You don't have to write genre fiction, or write in any one particular genre, you can always combine several. Is there any particular reason you...
Yes, Poetry! I remember for the longest time I meant to make sure to read a poem everyday and try to write a poem a week, thinking it would use a...
Depends on the length of the work and the skill it is told in. The key is not to make it seem like an info dump in any event.
Bone2pick - critiques, yes. I've been meaning to do this but forgotten. I'm glad they were so helpful to you. I'm definitely going to give that a...
I'm trying to speed up improving my writing, as I seem to have gotten stuck in a rut. So I was wondering, has there ever been any time when any of...
I've seen articles where both Ray Bradbury and Jerry Pournelle say this about the million words. It's sort of like the 10 000 hour rule. It may be...
Oh, one more thing. I'm sure you've experienced it when you make art. You finish a drawing and think it's awful but then you go back to it awhile...
As an artist who's had many a "hiatus" from drawing I can sympathize. Getting back to something you were once more skilled at is different than...
Trial and error. You've got to find what works for you. So for instance if you want to know your best time to work, try writing at different times...
I agree with you about the Simpsons being really funny. I'm one of those people who think it's gone totally downhill though and don't watch it at...
Nice find. I've loved the Maupassant I've read and keep meaning to grab his collection at the library. But whenever I remember to go get it...
Tenderiser - I guess I think fiction and non-fiction require different skills, though there's some overlap and that by not writing fiction my...
I'm having trouble lately because I'm trying to get going on a non-fiction project and worry that while I'm doing so and writing it, that I'll...
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