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kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gizzf2a | gj0ndf2 | 1,610,459,656 | 1,610,471,755 | 0 | 5 | Fantastic! Thank you! | Oh wow, I love when author's really get into their process and share it. I have not read any of the Dresden books, but I keep hearing about them. Might have to give it a shot soon. | 0 | 12,099 | 5,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj0ndf2 | gj09d05 | 1,610,471,755 | 1,610,464,958 | 5 | 0 | Oh wow, I love when author's really get into their process and share it. I have not read any of the Dresden books, but I keep hearing about them. Might have to give it a shot soon. | This is USEFUL! Thank you! | 1 | 6,797 | 5,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj0ndf2 | gj0in63 | 1,610,471,755 | 1,610,469,593 | 5 | 0 | Oh wow, I love when author's really get into their process and share it. I have not read any of the Dresden books, but I keep hearing about them. Might have to give it a shot soon. | Bless you tysm | 1 | 2,162 | 5,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj15stl | gj290d3 | 1,610,480,047 | 1,610,498,909 | 3 | 5 | Im in the middle of re-reading Dresden for the 4th or 5th(?) time at the moment, I wanted to do a re-read for Peace Talks. I literally finished Death Masks at 2am, so believe me when I say, holy shit thank you for this post. I didn't realise that I had 2 new books to look forward to. | Wow livejournal. Been awhile since I heard a blog hosted on that one | 0 | 18,862 | 1.666667 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj290d3 | gj0ussr | 1,610,498,909 | 1,610,475,092 | 5 | 1 | Wow livejournal. Been awhile since I heard a blog hosted on that one | Bless I love the Dresden Files | 1 | 23,817 | 5 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj15dtp | gj290d3 | 1,610,479,857 | 1,610,498,909 | 1 | 5 | I started reading Dresden Files at Proven Guilty, then read the following books, then started reading the series from the beginning. I'm actually glad I started in the middle because I wasn't as immersed in Storm Front. (though one of his side stories that he said was a horrible early draft was actually one of my favorites). Still, I'm really excited to see this writing advice. I binged the whole series my senior year of high school. | Wow livejournal. Been awhile since I heard a blog hosted on that one | 0 | 19,052 | 5 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gizzf2a | gj290d3 | 1,610,459,656 | 1,610,498,909 | 0 | 5 | Fantastic! Thank you! | Wow livejournal. Been awhile since I heard a blog hosted on that one | 0 | 39,253 | 5,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj09d05 | gj290d3 | 1,610,464,958 | 1,610,498,909 | 0 | 5 | This is USEFUL! Thank you! | Wow livejournal. Been awhile since I heard a blog hosted on that one | 0 | 33,951 | 5,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj0in63 | gj290d3 | 1,610,469,593 | 1,610,498,909 | 0 | 5 | Bless you tysm | Wow livejournal. Been awhile since I heard a blog hosted on that one | 0 | 29,316 | 5,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj103i4 | gj290d3 | 1,610,477,469 | 1,610,498,909 | 0 | 5 | God dam this is inspiring. Thanks for posting this OP! | Wow livejournal. Been awhile since I heard a blog hosted on that one | 0 | 21,440 | 5,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj1fubr | gj290d3 | 1,610,484,632 | 1,610,498,909 | 0 | 5 | You are a godsend. Thank you, you wonderful soul, and I thank these authors for passing this intriguing knowledge onto us. | Wow livejournal. Been awhile since I heard a blog hosted on that one | 0 | 14,277 | 5,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj20vlw | gj290d3 | 1,610,494,616 | 1,610,498,909 | 0 | 5 | I love The Codex Alera series. Haven’t started on his other series, yet. Will eventually, when I have the money to do so. Thanks for posting this, though. Will be helpful to maybe get writing again. | Wow livejournal. Been awhile since I heard a blog hosted on that one | 0 | 4,293 | 5,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj23h4b | gj290d3 | 1,610,495,970 | 1,610,498,909 | 0 | 5 | Doot. | Wow livejournal. Been awhile since I heard a blog hosted on that one | 0 | 2,939 | 5,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj0ussr | gj15stl | 1,610,475,092 | 1,610,480,047 | 1 | 3 | Bless I love the Dresden Files | Im in the middle of re-reading Dresden for the 4th or 5th(?) time at the moment, I wanted to do a re-read for Peace Talks. I literally finished Death Masks at 2am, so believe me when I say, holy shit thank you for this post. I didn't realise that I had 2 new books to look forward to. | 0 | 4,955 | 3 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj15dtp | gj15stl | 1,610,479,857 | 1,610,480,047 | 1 | 3 | I started reading Dresden Files at Proven Guilty, then read the following books, then started reading the series from the beginning. I'm actually glad I started in the middle because I wasn't as immersed in Storm Front. (though one of his side stories that he said was a horrible early draft was actually one of my favorites). Still, I'm really excited to see this writing advice. I binged the whole series my senior year of high school. | Im in the middle of re-reading Dresden for the 4th or 5th(?) time at the moment, I wanted to do a re-read for Peace Talks. I literally finished Death Masks at 2am, so believe me when I say, holy shit thank you for this post. I didn't realise that I had 2 new books to look forward to. | 0 | 190 | 3 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj15stl | gizzf2a | 1,610,480,047 | 1,610,459,656 | 3 | 0 | Im in the middle of re-reading Dresden for the 4th or 5th(?) time at the moment, I wanted to do a re-read for Peace Talks. I literally finished Death Masks at 2am, so believe me when I say, holy shit thank you for this post. I didn't realise that I had 2 new books to look forward to. | Fantastic! Thank you! | 1 | 20,391 | 3,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj15stl | gj09d05 | 1,610,480,047 | 1,610,464,958 | 3 | 0 | Im in the middle of re-reading Dresden for the 4th or 5th(?) time at the moment, I wanted to do a re-read for Peace Talks. I literally finished Death Masks at 2am, so believe me when I say, holy shit thank you for this post. I didn't realise that I had 2 new books to look forward to. | This is USEFUL! Thank you! | 1 | 15,089 | 3,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj0in63 | gj15stl | 1,610,469,593 | 1,610,480,047 | 0 | 3 | Bless you tysm | Im in the middle of re-reading Dresden for the 4th or 5th(?) time at the moment, I wanted to do a re-read for Peace Talks. I literally finished Death Masks at 2am, so believe me when I say, holy shit thank you for this post. I didn't realise that I had 2 new books to look forward to. | 0 | 10,454 | 3,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj103i4 | gj15stl | 1,610,477,469 | 1,610,480,047 | 0 | 3 | God dam this is inspiring. Thanks for posting this OP! | Im in the middle of re-reading Dresden for the 4th or 5th(?) time at the moment, I wanted to do a re-read for Peace Talks. I literally finished Death Masks at 2am, so believe me when I say, holy shit thank you for this post. I didn't realise that I had 2 new books to look forward to. | 0 | 2,578 | 3,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj2kos4 | gj0ussr | 1,610,505,196 | 1,610,475,092 | 3 | 1 | Thanks for sharing this info from Butcher/Chester on the writing craft! Re King's 'On Writing', I liked it, but it seemed to me more a memoir and only somewhat about the craft. I also liked 'How Fiction Works' by James Wood though it's a bit theoretical. | Bless I love the Dresden Files | 1 | 30,104 | 3 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj15dtp | gj2kos4 | 1,610,479,857 | 1,610,505,196 | 1 | 3 | I started reading Dresden Files at Proven Guilty, then read the following books, then started reading the series from the beginning. I'm actually glad I started in the middle because I wasn't as immersed in Storm Front. (though one of his side stories that he said was a horrible early draft was actually one of my favorites). Still, I'm really excited to see this writing advice. I binged the whole series my senior year of high school. | Thanks for sharing this info from Butcher/Chester on the writing craft! Re King's 'On Writing', I liked it, but it seemed to me more a memoir and only somewhat about the craft. I also liked 'How Fiction Works' by James Wood though it's a bit theoretical. | 0 | 25,339 | 3 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj2kos4 | gizzf2a | 1,610,505,196 | 1,610,459,656 | 3 | 0 | Thanks for sharing this info from Butcher/Chester on the writing craft! Re King's 'On Writing', I liked it, but it seemed to me more a memoir and only somewhat about the craft. I also liked 'How Fiction Works' by James Wood though it's a bit theoretical. | Fantastic! Thank you! | 1 | 45,540 | 3,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj2kos4 | gj09d05 | 1,610,505,196 | 1,610,464,958 | 3 | 0 | Thanks for sharing this info from Butcher/Chester on the writing craft! Re King's 'On Writing', I liked it, but it seemed to me more a memoir and only somewhat about the craft. I also liked 'How Fiction Works' by James Wood though it's a bit theoretical. | This is USEFUL! Thank you! | 1 | 40,238 | 3,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj0in63 | gj2kos4 | 1,610,469,593 | 1,610,505,196 | 0 | 3 | Bless you tysm | Thanks for sharing this info from Butcher/Chester on the writing craft! Re King's 'On Writing', I liked it, but it seemed to me more a memoir and only somewhat about the craft. I also liked 'How Fiction Works' by James Wood though it's a bit theoretical. | 0 | 35,603 | 3,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj2kos4 | gj103i4 | 1,610,505,196 | 1,610,477,469 | 3 | 0 | Thanks for sharing this info from Butcher/Chester on the writing craft! Re King's 'On Writing', I liked it, but it seemed to me more a memoir and only somewhat about the craft. I also liked 'How Fiction Works' by James Wood though it's a bit theoretical. | God dam this is inspiring. Thanks for posting this OP! | 1 | 27,727 | 3,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj2kos4 | gj1fubr | 1,610,505,196 | 1,610,484,632 | 3 | 0 | Thanks for sharing this info from Butcher/Chester on the writing craft! Re King's 'On Writing', I liked it, but it seemed to me more a memoir and only somewhat about the craft. I also liked 'How Fiction Works' by James Wood though it's a bit theoretical. | You are a godsend. Thank you, you wonderful soul, and I thank these authors for passing this intriguing knowledge onto us. | 1 | 20,564 | 3,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj20vlw | gj2kos4 | 1,610,494,616 | 1,610,505,196 | 0 | 3 | I love The Codex Alera series. Haven’t started on his other series, yet. Will eventually, when I have the money to do so. Thanks for posting this, though. Will be helpful to maybe get writing again. | Thanks for sharing this info from Butcher/Chester on the writing craft! Re King's 'On Writing', I liked it, but it seemed to me more a memoir and only somewhat about the craft. I also liked 'How Fiction Works' by James Wood though it's a bit theoretical. | 0 | 10,580 | 3,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj2kos4 | gj23h4b | 1,610,505,196 | 1,610,495,970 | 3 | 0 | Thanks for sharing this info from Butcher/Chester on the writing craft! Re King's 'On Writing', I liked it, but it seemed to me more a memoir and only somewhat about the craft. I also liked 'How Fiction Works' by James Wood though it's a bit theoretical. | Doot. | 1 | 9,226 | 3,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj29jn0 | gj2kos4 | 1,610,499,199 | 1,610,505,196 | 0 | 3 | Saved for later | Thanks for sharing this info from Butcher/Chester on the writing craft! Re King's 'On Writing', I liked it, but it seemed to me more a memoir and only somewhat about the craft. I also liked 'How Fiction Works' by James Wood though it's a bit theoretical. | 0 | 5,997 | 3,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj2kos4 | gj29ops | 1,610,505,196 | 1,610,499,274 | 3 | 1 | Thanks for sharing this info from Butcher/Chester on the writing craft! Re King's 'On Writing', I liked it, but it seemed to me more a memoir and only somewhat about the craft. I also liked 'How Fiction Works' by James Wood though it's a bit theoretical. | This looks like a copy paste from Karen Woodward's blog. But thanks. Cred to you AND Karen. Copy or not, sharing JB's awesomeness is always something I dig | 1 | 5,922 | 3 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj0ussr | gj2xmk6 | 1,610,475,092 | 1,610,512,481 | 1 | 2 | Bless I love the Dresden Files | Very helpful writing tips. | 0 | 37,389 | 2 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj15dtp | gj2xmk6 | 1,610,479,857 | 1,610,512,481 | 1 | 2 | I started reading Dresden Files at Proven