http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ Web Fiction Guide Forums » Tag: tips - Recent Posts en Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:39:28 +0000 http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/share-with-us-whats-improved-your-writing/page/2#post-4208 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:02:34 +0000 Vash 4208@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>There's a Charlie Rose interview with Quentin Tarantino that helped me a lot:</p> <p><a href="http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/7257" rel="nofollow">http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/7257</a></p> <p>Also, the director's commentary track on the "Say Anything" DVD was very helpful for my writing. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/new-lit-resourcefree-books#post-4178 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:00:09 +0000 jkev 4178@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>Hi everyone,</p> <p>I'm JK, the founder and shameless pimp of LitDrift.com, a new blog, resource &amp; community dedicated to the art &amp; craft of fiction in the 21st century.</p> <p>Besides editorial content, we've got daily creative prompts, daily short stories, and a weekly free book giveaway called Free Book Friday. This week, we’re giving away a copy of Awkward One, a new short story anthology by Awkward Press. We also accept reader submissions—if you or your readers would like to contribute anything (fiction, bar napkin doodles, original power ballads to your grandma, etc), we’d be happy to feature it on our site.</p> <p>Just eager to get the word out. Thanks!</p> <p>-JK</p> <p>PS: Who's doing NaNo this year? We should be writing buddies! <a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/566011" rel="nofollow">http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/566011</a> </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/share-with-us-whats-improved-your-writing#post-4169 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:20:24 +0000 Xarro 4169@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>Well, to be perfectly honest, the choice of English was also a pragmatic decision. There are far more potential readers who read English than French. So it seemed like the sensible thing to do. ;) </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/share-with-us-whats-improved-your-writing#post-4168 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:04:51 +0000 DevinO 4168@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>I like my American English spiced with the British variety, to be honest :)</p> <p>It's a neat thought, about switching languages forcing you to stick to basics. I know 'not overdoing it' is common advice for writers, and I've been trying hard to hew to it lately. If only I had another language that I knew well enough to give your method a try! </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/share-with-us-whats-improved-your-writing#post-4121 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:20:43 +0000 Xarro 4121@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>Strangely enough, the best thing that has happened to my writing is that I quitted trying to write in French and started to do it in English...</p> <p>French's my mother tongue. So when I wrote in French I had a tendency to overdo it. Now that I've adopted English as my writing language I keep things simple and it's better and less uneven.</p> <p>Of course, I make a terrible mix of British and American English and I probably use the wrong word from time to time. But no one has dared to complain so far. xD</p> <p>And then, another thing that improves writing (for everyone, I believe) is reading. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/share-with-us-whats-improved-your-writing#post-4114 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:24:00 +0000 vjchambers 4114@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>Yay! You're welcome. :) </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/share-with-us-whats-improved-your-writing#post-4113 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:05:50 +0000 DevinO 4113@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>VJ, that's an awesome site, I've been enjoying it. Thank you :) </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/share-with-us-whats-improved-your-writing#post-4112 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:06:50 +0000 Linton Robinson 4112@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>All RIGHT! Ethical theft! I'm all over it </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/share-with-us-whats-improved-your-writing#post-4111 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:09:48 +0000 vjchambers 4111@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>Murazrai--About being inspired by stuff.</p> <p>This link has been probably one of the most helpful of my writing career. </p> <p><a href="http://hollylisle.com/fm/Articles/wc3-3.html"> How to Legally and Ethically Steal Ideas</a></p> <p>Holly Lisle is awesome. (Though I don't actually read her books, just her advice to writers.) </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/share-with-us-whats-improved-your-writing#post-4110 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:59:46 +0000 NiSp 4110@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>and the more you type the better you get too! LOL </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/share-with-us-whats-improved-your-writing#post-4109 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:39:47 +0000 Linton Robinson 4109@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>What's getting better about my writing.<br /> Everytbing!<br /> It just keeps getting more and mroe fabulous all the time, baby. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/share-with-us-whats-improved-your-writing#post-4108 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:34:58 +0000 DevinO 4108@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>One of the interesting things about writing is how sometimes completely opposite things - editing during writing, not editing during writing - can sometimes work just fine for different writers. </p> <p>These are great, I'd love to see some more :) </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/share-with-us-whats-improved-your-writing#post-4102 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:32:34 +0000 Murazrai 4102@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>-If what I write is inspired by something, I'll stay away from mimicking it. Otherwise, it will turn into fan fiction.</p> <p>-Always organize your overall plot before you start writing anything, even if you are expecting a major plot change. That will prevent writer's block. For better results, make a detailed plot.</p> <p>-Use music to aid in imagining the scenes. I only use this in battle scenes because the reverse effect will happen when I write other scenes.</p> <p>-Get inspiration everywhere. I tend to use RPGs to do so before, but now I get it from other's web fiction, movies and animes as well. </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/share-with-us-whats-improved-your-writing#post-4101 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:09:17 +0000 Ryan Span 4101@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>As an addendum to Dary's first bit there, <strong>pausing to edit writing in progress is not a crime</strong>. Those of us with slightly OCD tendencies about writing may find it more difficult to carry on unless everything is <em>just so</em> than by trying to just push ahead. I know I do!</p> <p>The other two bits are solid.</p> <p>Regards,<br /> Ryan </p> http://forums.webfictionguide.com/topic/share-with-us-whats-improved-your-writing#post-4099 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:56:53 +0000 Dary 4099@http://forums.webfictionguide.com/ <p>~ Don't confuse writing with editing. When writing don't stop to edit something, KEEP THAT CRAZY TRAIN RUNNING. The editing comes later.</p> <p>~ Write down every little idea as soon as it comes to you. Don't leave it until a more appropriate time because YOU WILL FORGET IT.</p> <p>~ Write somewhere away from distracts. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERNET. Shut yourself in an empty room. If you use a laptop then disable its internet connection. If you can't escape that, JUST WRITE IN A BLOODY BOOK! </p>