Writing Advice

Latest Contest Information Writer Advice’s FLASH FICTION Contest 2019 Flash Fiction Submission Information   WriterAdvice seeks flash fiction running 750 words or less. Open our eyes. Help us see the world as your characters do. Finalists receive responses from all judges. Everyone receives a detailed response from award-winning author B. Lynn Goodwin.   What is Flash Fiction? For Writer

  WRITING ADVICE FROM FLASH PROSE EXPERTS Last year I asked our finalists what tips they’d give to those who wanted to improve their flash fiction. Here’s a collection of what they said: From Corrie Adams, author of our winner, “Iceburg Season” Waste no words. Everything should do double duty. For example, dialogue should written

WHY I WRITE: FASCINATING QUOTES FROM FAMOUS AUTHORS found on Aerogram Studioswww.aerogramstudios.com “Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself…It’s a self-exploratory operation that is endless. An exorcism of not necessarily his demon, but of his divine discontent.” ~~Harper Lee   “I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what

10 Tips on Writing from Joyce Carol Oates     Collected BY MARIA POPOVA for Brain Pickings,https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/07/19/joyce-carol-oates-10-tips-on-writing/ In a recent tweeting spree, the inimitable Joyce Carol Oates offered ten tips on writing — a fine addition to this master-list of famous authors’ wisdom on the craft. 1. Write your heart out.2. The first sentence can

I found this wonderful article by Dana Kaye at www.publishingcrawl.com. Ms. Kaye is the owner of Kaye Publicity, http://kayepublicity.com, and her message, filled with practical examples, may be the only article you’ll ever need about author branding. YOUR AUTHOR BRAND:WHAT IT IS AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT By Dana Kaye Almost every author I’ve met, whether they write

36 Writing Tips to Help You Write Like the Pros by Ajinkya Goyal The following is an excerpt from Ajinkya Goyal’s piece, which can be found here: airborneorange.com/36-writing-tips. As a blogger, writing is no doubt an integral part of your life. Be it fiction, or non-fiction, the quality of your writing should never dip below brilliant. You would no doubt have noticed

How to Write a Great Story: A Roundup of Best Advice Posted on November 23, 2016 by Jane Friedman at https://janefriedman.com/write-great-story-roundup-best-advice/   Jane Friedman is a skilled, wise advisor. You can read about her expertise at https://janefriedman.com/about/. This is taken from her web page, a site you should bookmark. Over the last five years, I’ve

  10 Questions To Help You Distinguish Voices     By B. Lynn Goodwin In the Independent Study class I teach for Story Circle Network, people ask all kinds of questions. This term one person was concerned that all her characters sounded the same. I had her find objectives, obstacles, and strategies to overcome those

    Incredible Writing Retreats to Attend in 2016 This is excerpted from a piece by Susan Shain. It originally appeared on December 22, 2015 at The Write Life, http://thewritelife.com/writing-retreats/ Do you dream of getting away to write, but need some guidance on the next steps for your novel? Want to meet and work with