Guilty, then read the following books, then started reading the series from the beginning. I'm actually glad I started in the middle because I wasn't as immersed in Storm Front. (though one of his side stories that he said was a horrible early draft was actually one of my favorites). Still, I'm really excited to see this writing advice. I binged the whole series my senior year of high school. | Very helpful writing tips. | 0 | 32,624 | 2 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj2xmk6 | gizzf2a | 1,610,512,481 | 1,610,459,656 | 2 | 0 | Very helpful writing tips. | Fantastic! Thank you! | 1 | 52,825 | 2,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj09d05 | gj2xmk6 | 1,610,464,958 | 1,610,512,481 | 0 | 2 | This is USEFUL! Thank you! | Very helpful writing tips. | 0 | 47,523 | 2,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj0in63 | gj2xmk6 | 1,610,469,593 | 1,610,512,481 | 0 | 2 | Bless you tysm | Very helpful writing tips. | 0 | 42,888 | 2,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj2xmk6 | gj103i4 | 1,610,512,481 | 1,610,477,469 | 2 | 0 | Very helpful writing tips. | God dam this is inspiring. Thanks for posting this OP! | 1 | 35,012 | 2,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj1fubr | gj2xmk6 | 1,610,484,632 | 1,610,512,481 | 0 | 2 | You are a godsend. Thank you, you wonderful soul, and I thank these authors for passing this intriguing knowledge onto us. | Very helpful writing tips. | 0 | 27,849 | 2,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj20vlw | gj2xmk6 | 1,610,494,616 | 1,610,512,481 | 0 | 2 | I love The Codex Alera series. Haven’t started on his other series, yet. Will eventually, when I have the money to do so. Thanks for posting this, though. Will be helpful to maybe get writing again. | Very helpful writing tips. | 0 | 17,865 | 2,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj23h4b | gj2xmk6 | 1,610,495,970 | 1,610,512,481 | 0 | 2 | Doot. | Very helpful writing tips. | 0 | 16,511 | 2,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj2xmk6 | gj29jn0 | 1,610,512,481 | 1,610,499,199 | 2 | 0 | Very helpful writing tips. | Saved for later | 1 | 13,282 | 2,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj29ops | gj2xmk6 | 1,610,499,274 | 1,610,512,481 | 1 | 2 | This looks like a copy paste from Karen Woodward's blog. But thanks. Cred to you AND Karen. Copy or not, sharing JB's awesomeness is always something I dig | Very helpful writing tips. | 0 | 13,207 | 2 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj0ussr | gizzf2a | 1,610,475,092 | 1,610,459,656 | 1 | 0 | Bless I love the Dresden Files | Fantastic! Thank you! | 1 | 15,436 | 1,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj09d05 | gj0ussr | 1,610,464,958 | 1,610,475,092 | 0 | 1 | This is USEFUL! Thank you! | Bless I love the Dresden Files | 0 | 10,134 | 1,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj0ussr | gj0in63 | 1,610,475,092 | 1,610,469,593 | 1 | 0 | Bless I love the Dresden Files | Bless you tysm | 1 | 5,499 | 1,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gizzf2a | gj15dtp | 1,610,459,656 | 1,610,479,857 | 0 | 1 | Fantastic! Thank you! | I started reading Dresden Files at Proven Guilty, then read the following books, then started reading the series from the beginning. I'm actually glad I started in the middle because I wasn't as immersed in Storm Front. (though one of his side stories that he said was a horrible early draft was actually one of my favorites). Still, I'm really excited to see this writing advice. I binged the whole series my senior year of high school. | 0 | 20,201 | 1,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj15dtp | gj09d05 | 1,610,479,857 | 1,610,464,958 | 1 | 0 | I started reading Dresden Files at Proven Guilty, then read the following books, then started reading the series from the beginning. I'm actually glad I started in the middle because I wasn't as immersed in Storm Front. (though one of his side stories that he said was a horrible early draft was actually one of my favorites). Still, I'm really excited to see this writing advice. I binged the whole series my senior year of high school. | This is USEFUL! Thank you! | 1 | 14,899 | 1,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj15dtp | gj0in63 | 1,610,479,857 | 1,610,469,593 | 1 | 0 | I started reading Dresden Files at Proven Guilty, then read the following books, then started reading the series from the beginning. I'm actually glad I started in the middle because I wasn't as immersed in Storm Front. (though one of his side stories that he said was a horrible early draft was actually one of my favorites). Still, I'm really excited to see this writing advice. I binged the whole series my senior year of high school. | Bless you tysm | 1 | 10,264 | 1,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj15dtp | gj103i4 | 1,610,479,857 | 1,610,477,469 | 1 | 0 | I started reading Dresden Files at Proven Guilty, then read the following books, then started reading the series from the beginning. I'm actually glad I started in the middle because I wasn't as immersed in Storm Front. (though one of his side stories that he said was a horrible early draft was actually one of my favorites). Still, I'm really excited to see this writing advice. I binged the whole series my senior year of high school. | God dam this is inspiring. Thanks for posting this OP! | 1 | 2,388 | 1,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj29ops | gizzf2a | 1,610,499,274 | 1,610,459,656 | 1 | 0 | This looks like a copy paste from Karen Woodward's blog. But thanks. Cred to you AND Karen. Copy or not, sharing JB's awesomeness is always something I dig | Fantastic! Thank you! | 1 | 39,618 | 1,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj29ops | gj09d05 | 1,610,499,274 | 1,610,464,958 | 1 | 0 | This looks like a copy paste from Karen Woodward's blog. But thanks. Cred to you AND Karen. Copy or not, sharing JB's awesomeness is always something I dig | This is USEFUL! Thank you! | 1 | 34,316 | 1,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj29ops | gj0in63 | 1,610,499,274 | 1,610,469,593 | 1 | 0 | This looks like a copy paste from Karen Woodward's blog. But thanks. Cred to you AND Karen. Copy or not, sharing JB's awesomeness is always something I dig | Bless you tysm | 1 | 29,681 | 1,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj103i4 | gj29ops | 1,610,477,469 | 1,610,499,274 | 0 | 1 | God dam this is inspiring. Thanks for