I've never actually read any Doctorow...
I've never actually read any Doctorow...
Insert talking dog
Jul. 19th, 2015 11:03 amKeyboard shortcuts for novelists:
http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/keyboard-shortcuts-for-novelists
http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/keyboard-shortcuts-for-novelists
Top ten firearms mistakes in fiction
Apr. 4th, 2014 11:38 pmThings to keep in mind when writing gunfights:
http://www.thebigthrill.org/2014/03/special-to-the-big-thrill-top-ten-firearms-mistakes-in-fiction-by-chris-gall/
http://www.thebigthrill.org/2014/03/special-to-the-big-thrill-top-ten-firearms-mistakes-in-fiction-by-chris-gall/
Why your screenplay sucks
Dec. 16th, 2013 11:39 pmCommon mistakes writers make:
http://www.fastcocreate.com/3022129/all-the-things-that-are-wrong-with-your-screenplay-in-one-handy-infographic
http://www.fastcocreate.com/3022129/all-the-things-that-are-wrong-with-your-screenplay-in-one-handy-infographic
Storytelling secrets
Dec. 23rd, 2012 07:01 pmRobin made this video to help people in a particular writing contest, but it's good storytelling advice in general:
http://youtu.be/yf3zUFyYdqA
http://youtu.be/yf3zUFyYdqA
Knowing when to fake it
Oct. 31st, 2012 08:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
layla Talks about research for fiction writers...when it's useful, and when it just gets in the way:http://layla.dreamwidth.org/204043.html
Robin Dempsey on World-Building
Sep. 18th, 2012 11:21 pmWorld-building...probably my least favorite part of writing (and it shows!). But Robin makes a good case for it, and this is shaping up to be a really useful series of lectures:
http://youtu.be/JyqveJeKvAw
http://youtu.be/Qedoh9WjUWE
http://youtu.be/JyqveJeKvAw
http://youtu.be/Qedoh9WjUWE
NOW she tells me...
Jun. 29th, 2012 10:52 pmGail Simone reveals the secret to writing comics:
http://gailsimone.tumblr.com/post/26155032243/a-real-tip-just-from-nowhere
http://gailsimone.tumblr.com/post/26155032243/a-real-tip-just-from-nowhere
Creative links
Apr. 10th, 2009 12:25 pmWriting a novel, Zork-style:
http://magicdistrict.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/text-adventure/
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Rivkah reviews different brands of ink:
http://lilrivkah.livejournal.com/280726.html
Parodies of DaVinci's "Last Supper" have been done to death:
http://culturepopped.blogspot.com/2007/04/suddenly-last-supper.html
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http://magicdistrict.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/text-adventure/
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laylalawlor)Rivkah reviews different brands of ink:
http://lilrivkah.livejournal.com/280726.html
Parodies of DaVinci's "Last Supper" have been done to death:
http://culturepopped.blogspot.com/2007/04/suddenly-last-supper.html
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Mid-week links
Jan. 23rd, 2008 08:13 pmBanners for neglected fandoms:
http://www.beaucoupkevin.com/2008/01/here-are-some-things-you-can-use-on.html
Is Xenu your copilot too?
How to write a screenplay:
http://toddalcott.livejournal.com/163924.html
Good advice for writers in all media.
Warren Ellis' guide to gardening:
http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=5481
"'Mulching' is not in fact a new sexual practise invented by Something Awful."
Mid-Ohio Con is for sale:
http://www.midohiocon.com/
Dare we hope that the new owners might devote more space to indy comics, and less to bootleg DVDs and Z-list celebrities?
http://www.beaucoupkevin.com/2008/01/here-are-some-things-you-can-use-on.html
Is Xenu your copilot too?
How to write a screenplay:
http://toddalcott.livejournal.com/163924.html
Good advice for writers in all media.
Warren Ellis' guide to gardening:
http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=5481
"'Mulching' is not in fact a new sexual practise invented by Something Awful."
Mid-Ohio Con is for sale:
http://www.midohiocon.com/
Dare we hope that the new owners might devote more space to indy comics, and less to bootleg DVDs and Z-list celebrities?
