Category: Writing
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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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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…