posting this OP! | This looks like a copy paste from Karen Woodward's blog. But thanks. Cred to you AND Karen. Copy or not, sharing JB's awesomeness is always something I dig | 0 | 21,805 | 1,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj29ops | gj1fubr | 1,610,499,274 | 1,610,484,632 | 1 | 0 | This looks like a copy paste from Karen Woodward's blog. But thanks. Cred to you AND Karen. Copy or not, sharing JB's awesomeness is always something I dig | You are a godsend. Thank you, you wonderful soul, and I thank these authors for passing this intriguing knowledge onto us. | 1 | 14,642 | 1,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj29ops | gj20vlw | 1,610,499,274 | 1,610,494,616 | 1 | 0 | This looks like a copy paste from Karen Woodward's blog. But thanks. Cred to you AND Karen. Copy or not, sharing JB's awesomeness is always something I dig | I love The Codex Alera series. Haven’t started on his other series, yet. Will eventually, when I have the money to do so. Thanks for posting this, though. Will be helpful to maybe get writing again. | 1 | 4,658 | 1,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj23h4b | gj29ops | 1,610,495,970 | 1,610,499,274 | 0 | 1 | Doot. | This looks like a copy paste from Karen Woodward's blog. But thanks. Cred to you AND Karen. Copy or not, sharing JB's awesomeness is always something I dig | 0 | 3,304 | 1,000 | ||
kvqif6 | writing_train | 0.99 | Jim Butcher (Bestselling Fantasy Author of the Dresden Files, Codex Alera and more) Wrote an Amazing Series of Posts Describing Exactly How He Does It - Writing + Plotting + Advice to New Writers + more Jim Butcher (creator of the Harry Dresden books, which happen to be the best Urban Fantasy/Mystery series Evah!!!, not that I'm a fan-boy or anything), wrote a series of blog posts on the craft of writing, starting in 2004, and continuing on, very intermittently, to 2011. They're among the best writing advice I've ever read, right up there with King's "On Writing", Swain's "Techniques of the Selling Writer" (which uses some of the same tools Butcher describes), and James Scott Bell's non-nonsense craft books. Here they are, in order: * Introduction: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/600.html * Story Craft: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/969.html * Conflict, Logical Response, Point of View: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1262.html * Fundamentals--Story Skeletons: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1308.html * Characters: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1698.html * The Great Swampy Middle: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/1865.html * SCENES: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2647.html * SEQUELS: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/2880.html * Story Climax: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/3447.html * Putting It All Together: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4053.html (If you're stuck in your writing, or can't seem to finish your stories, read this first.) * The Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to Know: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/4217.html There you have it, folks. If you're anything like Jim in your style of writing, and want to write tight, fast-paced books with great arcs and characters, this is the way to go. (And in case you missed it: Peace Talks and Battle Grounds, the 16th and 17th Dresden novels, finally came out this year! No, I'm totally not a fan-boy :D) | gj29ops | gj29jn0 | 1,610,499,274 | 1,610,499,199 | 1 | 0 | This looks like a copy paste from Karen Woodward's blog. But thanks. Cred to you AND Karen. Copy or not, sharing JB's awesomeness is always something I dig | Saved for later | 1 | 75 | 1,000 | ||
mpn3wa | writing_train | 0.89 | What is your advice for a first time novel writer? So I’m starting this project of writing a epic fantasy novel, soft magic and a main character who suffers all book long. What are your advice? What are the tips you would give? Thank you in advance! | guasu3k | guardi4 | 1,618,261,971 | 1,618,261,297 | 17 | 8 | Your first draft is perfect- all it has to do is exist. This piece of advice has fueled me through so much and I'm hoping it can do the same for you. I believe that's the single best piece of advice I've ever received when I needed it so badly. Good luck :) | Just write. Your first draft might be terrible but it’s going to take loads of revision anyway. Just focus on getting your story out there, just for yourself. | 1 | 674 | 2.125 | ||
mpn3wa | writing_train | 0.89 | What is your advice for a first time novel writer? So I’m starting this project of writing a epic fantasy novel, soft magic and a main character who suffers all book long. What are your advice? What are the tips you would give? Thank you in advance! | gub80dq | guav2j5 | 1,618,269,525 | 1,618,263,007 | 6 | 2 | Don't read too much internet writing advice :P But also just have fun - even if your long-term aim is publication, for most people that doesn't happen with their first novel. Enjoy bringing your ideas to life on the page :) | *bookmarked* I need these kinds of advices too. | 1 | 6,518 | 3 | ||
mpn3wa | writing_train | 0.89 | What is your advice for a first time novel writer? So I’m starting this project of writing a epic fantasy novel, soft magic and a main character who suffers all book long. What are your advice? What are the tips you would give? Thank you in advance! | gub80fu | guav2j5 | 1,618,269,526 | 1,618,263,007 | 6 | 2 | Make sure every part of your story serves a purpose. Any given scene should either advance the plot or reveal something about a character. Same thing applies to dialogue. Don't have characters stand around exchanging pleasantries or talking about the weather, or what they ate for dinner, or anything else that's ultimately irrelevant to the story. Keep dialogue short, concise, and to the point. | *bookmarked* I need these kinds of advices too. | 1 | 6,519 | 3 | ||
mpn3wa | writing_train | 0.89 | What is your advice for a first time novel writer? So I’m starting this project of writing a epic fantasy novel, soft magic and a main character who suffers all book long. What are your advice? What are the tips you would give? Thank you in advance! | gubduak | guav2j5 | 1,618,272,607 | 1,618,263,007 | 3 | 2 | finish it, no matter how shit it is keep going until the first draft is done. also as a few other people might say, having a rough outline is very helpful. | *bookmarked* I need these kinds of advices too. | 1 | 9,600 | 1.5 | ||
