About This Writing Stuff...

This week, Dert asks whether we should judge a creator's work by his or her personal morals.  Jodie Renner offers advice on foreshadowing while James Scott Bell talks dialogue tags.   The legendary John Cleese gives a lecture on how to put yourself in a creative mindset.  We have a few "How To's" as Robyn LaRue explains her method for organizing writing ideas, Joe Bunting helps us finish our writing projects, and Monica M. Clark weaves backstory.

For comic book fans, veteran comic writer Paul Kupperberg delivers an insightful essay addressing some of the rumors and vitriol about several legends of the comic book industry.


Stan and Jack and Steve and Mort and Jerry and Joe by Paul Kupperberg

Should We Use a Moral Filter to Judge Artists and Creators? via Dert

Know Your Goals: Artist-Author or Professional Author? by Jami Gold

Fire Up Your Fiction with Foreshadowing by Jodie Renner

A Short Course on Dialogue Attributions by James Scott Bell

John Cleese on Creativity (Video) via Robyn LaRue

Rediscovering the Lost Ark: Writing by Hand by Michelle Mueller

How to Organize Writing Ideas by Robyn LaRue

How to Finish Your Writing Projects (Even When You Don't Feel Like It) by Joe Bunting

How to Weave Backstory Into Your Novel by Monica M. Clark