The Myth of Rules
I often talk about writer’s myths, things people think of as writing rules that often just get in the way of good writing. Are their any rules for writing that the writer should be aware of? Certainly. One such rule is, “don’t use sentence fragments”. An example of a sentence fragment, for those who missed [...]
Post 25 – Beginnings at the Beginning
It’s a new year, and as such, I thought I’d talk a little about beginnings. The western notion of story structure (no, it’s not Universal, I’ll talk about that in another post) dictates a beginning, a middle and an end. It dictates setups and payoffs. It dictates some sort of change to happen to a [...]
Post 16 – There is no “One Process”
Steve and I write in this blog to discuss the process of writing, which brings us to the question, “Is there one correct process to use to write?” The short answer is, “No.” That’s pretty short, and not very helpful, so I’ll augment it a bit with a more complete answer. Steve and I do [...]
Post 10 – Avoid Clichés – Unless You Don’t
In yesterday’s post, I mentioned that I had a thought that I hoped wouldn’t become a cliché. It turned out that the thought was so cumbersome and convoluted that chances of that happening were very small. (I almost said moot, but that would be entirely too cliché.) However, it started my mind swirling around with [...]
Post 7 – The Myth of “Write What You Know”
We as writers have often heard the dictum or rule to “write what you know.” I first heard this when in grade school, and it really puzzled me. I liked to read fantasy stories and wondered how they were written if that rule were true. When I heard it, I had just read Mary Mapes [...]
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