mpn3wa | writing_train | 0.89 | What is your advice for a first time novel writer? So I’m starting this project of writing a epic fantasy novel, soft magic and a main character who suffers all book long. What are your advice? What are the tips you would give? Thank you in advance! | gucy720 | guav2j5 | 1,618,313,463 | 1,618,263,007 | 3 | 2 | the starting and the ending have to be linked in the ‘middle’ arc of your novel. be sure not to continuously create more content to keep things interesting and thus making the book seem never ending. the middle part has to contain both an interest to keep the reader going as well as leading to the ending. most people attempting to write novels tend to give up in the middle and it’s because of this. my advice is to write it no matter how boring it may seem and to fix it up when you draft your novel. | *bookmarked* I need these kinds of advices too. | 1 | 50,456 | 1.5 | ||
mpn3wa | writing_train | 0.89 | What is your advice for a first time novel writer? So I’m starting this project of writing a epic fantasy novel, soft magic and a main character who suffers all book long. What are your advice? What are the tips you would give? Thank you in advance! | gucohmp | gucy720 | 1,618,304,555 | 1,618,313,463 | 2 | 3 | Really internalize that you’re not writing a screenplay; be sure to mine the characters Interiority. Use good telling to set up the context of a scene and it’s characters; then show the enseuing drama. | the starting and the ending have to be linked in the ‘middle’ arc of your novel. be sure not to continuously create more content to keep things interesting and thus making the book seem never ending. the middle part has to contain both an interest to keep the reader going as well as leading to the ending. most people attempting to write novels tend to give up in the middle and it’s because of this. my advice is to write it no matter how boring it may seem and to fix it up when you draft your novel. | 0 | 8,908 | 1.5 | ||
mpn3wa | writing_train | 0.89 | What is your advice for a first time novel writer? So I’m starting this project of writing a epic fantasy novel, soft magic and a main character who suffers all book long. What are your advice? What are the tips you would give? Thank you in advance! | gucy720 | gucqsn6 | 1,618,313,463 | 1,618,306,936 | 3 | 2 | the starting and the ending have to be linked in the ‘middle’ arc of your novel. be sure not to continuously create more content to keep things interesting and thus making the book seem never ending. the middle part has to contain both an interest to keep the reader going as well as leading to the ending. most people attempting to write novels tend to give up in the middle and it’s because of this. my advice is to write it no matter how boring it may seem and to fix it up when you draft your novel. | Make character/location/date cribsheets. | 1 | 6,527 | 1.5 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkjbmgu | gkiw6we | 1,611,486,975 | 1,611,481,293 | 26 | 20 | Nothing. Let him suffer like I did! | More words isn't always better. The goal is not to make the book as long as possible but to write a book where every scene and every sentence matters. In particular emotional scenes don't necessarily get more impactful by adding longer descriptions of the character's feelings and thoughts and there shouldn't be random internal monologues that aren't relevant to the plot or character development. | 1 | 5,682 | 1.3 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkj0nxj | gkjbmgu | 1,611,483,355 | 1,611,486,975 | 13 | 26 | Perfect is the enemy of good. | Nothing. Let him suffer like I did! | 0 | 3,620 | 2 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkjbmgu | gkj28vu | 1,611,486,975 | 1,611,483,967 | 26 | 11 | Nothing. Let him suffer like I did! | You're not your book. Anything you write is just words, don't take it so seriously. It won't be perfect, but you'll get better with time. Just write, and you'll see. Oh, and those periods of crippling self-doubt? Punch them in the face and WRITE! | 1 | 3,008 | 2.363636 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkjbmgu | gkizyya | 1,611,486,975 | 1,611,483,092 | 26 | 7 | Nothing. Let him suffer like I did! | Read more and write more. | 1 | 3,883 | 3.714286 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkitwpe | gkjbmgu | 1,611,480,354 | 1,611,486,975 | 6 | 26 | "Finish the Fari text, you little shit. You were literally two thirds done with a full novel. And stop feeling crushed from constructive criticism." Though I've got no illusions that my younger self would listen to my advice. | Nothing. Let him suffer like I did! | 0 | 6,621 | 4.333333 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkjbmgu | gkixz7j | 1,611,486,975 | 1,611,482,180 | 26 | 4 | Nothing. Let him suffer like I did! | Don't be too attached to the draft | 1 | 4,795 | 6.5 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkj516h | gkjbmgu | 1,611,485,060 | 1,611,486,975 | 5 | 26 | I would have told myself to make a backup of the novel I was writing at 13 and store it on more than one floppy disk. DOH! or Get involved in writing projects/competitions/seminars when they were available in school. | Nothing. Let him suffer like I did! | 0 | 1,915 | 5.2 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkitwpe | gkiw6we | 1,611,480,354 | 1,611,481,293 | 6 | 20 | "Finish the Fari text, you little shit. You were literally two thirds done with a full novel. And stop feeling crushed from constructive criticism." Though I've got no illusions that my younger self would listen to my advice. | More words isn't always better. The goal is not to make the book as long as possible but to write a book where every scene and every sentence matters. In particular emotional scenes don't necessarily get more impactful by adding longer descriptions of the character's feelings and thoughts and there shouldn't be random internal monologues that aren't relevant to the plot or character development. | 0 | 939 | 3.333333 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkj0nxj | gkizyya | 1,611,483,355 | 1,611,483,092 | 13 | 7 | Perfect is the enemy of good. | Read more and write more. | 1 | 263 | 1.857143 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkitwpe | gkj0nxj | 1,611,480,354 | 1,611,483,355 | 6 | 13 | "Finish the Fari text, you little shit. You