers
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