Andrew Ferguson's Blog, page 18

The Well of Ascension: A Review

So, here we have it: my full scale review of The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson; the second book in the high fantasy Mistborn series.

Taking a Holiday From My Novel

I'm just getting a little fed up of the sight of my novel. And so the solution is to set aside a short time to work on other short writing projects...

Super Snappy Speed Reviews – Books (Vol. 3)

As always, these reviews only reflect my own personal opinions and impressions, sliced, diced and minced into a few short sentences.

5 Writing Rules I Like To Ignore

Sometimes, however, you just need to rebel and write according to your own darn rules. So what follows are my top five common story-writing rules and wise sayings which I frequently bend, break and flat-out disagree with.

Want to Add Handwritten Notes to your Scrivener Project? Try Notebloc.

Let me introduce you to Notebloc for Android and iPhone. This handy little app not only uses your smartphone's camera to capture images, but it also automatically adjusts the colour and angle of your image(s) before easily exporting them as jpg or pdf files, making adding your handwritten notes to Scrivener a breeze.

Who’s Narrating Your Story?

When we talk about the narrator, what we are referring to the perspective from which the story is being told. This may be a character in the story or it may be a nameless outsider. But whenever we read a portion of narrative, we're hearing somebody's voice, even if it is just a voice you, the author, have chosen for yourself.

100 Word Story: Popping Off

It's time I subjected you all to another one of my under-performing flash fictions I nevertheless believe in.

Novelist: A Handy App for Planning Your Novel

But that's not to say mobile apps can't help you in your quest to write a story, especially when you're on the go and need a simple, orderly means of gathering together all those little plot bunnies that jump into your head at the worst possible moments. For that reason, I've been trying out a nice little app I discovered on Google Play called Novelist by Alessandro Riperi.

50 Quotes About Writing

Well, we've already had fifty quotes about fiction in general so today it's time for another fifty quotes, this time providing advice, encouragement and general reflections on the process of writing.

Should You Use Profanity in Your Story?

This all got me thinking about the use of profanity in fiction. We authors walk a fine line between realism and rudeness, especially when it comes to writing dialogue. Where do you draw the line?Well... it depends.