were literally two thirds done with a full novel. And stop feeling crushed from constructive criticism." Though I've got no illusions that my younger self would listen to my advice. | Perfect is the enemy of good. | 0 | 3,001 | 2.166667 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkj0nxj | gkixz7j | 1,611,483,355 | 1,611,482,180 | 13 | 4 | Perfect is the enemy of good. | Don't be too attached to the draft | 1 | 1,175 | 3.25 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkj28vu | gkizyya | 1,611,483,967 | 1,611,483,092 | 11 | 7 | You're not your book. Anything you write is just words, don't take it so seriously. It won't be perfect, but you'll get better with time. Just write, and you'll see. Oh, and those periods of crippling self-doubt? Punch them in the face and WRITE! | Read more and write more. | 1 | 875 | 1.571429 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkj28vu | gkitwpe | 1,611,483,967 | 1,611,480,354 | 11 | 6 | You're not your book. Anything you write is just words, don't take it so seriously. It won't be perfect, but you'll get better with time. Just write, and you'll see. Oh, and those periods of crippling self-doubt? Punch them in the face and WRITE! | "Finish the Fari text, you little shit. You were literally two thirds done with a full novel. And stop feeling crushed from constructive criticism." Though I've got no illusions that my younger self would listen to my advice. | 1 | 3,613 | 1.833333 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkj28vu | gkixz7j | 1,611,483,967 | 1,611,482,180 | 11 | 4 | You're not your book. Anything you write is just words, don't take it so seriously. It won't be perfect, but you'll get better with time. Just write, and you'll see. Oh, and those periods of crippling self-doubt? Punch them in the face and WRITE! | Don't be too attached to the draft | 1 | 1,787 | 2.75 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkitwpe | gkizyya | 1,611,480,354 | 1,611,483,092 | 6 | 7 | "Finish the Fari text, you little shit. You were literally two thirds done with a full novel. And stop feeling crushed from constructive criticism." Though I've got no illusions that my younger self would listen to my advice. | Read more and write more. | 0 | 2,738 | 1.166667 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkixz7j | gkizyya | 1,611,482,180 | 1,611,483,092 | 4 | 7 | Don't be too attached to the draft | Read more and write more. | 0 | 912 | 1.75 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkl4gta | gkjqunx | 1,611,502,680 | 1,611,491,394 | 6 | 5 | Stick! To One! Storyline! Don't bounce from one novel to the next without finishing anything. | "Don't delete your old WIPs, you might find some gold in them" I wish I could rewrite the book I wrote at 13 but I was an idiot and deleted it along with my Facebook account | 1 | 11,286 | 1.2 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkixz7j | gkjqunx | 1,611,482,180 | 1,611,491,394 | 4 | 5 | Don't be too attached to the draft | "Don't delete your old WIPs, you might find some gold in them" I wish I could rewrite the book I wrote at 13 but I was an idiot and deleted it along with my Facebook account | 0 | 9,214 | 1.25 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkl4gta | gkixz7j | 1,611,502,680 | 1,611,482,180 | 6 | 4 | Stick! To One! Storyline! Don't bounce from one novel to the next without finishing anything. | Don't be too attached to the draft | 1 | 20,500 | 1.5 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkl4gta | gkj516h | 1,611,502,680 | 1,611,485,060 | 6 | 5 | Stick! To One! Storyline! Don't bounce from one novel to the next without finishing anything. | I would have told myself to make a backup of the novel I was writing at 13 and store it on more than one floppy disk. DOH! or Get involved in writing projects/competitions/seminars when they were available in school. | 1 | 17,620 | 1.2 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkl4gta | gkkzdrv | 1,611,502,680 | 1,611,501,478 | 6 | 3 | Stick! To One! Storyline! Don't bounce from one novel to the next without finishing anything. | You will find the universal through the specific. | 1 | 1,202 | 2 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkkhjjb | gkl4gta | 1,611,497,244 | 1,611,502,680 | 3 | 6 | Do fool yourself into thinking you have to have "The great american novel" in you. Just write what you like, and finish it! | Stick! To One! Storyline! Don't bounce from one novel to the next without finishing anything. | 0 | 5,436 | 2 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkkvcs7 | gkl4gta | 1,611,500,516 | 1,611,502,680 | 3 | 6 | Don't shortcut the editing process. Your eyes are tainted by your own voice. Keep your eyes and ears open, your mouth shut, when others comment on your work. A book, these days, is like a child. Almost everybody's got one and nobody loves it like you do. They don't want to see vacation photos at the water cooler, don't want to know every little thing that goes on in it's life. The internet, i.e. online publishing, is forever. Don't put it out there until you're sure it's ripe for viewing. See #1 above. You'll find out who your real friends are when you finish the book. Expect disappointment. | Stick! To One! Storyline! Don't bounce from one novel to the next without finishing anything. | 0 | 2,164 | 2 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkixz7j | gkj516h | 1,611,482,180 | 1,611,485,060 | 4 | 5 | Don't be too attached to the draft | I would have told myself to make a backup of the novel I was writing at 13 and store it on more than one floppy disk. DOH! or Get involved in writing projects/competitions/seminars when they were available in school. | 0 | 2,880 | 1.25 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkl4klq | gkl5959 | 1,611,502,704 | 1,611,502,858 | 2 | 3 | Keep trying | For the love of writing, please drop the ellipsis abuse! | 0 | 154 | 1.5 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkl4klq | gklxuqy | 1,611,502,704 | 1,611,509,661 | 2 | 3 | Keep trying | I was in a generative workshop a few years ago, and the instructor taught us a technique for capturing random observations during the day. Just little moments when something snags your attention — like the universe is winking at you — or clips of overheard dialogue, or maybe just a sudden we’ll-formed sentence that comes to mind for no reason, stuff like that. The instructor advised we just record these moments — she calls them glimmers — in