Author: Ozzy
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Learn the Rules, Before You Break Them
The rules of writing are made to be broken, but you still need to know and understand them. Then, you can break them with intent, not out of ignorance.
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To Write: Read
You’ve probably heard this before: “If you want to write, you have to read.” It’s one of those phrases that gets tossed around in writing advice circles, usually followed by a shrug and no real explanation. So let’s dig into it. Because it’s not just a vague platitude—it’s a truth. A deep, structural one. You…
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World Building is NOT Writing
How much world building is too much? The annoying answer is… probably most of it. The story is what matters. Write the story.
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Perspectives – Variations on a Theme
Delving into some of the nuances within the broad types of perspective. Third person vs. third person omniscient, dual POV vs. single, or multiple.
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The Limitations of “Write What You Know”
Not all knowledge, has to be first hand. Knowing something well enough to write it doesn’t mean you have to have lived it.
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Perspective and Tense: Who and When?
First person? Third? Where’s the second? Tense? I’m getting tense just thinking about all this!
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Adverbs Are Seasoning, Not Flavour
The truth is, adverbs aren’t inherently bad. They’re just misunderstood. The real problem isn’t their existence, it’s their overuse.
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The Myth of the ‘Born Writer’
Writers are (self) made, not born. So, get to making yourself a writer, OK?
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What a Writing Coach Does (and Doesn’t) Do
A writing coach can do a lot for you… but there’s also a lot that they can’t do.
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Your First Draft is NOT your Book
There’s a secret about writing that every novice writer needs to hear: your first draft is supposed to be bad. Not just imperfect, not just messy. BAD bad. Its job is simply to exist, so you have something to work on. It’s a block of raw material, a rough sketch, a first attempt at capturing…