Writing Descriptions: It’s Okay to Repeat Yourself
It’s okay to repeat yourself throughout your story and remind your readers who your characters are, what they look like, where they are, and why that’s important.
Craft
Asking Others to Read Your Stuff
It’s important to get other people to read your writing if you want to improve your craft. It’s a scary proposition, but definitely worth it.
Ursula K. Le Guin on Writing Science Fiction
Last week I dove into Ray Bradbury’s thoughts on the art of writing science fiction. This week, I take a look at the thoughts of Ursula K. Le Guin.
The Discipline & Necessity of Writing Every Day
Writers write. And writing every day is an important habit to develop that will keep your momentum, and joy, up.
Ray Bradbury on Writing Science Fiction
In The Paris Review, sci-fi author Ray Bradbury discusses the art of writing science fiction.
The Importance of Outlining
Outlining before writing not only saves time but it also frees you up to actually enjoy writing.
Narrative Voice
The style and voice of the narrator is arguably one of the most important aspects of a story.
Just Ask Your Characters
Characters push the plot forward. It’s an easy thing to forget, but it can make or break your story.
Clarity vs. Confusion
The Golden Age of magazine science fiction offered us some great stories, but also some very confusing ones, which got me thinking about our different styles of writing.
Aristotle’s Poetics
Thinking about science fiction got me thinking about storytelling in general. So I went back to the original guide on storytelling, Aristotle’s Poetics.
