Rob Bignell's Blog, page 186
February 20, 2019
"...everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt." - Sylvia Plath
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February 19, 2019
"The unconscious creates, the ego edits." - Stanley Kunitz
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February 18, 2019
14 Plot Pitfalls You Need to Avoid
��� Twist endings
��� Telling the backstory
��� Cookie cutter story
��� Stalling as approaching crucial event
��� Packing peanuts
��� Bait-and-switch
��� Subjective tension
��� Histrionic exit
��� Reader cheating
��� Inappropriate mystery to create suspense
��� Too many subplots
��� Literary dream
��� Runaround error in story
��� Schizophrenic story
��� BONUS: "I don���t praise plots as accurate representations of life, but as ways of keeping readers reading."
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February 17, 2019
"There is a rule for fantasy writers: The more truth you mix in with a lie, the stronger it gets." - Diane Duane
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February 16, 2019
8 Ways to Start Writing
Suffering from writer���s block? Self-doubt about your talent? With Writing Affirmations: A Collection of Positive Messages to Inspire Writers, you can reclaim the pleasure of writing and pen the book you���ve always dreamed of through uplifting, meaningful phrases that can be read aloud or internalized weekly over the course of a year. Writing prompts and tips follow each affirmation, giving you the inspiration and motivation to keep writing.
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February 15, 2019
"...fiction, with its untrammelled nature, speaks to no one, and by so doing, speaks to all." - Chigozie Obioma
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February 14, 2019
7 Tips for Authors on Handling Their Money
��� When and how do I get my royalties?
��� Set up a new bank account for your book sales
��� Once you publish book, start bookkeeping
��� Writers can choose between bookkeeping systems
��� Indie authors need to record business transactions
��� Indie authors use cash accounting method
��� Why self-published authors must keep records
��� BONUS: ���...not ���How can I get more money?��� but ���How can I reach more readers without lowering standards?������
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February 13, 2019
"I have never met an author who was sorry he or she wrote a book. They are only sorry they did not write it sooner." - Sam Horn
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February 12, 2019
25 Sci-fi Writing Prompts That Will Motivate You
��� How to build a story from a SF novum
��� Prompts 1-5
��� Prompts 6-10
��� Prompts 11-15
��� Prompts 16-20
��� Prompts 21-25
��� BONUS: "The very act of writing is a testament that anything is possible."
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February 11, 2019
"Your intuition knows what to write, so get out of the way." - Ray Bradbury
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