I Should Be Writing is a weekly podcast where author Mur Lafferty gives advice and tips for fiction writers. Mur describes I Should Be Writing as “The podcast for wanna-be fiction writers, by a wanna-be fiction writer.” Mur has written for RPGs (role-playing games), magazines, and has sold some of her fiction. She [...]
I’ve written over 13,000 words on my novel for National Novel Writing Month using JDarkRoom, and it’s definitely been a key factor in my ability to focus. JDarkRoom is a minimalist word processing application available for Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms. It’s customizable, yet simple.
Options include the ability to change the default green text, [...]
No Plot? No Problem!: A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days by Chris Baty is a guide to writing a novel in a month, whether as part of the official National Novel Writing Month in November or as part of a personal challenge at some other time of the year.
In his [...]
I’ve written before about having a small notebook with me at all times to capture my thoughts. That works great for brief flashes of insight, but sometimes I’m away from home and feel like getting some serious work done.
Rather than lugging around a heavy laptop, I try to keep things light by working from [...]
If you need a jolt of writing energy, read How to Become a Famous Writer Before You’re Dead: Your Words in Print and Your Name in Lights by Ariel Gore. It may be just what you need to get moving again.
According to Gore, if you have no idea how to publish a book, [...]
