Writing
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10 Of The Greatest SFF Curse Words, Ranked
Made-up cursing in fiction is hard, folks. There are many reasons SFF writers avoid having their characters dropping F-bombs, ranging from appealing to the widest audience ... -
Write of Way #10 – Why Pen Names Rock
Though many writers may not realize it, pen names are an important facet of every writing career. After all, how else would we tell our favorite ... -
Write of Way #9: Fight Scenes: How and Why
So you wanna write fight scenes, huh? Good choice! Nothing adds color to a story like a little bloodshed. Okay. Rule number one: write from experience. ... -
Write of Way #8 – Writing Beyond Eurocentric Fantasy
It’s probably a safe bet to say most of us are familiar with J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. At the very least, it’s safe ... -
Write of Way #7 – Encouraging Young Artists
Prepare yourself, for something wicked this way comes. Something most foul. Something best left forgotten. An angsty high school poem! *cue scream.mp3* Now hold up. Before ... -
Write of Way #6 – Work Out so You can Dork Out
Tired of the same old you? Tired of being out of shape and out of luck with the opposite sex? Tired of being overweight and under-attractive? ... -
Write of Way #5 – Write, Submit, Repeat
The stakes are higher than they’ve ever been. This is it, baby, do or die. You’ve been working towards this point forever, and now you’re here. ... -
Write of Way #4 – Write Short Stories
Are you a writer? Are you a novelist? Are you a living, breathing person who owns a pen and paper? Then you should be writing short ... -
Explosions and FEELINGS (and More Explosions) (Guest Post by T. Eric Bakutis)
While I enjoy mindless action as much as the next person, stories where I can genuinely empathize with the folks currently shooting at each other have ... -
‘Conditions for Vision’: Guest Post by E.J. Swift
In the opening essay of her collection On Writers and Writing, Margaret Atwood discusses a series of interviews where she asked writers to describe how it ...
