Brand New Writing Advice Column!
Remember all those writing advice articles I used to do for io9? They're back!
This time, I'm doing a series for Tor.com called "Never Say You Can't Survive: How To Get Through Hard Times By Making Up Stories." Here's the start.
https://www.tor.com/2020/05/12/never-...
I'm going to write roughly 25 essays (one per week) about writing ---- with a special focus on how inventing your own characters and worlds can help you survive scary times like the ones we're living through right now. You can use writing to help liberate yourself, and others!
In the end, these 25 essays will be published in book form. (!!!!) So I already have a pretty detailed outline to make sure I don't just ramble, the way I am wont to do. They'll cover nuts-and-bolts writing topics, but also talk about how to do this in a way that's healthy.
Like, next week's essay has a lot of stuff about imposter syndrome and insecurity and the ways that people will try to tell you that you're doing this wrong. And for those who liked my rant about anger last week, there's a whole essay about turning your anger into stories.
I've really really missed geeking out about writing with my science fiction and fantasy peeps, and I'm super excited to get back to it.
This project has been in the works for a couple years, but now turned out to be the perfect time to launch it. Let's build some worlds to disappear inside!
This time, I'm doing a series for Tor.com called "Never Say You Can't Survive: How To Get Through Hard Times By Making Up Stories." Here's the start.
https://www.tor.com/2020/05/12/never-...
I'm going to write roughly 25 essays (one per week) about writing ---- with a special focus on how inventing your own characters and worlds can help you survive scary times like the ones we're living through right now. You can use writing to help liberate yourself, and others!
In the end, these 25 essays will be published in book form. (!!!!) So I already have a pretty detailed outline to make sure I don't just ramble, the way I am wont to do. They'll cover nuts-and-bolts writing topics, but also talk about how to do this in a way that's healthy.
Like, next week's essay has a lot of stuff about imposter syndrome and insecurity and the ways that people will try to tell you that you're doing this wrong. And for those who liked my rant about anger last week, there's a whole essay about turning your anger into stories.
I've really really missed geeking out about writing with my science fiction and fantasy peeps, and I'm super excited to get back to it.
This project has been in the works for a couple years, but now turned out to be the perfect time to launch it. Let's build some worlds to disappear inside!
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