In this week’s roundup, we present a couple of lengthy but fascinating pieces for you to dig into! Prepare to crack out the best first draft you can this NaNoWriMo with: • Robert Wood at Standout Books, asking the rather controversial question: Is There Such a Thing as a Good MacGuffin? • Glen C. Strathy [...]
In this week’s roundup we’re sticking to the path of NaNoWriMo preparation, plus adding a little extra something to suit everyone – so click on through to enjoy: Jessica Strawser at Writer’s Digest, who offers up an impressive list of 30 Tips for Writing a Book in 30 Days. (Number 7 alone is such a [...]
Since October is the month when many will be knuckling down to plan their stories for the upcoming NaNoWriMo challenge, we’re shortening the number of roundup entries to help preserve your time – but we aren’t compromising on quality! This week: The folks at Payhip get straight to the point with A Complete, No-Nonsense Guide [...]
This week's roundup is all about fantasy, as our top picks bring you: David J. Peterson at Unbound Worlds, and his amazingly in-depth guide to Creating a Fantasy Language. Weapons expert Benjamin Sobiek’s 6 Tips for Writing Fantasy Weapons. Hannah Collins, who isn’t horsing around with her guide to Everything a Fantay Author Needs to [...]
Best-selling author and writing coach C.S. Lakin makes her mark on this week's AutoCrit Writing Roundup, where the top picks include: Alex J Coyne at Re:Fiction, taking a quick but thoughtful dip into dark waters with Writing Fear that Will Give You the Shivers. The aforementioned C.S. Lakin, as she visits Seekerville to propose a [...]
A smorgasbord of superb writing insights awaits you in this week's roundup, including: Fred Johnson, revealing why modern gaming is far more than child’s play in What Video Games Can Teach You About Storytelling. The Writer’s Ally, with The Secret to Impressing Big Agents and Publishers. Standout Books, offering a impressively smart method for building [...]
In this week’s AutoCrit Weekly Writing Roundup: Bess Cozby at DIYMFA has some great advice with her Five Tips for Making the Most of a Writing Retreat. Worth a read even if you haven’t had the pleasure of going on one yet! Author Jim Hardison visits Writer’s Digest to offer us 7 Serious Tips for [...]
This time in the AutoCrit Weekly Writing Roundup: Daily Writing Tips challenges you to engage your creativity and find different ways to get your message across with a helpful list of 50 Redundant Phrases to Avoid. Janice Hardy gets candid about her evolution as a writer, and urges you to do the same, in How [...]
A few of our favorite sources are back in the roundup this week, with: Standout Books, as they help sustain your longevity of ideas with their piece on How to Write a Book Series That People Finish Reading. Janice Hardy’s musings on the weight of choice and consequence in your novel, with Decisions, Decisions: Character [...]
In today's Weekly Writing Roundup: Julie Petersen at Every Writer has a few key tactics to increasing your devoted readership with 8 Ways to Earn Your Audience as a Writer. Romance University’s Angela Ackerman digs into what it takes to create an authentic love story as she explores The Importance of Vulnerability in Relationships. One [...]
