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Holiday Hiatus

Hey everyone!

Due to a few reasons, but mostly because of the holidays, I’ll be on a short break with the blog. Regular posts will return on Monday the 15th of January 2018!

Happy holidays guys!

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I Can't Write Right Now, Because...

I Can’t Write Right Now, Because…

I’ve recently been struggling to get any writing done, and any time I get the motivation to start, I find myself never getting to the point where I actually put words to paper. At first I blamed a lot of different things beyond my control, and it sounded a bit like this:

  I can’t write right now because…

  I’m tired

I have no time

My feet hurt

I’ve got a cold

My hands are cold

Life is just too…

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World Building: Communication

Last week I talked a bit about the things you need to consider when you world build the language of your fictional world.

Today I’m taking that discussion further, but in a different direction. Although you might not realise it at first, communication does not directly equate language (and nor does language directly equate communication).

Communication is a large spectrum of which language is…

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The Pro's Of Self-Publishing

The Pro’s Of Self-Publishing

Self-Publishing is a hotly debated topic for many writers. For some, it is the Holy Grail finally discovered; allowing them to escape the evil clutches of the big publishers who bar the gates to success for any but a select, elite few. For others it is synonymous with amateurish writing; bringing nothing but shame and ill fortune to any who wear the once proud badge of ‘writer’.

So what’s the…

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Your First Draft Will Suck

Remember last week when I told you that your writing will be successful? Remember how good it made you feel to hear that? Well now I’m here to tell you just how much your first draft will (and does) suck!

Yeah, sorry about that. I won’t sugar-coat it. Your first draft is absolute horseshit. Oh don’t cry about it. It’s good! No, not your draft, that still sucks, It’s good that it sucks.

You know…

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World Building: Language

I’ve been looking forward to writing this post for a while. For those of you who don’t know, I’m a bit of a language-nerd. I’ve always enjoyed languages and have had a love for English since childhood (it not being my first language How To Write English When Your English Sucks, of course). I later dabbled in Russian and have reached a beginner’s proficiency in Japanese. Naturally, I’d incorporate…

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Top 8 Websites For Writers

My past two Monday posts have been laden with resources for writers, and because I generally like to do things in groups of three, I’ll be giving you one last post like those. You know the drill by now, so without further ado here are my top 8 websites for writers!

  TerribleMinds

Chuck Wendig is an amazing writer and has a hilarious, yet insightful perspective on the world of writing and being a…

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You WILL Be Successful

It’s NaNoWriMo again, so I guess now is the best time to talk about this: whenever us writers tackle a new project; whether it’s a short story, a blog post, a novel, or anything really, we tend to ask ourselves one specific question. The wording and context might differ, but it all boils down to something simple. “Will I find success in this?”

The answer is YES, if you never give up at least.

Suc…

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World Building: History

When you’re world building, chances are you’re thinking of what has happened in your world, before the events of your story take place. You’ll be working on your world’s history for quite a while before you actually get to the world itself. So how do you go about it? Well I’ve been world building for years now (on different stories of course) and I’ve figured out a few things about the process…

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Top 3 Books For Writers

Last week I gave you a list of free resources you can use as a writer. Mostly resources that help you be a better writer, rather than resources with practical application (like a word processor). This week I’ve decided to combine the usefulness of last week’s post with the value of books.

Here are my top 3 books for writers:

  On Writing – Stephen King

I don’t know of any book as good as Stephen…

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Writing is NOT a hobby

I get a bit angry in this rant. Ye have been warned…

So I’ve recently gotten into HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) and have joined a local club. It’s great really and I enjoy every minute of it (despite being sore for days after). The best thing besides the actual activity is meeting new people. Meeting new people is great and extremely interesting.

You start out by introducing yourself.…

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How To Write Mental Illnesses

Mental illness is a difficult subject for most people and it’s completely understandable. It becomes an even bigger issue when authors write about characters with certain mental illnesses and get so many things wrong. Now, I won’t claim to be an expert, but there are a few things I’ve learned over the years regarding this:

  Do Your Research

When writing about mental illness (or any illness…

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Free Writing Resources

Writing is awesome. It’s literally the best profession ever. Though I might be the teensiest biased, I don’t think there’s a job that can top it. It’s fun, it’s intellectually stimulating, and best of all, it’s free!

Writing classes and workshops, however, are not. As much as we’d like to join these classes, or buy books on writing or sign up for fancy courses, the life of the aspiring author is,…

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Why I Don't Like "Fairytale" Stories

Why I Don’t Like “Fairytale” Stories

I don’t like, what I call, “fairy-tale” stories. Oh, I have absolutely no problem with fairy-tales themselves, but I usually steer clear of stories with unicorns, ogres, fairies and all other manner of fae. Stories about a secret world just beyond our perception of magical creatures and magical kingdoms usually make me want to roll my eyes. Harry Potter has been the only exception to this so far…

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Writing The Opposite Gender

If you’ve ever written a character that is not your gender, then you know it can potentially be a mine-field. I’ve written female characters that I’ve gotten horribly wrong. Now, I have actually improved over the years, but I’m not perfect.

Different genders experience life in different ways. For all our similarities, we actually do have worlds of difference between us. I’ve at least found a few…

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Juggling Multiple Projects

For those of you who didn’t read my last post, I mentioned that I am currently juggling multiple different projects. I am currently working on a novel, a series of short stories, this blog, a story and articles for a fan-magazine, and I have at least 4 other things queued up to start soon.

Maybe I’m just a masochistic sucker for punishment. Why did I decide to work on so many different projects?…

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My Thoughts On NaNoWriMo

My Thoughts On NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo is upon us! For many, it’s the single most important writing event of the year. It certainly is the biggest. Now many people love it, and there are a few that really hate it. I can see the argument for both, which has led to me having a few mixed opinions on it.

The community aspect of it, for example, is fucking awesome. I love how it brings us together. Writing is usually such a…