Over the past two weeks, I shared my mega-lists
of writing craft skills for story development, line editing, and copy editing.
Also, as Julie Glover mentions in her guest posts in that last bullet item, we need to have the basics
of writing craft down before we can effectively «play» with our voice.
We've been working to ensure my mega-lists
of writing craft skills for story development, line editing, and copy editing are as complete as possible.
As much as we may want to fight it, building a brand and marketing are as much a part
of the writing craft as editing, unless you just want to write and don't care about sales.
I was actually reading your Writing the Breakout Novel this morning, as the writing group Wordsmith Studio will be using it for our discussions
of writing craft starting July 1st at 9, hashtag #wschat.
Or just listen when it's time for your daily dose
of writing craft!
The same holds true for any piece
of writing you craft for submission to an instructor.
Hemingway once said
of the writing craft, «There is nothing to writing.
I'll close with two quotes from Twitterland that resonated with me the past few days — good advice from two masters
of the writing craft:
Reviews don't have to be books, or fiction, but if you review movies, games, non-fiction, or whatever, please relate what you're reviewing to some aspect
of writing craft.
She's encouraged me, inspired me to stretch my skills and has improved my understanding
of the writing craft.
Being initially unaware
of her writing craft, the technology changed her professional scenario and allowed her to invest some quality time in thrillers instead of crunching numbers.
Click here for a listing
of writing craft and reference books I've used and / or discussed on my blog
Taught by industry professionals and award - winning authors, our online classes will build your knowledge
of the writing craft, the publishing business including self - publishing and marketing, and historical and modern research topics.
Short - duration or one - off in - person classes that focus on a particular aspect
of writing craft.
It's the part
of the writing craft a lot of writers seem to struggle with.
You need to invest time, effort, and yes possibly some money to learn at least the basics
of the writing craft.
I think this year was a great learning curve for me in terms
of writing craft.
Like others have mentioned I have a sagging shelf full
of writing craft books and consume sites like WU and WD voraciously yet I never know if any of this trade craft learning is working without any critical feedback.
Each weekly lesson is tailored to a specific aspect
of the writing craft.
At nearly an hour - long, this Stephen King interview with George R. R. Martin delves into details
of their writing craft.
As a literary journal with an educational twist, Mason's Road aims to focus each issue on a particular element
of the writing craft.
Her workshops cover all aspects
of the writing craft, as well as practical strategies for self - promotion for both traditional and independently published authors.
As a developmental editor, I focus a lot on the storytelling aspect
of writing craft in my posts here: character arcs, plots and subplots, stakes and motivations, etc..
Similarly, line editing is developmental in nature (re: aimed at developing the writer's message to its best expression
of the writing craft).
Overall, some 45 additional sessions are tracked into general areas
of writing craft, business matters, discoverability, crowdfunding, and more.
I'm looking for original writing - related posts — these could be on anything from specific elements
of the writing craft (character development, POV tips, plot pacing, writing a terrific antagonist) to a post covering your personal writing process, how you organize a manuscript, how you fit writing into your day, or tips for promoting a book.
I'm also reading — slowly — a couple
of writing craft books, which I'll probably talk about on this blog at a later date.
And
all of the writing craft books I am reading are in English, as are the writing blogs.
As part of a live Facebook event, we're all joining forces to answer questions from students, aspiring authors and our peers on the subjects
of writing craft, marketing and publishing.
But truthfully, I get more that is helpful to me in terms
of writing craft from the Bay to Ocean Writers Conference at Chesapeake College.
This comes from two factors — good use
of your writing craft and a thorough understanding of where you fit.
They can lose sight
of the writing craft in pursuit of faster releases, even though those shortcuts eat into their bottom line.
Fabulous set
of writing craft books.
Do you have a list
of the Writing Craft articles you use in your binder?
Some in the literary community assume that genre writers don't care about the deeper aspects
of writing craft.
Other times we know that aspect
of writing craft exists, but we don't realize that it's not a strength of ours.
It's also one of the least understood and most often mismanaged elements
of the writing craft.
Developmental editing concerns itself with every aspect
of the writing craft.
Basically, if you took the majority
of the writing craft books on the market and distilled their advice into one, you'd have GMC.
It incorporates every scrap
of writing craft and imagination at your fingertips.
Of course, we will probably never be utterly fantastic at every aspect
of the writing craft.
I know this because I've read an endless stream
of writing craft and career books from successful authors, and I'm still scratching my head over some aspects of the whole «author gig.»
Let me also add two bonus issues that affect the clarity and strength
of our writing craft beyond the grammar and spelling changes of copy editing:
For all my posts about business plans and branding, I also have posts about all aspects
of writing craft.
Because Elizabeth's understanding
of writing craft is based solidly in her three popular mystery series, published through Penguin and her own imprint: the Memphis Barbeque Mystery series with Penguin / Berkley under the pseudonym Riley Adams, the Southern Quilting Mystery series with Penguin / NAL, and the Myrtle Clove series with Midnight Ink.
Today, author Hank Quense offers tips on three vital elements
of the writing craft: subplots, scenes, and POV.
This is a book review
of a writing craft book, designed to help writers use various personality model types in developing characters via a layered approach.
In - depth lessons on specific topics
of writing craft, based on your work - in - progress or completed manuscript.
Here are some of the best articles on different aspects
of writing craft that I've bookmarked over the years.