By Kym O’Connell-Todd and Mark Todd This is the third in a three-part installment on strategies we’ve found successful as collaborative writers. In the first part, we discussed things to look for in a compatible partner as well as examples of how that plays out in practice. In the second, we started to explore how…
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The Nature vs. Nurture Clash (aka Plotters vs. Pantsers) … by Jim Heskett
All across the internets, published and unpublished writers blog about how to write, edit, and market your materials. I find many commonalities and universal truths… show don’t tell, don’t be afraid to be bad in first draft, don’t join a critique group that meets on Wednesdays, etc. I might have misheard that last one, but I think you get my point.
If you spend enough time researching writing advice, one Nature vs. Nurture clash always recurs: Plotters vs. Pantsers.
What’s Your Reason for Writing?
Are you doing your own thing? Listening to your own voice? Or are you a back-up, following someone else’s vision and script?
RMFW Spotlight on Susan Brooks, Colorado Gold Conference Chair
Susan Brooks has been conference chair since 2011. She is an editor with a small traditional publisher and has an MA in Publishing from George Washington University.
Beware of the False Hook
By Tiffany Lawson Inman What do most writing craft books say about openings? A lot of don’ts and dos. Am I right? Don’t use a lot of description. Don’t open with back story. Do try and start with action. Do introduce the story theme and problem. Do establish character and setting. Do excite your reader. Do show the promise of your novel in the first…