our notes. Don’t try to make sense of them, don’t worry about the metaphorical implications, just capture the moment in words like a Polaroid photograph. Eventually, a few dozen of those things form the timber framework of a story or essay. At least, they do for the instructor. And I’ve been using the technique for a few years now, and I really wish I had these Polaroids of thought from when I was first starting out. I just kept it all in my head back then and, alas, it’s all wandered off now. | 0 | 6,957 | 1.5 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gklxuqy | gkl6wgy | 1,611,509,661 | 1,611,503,324 | 3 | 2 | I was in a generative workshop a few years ago, and the instructor taught us a technique for capturing random observations during the day. Just little moments when something snags your attention — like the universe is winking at you — or clips of overheard dialogue, or maybe just a sudden we’ll-formed sentence that comes to mind for no reason, stuff like that. The instructor advised we just record these moments — she calls them glimmers — in our notes. Don’t try to make sense of them, don’t worry about the metaphorical implications, just capture the moment in words like a Polaroid photograph. Eventually, a few dozen of those things form the timber framework of a story or essay. At least, they do for the instructor. And I’ve been using the technique for a few years now, and I really wish I had these Polaroids of thought from when I was first starting out. I just kept it all in my head back then and, alas, it’s all wandered off now. | Get into Brandon Sanderson. | 1 | 6,337 | 1.5 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gklf2vz | gklxuqy | 1,611,505,351 | 1,611,509,661 | 2 | 3 | Don't give away your best writing advice unless you're being paid to. | I was in a generative workshop a few years ago, and the instructor taught us a technique for capturing random observations during the day. Just little moments when something snags your attention — like the universe is winking at you — or clips of overheard dialogue, or maybe just a sudden we’ll-formed sentence that comes to mind for no reason, stuff like that. The instructor advised we just record these moments — she calls them glimmers — in our notes. Don’t try to make sense of them, don’t worry about the metaphorical implications, just capture the moment in words like a Polaroid photograph. Eventually, a few dozen of those things form the timber framework of a story or essay. At least, they do for the instructor. And I’ve been using the technique for a few years now, and I really wish I had these Polaroids of thought from when I was first starting out. I just kept it all in my head back then and, alas, it’s all wandered off now. | 0 | 4,310 | 1.5 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gklxuqy | gklr1c5 | 1,611,509,661 | 1,611,507,994 | 3 | 1 | I was in a generative workshop a few years ago, and the instructor taught us a technique for capturing random observations during the day. Just little moments when something snags your attention — like the universe is winking at you — or clips of overheard dialogue, or maybe just a sudden we’ll-formed sentence that comes to mind for no reason, stuff like that. The instructor advised we just record these moments — she calls them glimmers — in our notes. Don’t try to make sense of them, don’t worry about the metaphorical implications, just capture the moment in words like a Polaroid photograph. Eventually, a few dozen of those things form the timber framework of a story or essay. At least, they do for the instructor. And I’ve been using the technique for a few years now, and I really wish I had these Polaroids of thought from when I was first starting out. I just kept it all in my head back then and, alas, it’s all wandered off now. | Save EVERYTHING. Don’t assume it will stay on a website forever. A lot of my freelance work was from the mid 2000s and I didn’t scan or make digital copies. Why does this matter? Example: This month I made an attempt to come out of retirement, make a portfolio, cleaned up the text and on day 2 got interest from an LA Times editor but despite good writing and experience the fact that I could only give her a small number of direct links ( she asked for them) I never heard from her again and I assume it’s because she thinks I faked the articles and celebrity interviews/ profiles on my portfolio. I did not , I had saved the raw text but can’t link to articles that no longer exist. I asked those publications but they said all that stuff was gone due to new servers. Make exact copies of everything. | 1 | 1,667 | 3 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkm4yuc | gklr1c5 | 1,611,511,719 | 1,611,507,994 | 2 | 1 | Do more second-reading and betaing. Write down your concepts so you don't forget them (again). More worldbuilding and planning. | Save EVERYTHING. Don’t assume it will stay on a website forever. A lot of my freelance work was from the mid 2000s and I didn’t scan or make digital copies. Why does this matter? Example: This month I made an attempt to come out of retirement, make a portfolio, cleaned up the text and on day 2 got interest from an LA Times editor but despite good writing and experience the fact that I could only give her a small number of direct links ( she asked for them) I never heard from her again and I assume it’s because she thinks I faked the articles and celebrity interviews/ profiles on my portfolio. I did not , I had saved the raw text but can’t link to articles that no longer exist. I asked those publications but they said all that stuff was gone due to new servers. Make exact copies of everything. | 1 | 3,725 | 2 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkm4yuc | gkm3p20 | 1,611,511,719 | 1,611,511,348 | 2 | 1 | Do more second-reading and betaing. Write down your concepts so you don't forget them (again). More worldbuilding and planning. | Read One Piece. Sorry I couldn't resist. | 1 | 371 | 2 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gklr1c5 | gkm5vtk | 1,611,507,994 | 1,611,511,998 | 1 | 2 | Save EVERYTHING. Don’t assume it will stay on a website forever. A lot of my freelance work was from the mid 2000s and I didn’t scan or make digital copies. Why does this matter? Example: This month I made an attempt to come out of retirement, make a portfolio, cleaned up the text and on day 2 got interest from an LA Times editor but despite good writing and experience the fact that