What to read, where to click, sometimes it becomes too much.
If you’re like me, you want to throw up your hands and quit trying.
Well, don’t. There is a way to get organized on Twitter.
Confession, I’m not there yet, but I’m working on it.
Go read this article on how to organize your lists on Twitter. Lists cuts tweets down to bite size, manageable pieces.
Ever read a book and felt like the author had you head-hopping? Before long keeping up with who’s doing what gives me a headache.
Now I understand why. Maybe hoping from one POV to another isn’t the problem with the story, maybe the book has a few POV-errors.
I have to be honest, this is something I didn’t understand. That is until reading this post.
When we make POV errors? It shatters the fictive dream. That is why getting really good at POV is vital. We must maintain the magic. Here’s the secret that a lot of writers don’t realize about POV.
I hope you’ll read this and have an ah-ha moment too.
Let me know. Leave a comment and don’t forget to follow me me @jeancogdell on Twitter and jean.cogdell on Facebook!
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I do. In fact, it’s a bit of a running joke at my house.
However, there are times Google just doesn’t cut it. And as writers, we have a need to know. Writing is as much research as putting nouns and verbs together.
Quora.com is a site users go when they want real people, experts in their area of inquiry, to answer their questions.
This is also an outlet for your writing. You can write on Quora and offer your own answers to other people’s questions! Promote your blog and your books!
Read this article by
She gives 9 reasons why you should use Quora and links to a tutorial.
Check it out and let me know what you think and for me @jeancogdell on Twitter and jean.cogdell on Facebook!
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This morning I scanned my emails and spotted one from my sister, mentor, critique partner, tense monitor and friend. Her emails take priority over the latest opportunity from a prince in Nigeria.
Okay, back to her email. Sheila wanted to make sure I hadn’t missed Chuck Wendig’s post about writing advice. We both love his blog. Chuck keeps it real. If you don’t get his posts, you’re missing out. Be sure and hop over to Sheila’s blog Cow Pasture Chronicles, you’ll be glad you did.
What is the matter with me today? I keep veering toward the ditch as wobbly as an old Chevy truck with bald tires.
Any who, after reading his post, I wondered if Chuck had tapped our phone lines. Sheila and I had just had this conversation. Cue the twilight zone music.
We talked about all the confusing, and sometimes nutty writing advice that floats around like party balloons. I don’t know about y’all, but my Kindle has more books on writing than any other subject. The worst ones are the books that insist their way is the only way to write. I agree with Chuck, bullshit!
Me, my name hasn’t shown up on the NYT Bestsellers list, (but hope blooms eternal) nor am I an expert on anything other than making mistakes. Although, I’m quickly becoming an expert on rejects but that’s for another post.
Here on this blog, I do my best to post Writing Tips that I find interesting and helpful. I hope my readers feel the same. But as Chuck points out, all advice, tips or opinions should be taken with a grain of salt. Pick what works for you and throw out the rest.
That’s why I’ve only read a few pages of many of those books that clutter my Kindle and bookshelves. Some just aren’t for me.
What do you think? Is most writing advice a waste of time? Does it confuse you more than help? What is your favorite how-to book on writing?
Let me know what you think in the comments section and join me @jeancogdell on Twitter and jean.cogdell on Facebook!
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