Failing again. Failing better.
This year, I’ve decided to apply for Clarion West, and this week is the deadline for Clarion applications, so I’ve been spending my time revising stories, writing up a biographical piece, and filling out scholarship applications. I’m excited about applying, and I’m very happy with the story I’m submitting, but in the back of my…
So how can you improve your writing? You need to think through your fiction at the beginning and at the end of your writing: plan it out and edit it when you’re done. So let’s begin at the beginning. Check out this article by John Gingerich on LitReactor.com. I can already feel all the “by…
Jon Gingerich of LitReactor.com has a great post on editing your story. But his advice is also useful for nonfiction writers as well. I used to edit a journal at law school, and I followed an editing pattern similar to the one suggested by Gingerich. You see, when you edit, you shouldn’t be looking only…
So it looks like I’ll be busy for a while, so in order to keep you distracted, here’s a late afternoon long read from LitReactor.com, just so I can continue the alliteration. It’s a very interesting article on using description effectively in your writing. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) begins November 1. During the month of November, participants will attempt to write 50,000 words of a novel (or about 1,667 words per day). There are many different approaches. Come November 1, some people have well-developed outlines, while others prefer to start with a completely blank slate. I definitely lean…