Douglas continues his writing and reading for pleasure series with some brief thoughts for the month on clunking, evil and current publishing prospects. At a local writer’s group, after putting the world to right, we usually sit and listen intently to various readings from members and I marvel at my fellow writer’s inventiveness and…
10 Underestimated Writing Blogs To Follow For Writing Tips – Julie Petersen | Guest Post
As a writer, it can be tempting to sign up for every writing blog you see. After all, you want to seek out as much information and advice as you can. You want to open your email, see a new post from one of your subscriptions, and be inspired. But how often do those emails…
Writing and Reading for Pleasure: October | Douglas Burcham
Douglas continues his writing and reading for pleasure posts with some October 2015 reflections on TIME and current news. This last month has been a TIME of reflection during my annual break in Tenby. Only a few used books were purchased this year, two old sailing books and two volumes of short stories –…
Where the Magic Was Born: Birthplaces of Our Favorite Fictional Characters – Bojan Mestrovic | Guest Post
Ernest Hemingway once said, “When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people, not characters. A character is a caricature.” What is it that inspired history’s greatest authors, like Hemingway, to develop characters so unforgettable that their names have taken a permanent place in literature? It is no secret that the act of…
Develop Your Writing Style – Florence Mendoza | Guest Post
As an author, your style is everything. When it comes to certain writers, style is something that readers will take note of before plot, characters, or any part of the actual substance of your writing. You don’t have to be a student of literature to see the differences in the writing styles of Ernest…
Writing and Reading for Pleasure: September | Douglas Burcham
Douglas continues his Writing & Reading for Pleasure series with updates about his writing progress, a follow up on his last two posts, and some current news commentary. Trilogy Writing My first thought for consideration for a post on writing trilogies came from reading earlier this year the Regeneration Trilogy by Pat Barker and The…
Top 5 Essential Traits of All Remarkable Writers – Kenneth Waldman | Guest Post
Writers are a curious bunch. Anyone who has ever met one will tell you that. Curious in a sense that it’s hard to lump them into any one of the categories, whether it’s from an artistic, social or any other point of view. Moreover, it’s nearly impossible to put all the writers with each other…
Writing Tips from Famous Writers – Joan Gilbert | Guest Post
According to the list of favorite writers of educational resource IvoryResearch, we have a lot to learn from the struggles of famous authors. When we observe their lives, we can come to a single conclusion: becoming a famous writer is not easy. Unfortunately, talent is not all it takes. Nevertheless, there is always a way…
Writing and Reading for Pleasure: Can You Teach Yourself to Write? | Douglas Burcham
Douglas Burcham continues his writing and reading for pleasure posts by posing the question — can you teach yourself to write? Monday 1st June 2015 is the five-year anniversary of my frightening dream in the early hours in France when I started to write. I will open a bottle of Clairette de Die to…
Writing and Reading for Pleasure: A Tree | Douglas Burcham
Douglas continues his writing and reading for pleasure posts by setting up a research task on book structure for the summer. A tree A woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground. — Oxford English Dictionary. I…