I could only give her a small number of direct links ( she asked for them) I never heard from her again and I assume it’s because she thinks I faked the articles and celebrity interviews/ profiles on my portfolio. I did not , I had saved the raw text but can’t link to articles that no longer exist. I asked those publications but they said all that stuff was gone due to new servers. Make exact copies of everything. | Be nice to yourself. No seriously, be nice. Give yourself the option to write. Give yourself the option to not write. And nothing kills inspiration more than believing everything you write has to be something you can sell. Some stories you'll write for yourself and that's okay! The idea that a hobby you enjoy should also be something you monetize is arguably one of the worst things to have happened to the act of creating something (and this is coming from someone who's trying to make a career out of it). Be nice to yourself even if your favorite thing to write is considered "trashy" or "low-brow". You started writing for a reason and it's okay if that reason is because you watched a film franchise flop so badly you felt like you could write something better. It's okay if you just really like Hallmark-style holiday romance. It's okay to enjoy writing for the sake of writing. | 0 | 4,004 | 2 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkm5vtk | gkm3p20 | 1,611,511,998 | 1,611,511,348 | 2 | 1 | Be nice to yourself. No seriously, be nice. Give yourself the option to write. Give yourself the option to not write. And nothing kills inspiration more than believing everything you write has to be something you can sell. Some stories you'll write for yourself and that's okay! The idea that a hobby you enjoy should also be something you monetize is arguably one of the worst things to have happened to the act of creating something (and this is coming from someone who's trying to make a career out of it). Be nice to yourself even if your favorite thing to write is considered "trashy" or "low-brow". You started writing for a reason and it's okay if that reason is because you watched a film franchise flop so badly you felt like you could write something better. It's okay if you just really like Hallmark-style holiday romance. It's okay to enjoy writing for the sake of writing. | Read One Piece. Sorry I couldn't resist. | 1 | 650 | 2 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkm4zry | gkm5vtk | 1,611,511,726 | 1,611,511,998 | 1 | 2 | Hmm maybe give up. I still am terrible at writing, and most times wish I never started, to save me the frustration of doing hours of research, trying my best, and it still being complete crap. | Be nice to yourself. No seriously, be nice. Give yourself the option to write. Give yourself the option to not write. And nothing kills inspiration more than believing everything you write has to be something you can sell. Some stories you'll write for yourself and that's okay! The idea that a hobby you enjoy should also be something you monetize is arguably one of the worst things to have happened to the act of creating something (and this is coming from someone who's trying to make a career out of it). Be nice to yourself even if your favorite thing to write is considered "trashy" or "low-brow". You started writing for a reason and it's okay if that reason is because you watched a film franchise flop so badly you felt like you could write something better. It's okay if you just really like Hallmark-style holiday romance. It's okay to enjoy writing for the sake of writing. | 0 | 272 | 2 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gklr1c5 | gkntkgq | 1,611,507,994 | 1,611,539,402 | 1 | 2 | Save EVERYTHING. Don’t assume it will stay on a website forever. A lot of my freelance work was from the mid 2000s and I didn’t scan or make digital copies. Why does this matter? Example: This month I made an attempt to come out of retirement, make a portfolio, cleaned up the text and on day 2 got interest from an LA Times editor but despite good writing and experience the fact that I could only give her a small number of direct links ( she asked for them) I never heard from her again and I assume it’s because she thinks I faked the articles and celebrity interviews/ profiles on my portfolio. I did not , I had saved the raw text but can’t link to articles that no longer exist. I asked those publications but they said all that stuff was gone due to new servers. Make exact copies of everything. | Save everything. All those attempts at novel writing back in the eighth grade? Save it. You'd want to read on it later and cringe, but you'll also want to see how far you've come. Also, the first draft will always be bad, so push through and finish it. Having a completed draft is better than no draft at all. | 0 | 31,408 | 2 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkntkgq | gkm3p20 | 1,611,539,402 | 1,611,511,348 | 2 | 1 | Save everything. All those attempts at novel writing back in the eighth grade? Save it. You'd want to read on it later and cringe, but you'll also want to see how far you've come. Also, the first draft will always be bad, so push through and finish it. Having a completed draft is better than no draft at all. | Read One Piece. Sorry I couldn't resist. | 1 | 28,054 | 2 | ||
l3vz11 | writing_train | 0.97 | What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger, writer self? What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to your younger self as they go about writing their first novel, short story or other piece? Maybe it’s advice someone else gave to you - advice you wish you’d heard a little sooner. Maybe it’s something you worked out for yourself after countless hours of hard graft. Or maybe it’s something you’ve always known, but a timely reminder wouldn’t hurt. What would you tell yourself? | gkntkgq | gkm4zry | 1,611,539,402 | 1,611,511,726 | 2 | 1 | Save everything. All those attempts at novel writing back in the eighth grade? Save it. You'd want to read on it later and cringe, but you'll also want to see how far you've come. Also, the first draft will always be bad, so push through and finish it. Having a completed draft is better than no draft at all. | Hmm maybe give up. I still am terrible at writing, and most times wish I never started, to save me the frustration of doing hours of research, trying my best, and it still being complete crap. | 1 | 27,676 | 2 |
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