This is a fun little site that analyzes whatever writing sample you give it and compares it to the works of famous authors to see whose style your writing resembles. I got the same answer for my fiction and my blog posts. š
I need you to understand something very important. You are allowed to write. Time spent writing is valuable in an of itself if you enjoy it or enjoy the skills or insights gained. Even if it is never published. Even if no one else ever reads it. Stop feeling that pressure to monetize or publish…
Getting up to speed on writing is an interesting process. And being the epistemophiliac that I am, I love watching and figuring out the process (and the perception of learning the process…I know, meta, right?) as much as writing and learning about writing itself. So, most writers I’ve seen, especially the ones that do a…
I haven’t been able to read much for the past fifteen yearsĀ or so. Ā Not because I’ve been terribly busy or because of anything physically stopping me, but because the depression has been so bad that it took away the fun of it and big books actually give me anxiety! Ā Sad, but true. š Ā The last…
It is said that both the devilish and the divine can be found within the details. This is especially true when it comes to good storytelling, where details can make or break a story. The tips hereiā¦ Source: Details, Details | Thinking Through Our Fingers
I’ve always loved books. Ā I learnt to read at the age of four, but my mother still has in her possession books that I devoured (some kind of literally, as evidenced by yellowed Scotch tape) at an even younger age. Ā When I was a senior in high school and met my kindergarten teacher again–who had…
So I’m reading this book right now (well…audiobook…but still) and I stopped about four days ago because I started to realize what the major conflict is probably going to be, and it makes me SO MAD that it’s going to happen that I just haven’t been able to do it right now. Like, if I…
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