Here’s the deal. If you’re anything like me you’ve probably be writing your story for a while. You’ve probably also passed it along to random friends, family, maybe even the occasional acquaintance. From everything you’ve heard, your writing is great and they like it. Which no doubt feels nice.
But…
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“If it’s bad, I’ll hate it because I hate bad writing. If it’s good, I’ll be envious and hate it all the more. You don’t want the opinion of another writer.”
— Midnight In Paris (Corey Stoll’s Hemingway)
When I first heard this in the feature film I laughed harder…
As I’ve continued to invest my time and energy into Medium I’ve continued to see lots of problems and challenges that Medium writers are facing. …
I know this wheel has made its rounds in various writing communities, and for it’s face value it’s been quite popular.
When I first saw it I thought it was an interesting representation of how I could better describe certain emotions. In essence it was about expanding my vocabulary. …
Writerly Maxims: Part two of a series that will improve your writing.
Without a solid helping of tension even the most action packed scene will fall flat, and the most heart wrenching reflection will solicit a yawn.
Think about the last book that you set down and never picked up…
H e was resigned, beaten to the core of his humanity, the humanity he’d spent the last few weeks leaving behind. Now, in this moment, he was proud. Proud because he knew something everyone else couldn’t. …
This is the most common maxims shared to new writers.
Yet, if you were to pick up any book on your shelf and read through a few pages, I’m confident that you’d find at least one, if not more than one instance of a solid tell.
In general “show don’t…
Welcome to the first installment of an unproven writer submitting an unsolicited challenge against the most popular writing advice, so you can make a call on whether or not I’m out of my mind!
Our first piece of advice: “Read a lot, and write a lot”
I know what you’re…
I’ll keep this one short, sweet, and probably more than a little radical.
When I came back to Medium publications ruled my homepage, my suggestions, pretty much everything. I’m still working on building up my following and followed lists and I thought that a good mix of people and publications…
