Writing and Creating Books

Blake Bailey: 5 Writing Tips

The following writing tips are excerpted from an article by Blake Bailey that appeared in Publishers Weekly magazine. Write about things that really interest you. Pick a subject that bores you and you’ll write a boring book. Be quiet and listen. Let the person talk. Action is character. Let us see and hear how your […]

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Ian Rankin: 10 Rules for Writing

Here, according to mystery author Ian Rankin, are ten rules for writing. Read lots. Write lots. Be persistent. Have a story worth telling. … These are certainly worth paying attention to. Read lots. Write lots. Learn to be self-critical. Learn what criticism to accept. Be persistent. Have a story worth telling. Don’t give up. Know […]

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Writing Bookmark: First Draft

Here are some great pieces of advice on how to write fiction from some incredible novelists. Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. — Anton Chekhov Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader. Not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling […]