Writing Tips

Write every day. No matter what.

Know what you want to say, and say it. (This especially applies to web boxes.)

Kill your babies. (I didn't say that, Will Faulkner did.)

Learn Latin. (Especially if you plan to time travel.)

Okay, so those tips weren't very useful. If you really want to learn to write, check out these books, written by experts, after a long editing process. Stein on Writing by Sol Stein Absolutely the best writing book ever written. Valuable at each stage of your writing career, though some advice may be incomprehensible for the novice. Available at most well-stocked libraries. Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne and Dave King A must-have if you want to learn the fine art of editing your prose. (And why wouldn't you want to?) The Comic Toolbox by John Vorhaus And you thought comic geniuses were born, not made? This book tells you how to hone your humor. Recommended for anyone who thinks LOL should be redundant Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft by Janet Burroway Not for the faint of heart. An in-depth analysis of writing craft, for craft junkies. Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose by Constance Hale With more spunk than Strunk, Constance Hale explains what the rules are, then shows you how to break them. Wickedly hip and wonderfully readable.

What I've learned about writing.

"The English language has a deceptive air of simplicity; so have some little frocks, but they are both not the kind that any fool can run up in a half an hour with a machine. --Dorothy Sayers, novelist

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