Best Fiction and Writing Blogs

M.C. Tuggle, Writer

The best fiction and writing blog posts from around the ‘net, all guaranteed to make you a [insert adjective for your region] Shakespeare. Inspired by ron.

A.E. Steuve – The best villains are… (a writing lesson)
Joanne Jeffries and Julian Yanover – Poets University Infographic
Erin Beth Liles – Creating Lifelike Fictional Characters
Distance Landaverde – A Love Affair with Organic form
Miguel Olmedo Morell – Three representations of the fall in Lovecraft’s dream cycle
Penstricken – Ten Writing Commandments
J. B. Henry – Interview With Tom Abrahams
Ron Rash – How I Write

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9 best practices that can drive your editing process, part I

Business in Rhyme

This is one of the topics I haven’t written about on the blog before and finally that time came. I know how it is hard to edit your own writing and I will share what in my experience has brought me the most effectiveness in this area.  This post will be divided in two parts and I hope it will help you in your editing process as well.

One of the first things I noticed, depending on your genre of writing and worth keeping in mind is that:

• Editing of non-fiction writing is far different from editing fiction writing – there are more factors involved that constitutes making a good story, character than in developing an instructional texts, for example.
• When you are writing an e-book, that requires different format and ‘packaging’ in comparing to your shorter versions you write for an online community like blog posts.
• A paper copy of your book…

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10 Ways to Overcome Writer’s Block

Write Crazy Cool Blogs and a Tip to Save You on Your Days of Content Writers’ Block

A Writer for Words

Have you ever wanted to write crazy, cool blogs, but aren’t sure how to get started? Blog writing can be both a fun and beneficial way to earn a little extra income on the side while you work from home. But, it takes an amount of talent to create a successful and catchy blog, so there is a certain amount of training required. Today I’m going to give you an overview to help you generate ideas for your blogs, and give you a suggestion about a helpful software tool that can help you generate content on those slow days of content writers’ block.

What are some things you can do to make sure your blogs are both crazy and cool? Below is a list of ideas that should help you produce very effective blogs.

Make It Funny

Writing content that has humor in it is always a great way to…

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How to Get Your Novel Made into a Film

A Writer's Path

by Gary Smailes

In this article you will discover the steps a novel must go through in order to be made into a film; you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the process and discover the elements that you, as an author, can control to have a positive impact on the chances of seeing your book on the big screen.

This article will focus on the period of time before filming begins, since this is when an author has the most impact on the project. Once the cameras start rolling, the author’s role lessens greatly.

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Beta Readers

Lit World Interviews

Not all writers use beta readers, and not all writers offer their services as beta readers, but both of these things can serve as a huge help in our writing. Looking at it from the writer’s side first, it’s important to know what it is that you’d like your beta reader to do for your story, if there is anything in particular that you do want. Don’t be shy to ask if you suspect a weakness in any area.

In general, as well as glaring plot holes and so on, your beta reader will spot things like continuity problems, or hair that started out blonde and suddenly changed to auburn half way through the story. These are big deal issues for your future readers and often things that we miss because of our closeness to the story. For the same reason, we may leave out crucial descriptive passages or backstory…

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