One of my favourite authors, and personal heroines, died on Monday. I am grieving, as I’m sure many of her fans are, and I’d like to send out my deepest condolences to her friends and family. The world has lost a great light. But what is remembered, lives, so here’s a tribute I put together […]
Read More Farewell, Ursula K. Le GuinBy Kelly Robson I’ll always be grateful to Steven Barnes. At Orycon 2012, he passed on advice that made a huge difference to my writing. Steven said, when we get a story idea, we usually know either the character or the problem. To develop the story, we can ask ourselves the following questions: If we […]
Read More 2 Simple, Awesome Pieces of Characterization AdviceBy C.S. Lakin For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we’re looking at an excerpt from a previous post titled Words of Advice from Famous Authors That Are Just Wrong. I imagine this post is bound to draw some criticism, but bring it on! Maybe it’s just me, but when I read pithy statements from famous authors that are […]
Read More Famous Authors’ Bad Writing Advice#specwomenchat I’ll be posting some of my favourite quotes from great writers of #SFF from time to time on my blog.
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Read More I Write to Create MyselfBy Joe Bunting The best way to become a better writer is to write and then to publish your writing, whether you publish it on a blog, in a book, or with a close friend. It’s only by practicing writing, and getting feedback on it, that you can improve. Read the full article at The Write Practice. Hey there! I’ve still […]
Read More 29 Quotes that Explain How to Become a Better Writer
Diane Morrison 