As part of my continuing series following on my tongue-in-cheek Twelve Rules of Writing post, today we are discussing characters. First, though, let me remind you of Rule 4: 4. Characters must be three dimensional Creating characters is difficult enough, but you must also make them three dimensional by describing them in excruciating detail. In order for your readers…
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Words: Choosing, Selecting, Deciding, Opting For
Rule 3 in my Twelve Rules of Writing went like this: ~ 3. Words are interchangeable, it’s what you mean that’s important. The English language was created to mislead you. Take the words ‘right’ and ‘wrong’. Clearly, the word ‘right’ is misspelled, since ‘write’ goes with ‘wrong’ and ‘right’ should be paired with ‘left’. Also,…
Good Writing is Invisible
Continuing my series on the Twelve Rules of Writing, here is rule 2: ~ 2. Spelling and grammer are what copy editors are for. Clearly, as a creative person, you do not want to be burdened with the task of spelling things correctly or constructing sentences that are grammatically correct. This is, after all, what…
Write What You Know – Part 2
Continuing my series of posts on my tongue-in-cheek article, the Twelve Rules of Writing and in support of those people participating in this year’s NaNoWriMo, this is the second on the subject of Rule 1 – Write What You Know. In my previous post, I discussed the need for research and why using what you…
Write What You Know – Part 1
A few weeks ago I posted a rather tongue-in-cheek article entitle The Twelve Rules of Writing, which some of you may have read and which it was nice to see a number of people commenting upon. For me, one of the surprising comments was that people didn’t realise it was humorously intended until they got…