Write Gooder, not Better
“When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature.”–Ernest Hemingway This week’s challenges are a little different. I found myself thinking about how we get...
As writers, we try to avoid clichés and work to create something original. But sometimes, you can turn to those same assumptions and subvert them into something interesting and unexpected. By playing off old...
For the purposes of, uh, research? Fun? I went onto the chatbar one day and asked certain members what they were reading! Here are their thoughts and recommendations, in their own, exact and not...
How to be a YA heroine #2: Tris Prior Riding hot on the heels of Katniss Everdeen in popularity, in blockbusters and now in this blog, is Tris Prior of the Divergent trilogy by...
Well, I’m surprised to say the least. According to a study commissioned by the UK’s Department for Culture, Media, and Sport, there is a significant association between frequent library use and overall well-being. This...
Okay, so I might be a little late to the party with this one. I’ve seen it circulating amongst my writer circles for a month or so now and I was always pretty skeptical....
Last week, I shared my top 5 reasons to study Creative Writing in college/university, but even I know it’s not all sunshine and roses. I’ve loved every minute of my degree, don’t get me...
There comes a time in every novel’s life where it doesn’t want to be written. It feels like I run into The Wall every few weeks. I try to write a chapter a week,...
For a lot of folks in the US, college decision time is just around the corner, and since you’re here at Writing Gooder it’s safe to say that you might be entertaining the idea...
Some of you would say that the two are inseparable. Maybe they are. For the sake of Valentine’s Day, I think I’ve found a few ways to fend off the clichés though! 1....
