Most Popular Posts Of The Year

Well, the world didn't end so I guess we'll be doing it all again next year. Thanks to everyone who dropped by over the last twelve months, and especially those who left comments. 




To round off the year, here are Moody Writing's top ten most popular posts of 2012 (based on page views):




1. How To Start A Story The Stephen King Way

March: A look at how Mr King starts his stories.




2. Chapter One: The Casual Vacancy

October: J.K. Rowling's first attempt at adult fiction.




3. Cliffhangers For Unscrupulous Writers

September: A look at the most evil of all narrative devices.




4. How To Find Your Writing Muse

March: When inspiration won't visit, it's time to go hunting.




5. The 5 Best Pieces of Writing Advice

July: My personal top five tips.




6. How To Write Better Fiction

April: Sometimes there's nothing obviously wrong but something's missing.




7. Inside A Story Part 2: The Hunger Games

January: How a story is made up of lots of little stories, using everyone's famous YA book as an example.




8. Video Games Vs Books

April: Short attention spans? Not the kids I know. 




9. Chapter One: The Night Circus

February: Another in my series of first chapters dissections. 




10. Draft Zero: Where Writing Begins

April: The first draft is just the warm up.

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Quick reminder:

Nominations for the Writer's Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers will close soon. If you'd like to nominate a writing blog then send an email to writersdigest@fwmedia.com (with the subject line: 101 Websites). Include the blog name, URL and reason for nominating.




It's a bit of an involved process so I guess only bother if it's a site you think really deserves it.