Wikipedia describes flash fiction as fiction of extreme brevity, weighing in at 1000 words or less. Flash fiction is often confused with micro fiction, an even shorter style with a maximum word count of 100.
This writing form can be likened to a blog post or article where you are forced to employ an[......]
Archive > March 2009
Flash Fiction Explained
Screenwriting Goldmine – Website of the Month
Screenwriting is totally new to me that I have no idea how to write them let alone to have a plot to write about. I am fascinated for the fact that I can learn about screenwriting easily with the help of Screenwriting Goldmine.
From how-to articles to the latest news in the screenwriting industry, [......]
James Rollins – Interview
James, when and how did you start writing?
I’ve always been the storyteller in the family (what my Mom called being the “Liar” of the family). I was always terrifying my siblings with stories of Martians loose in the neighboring cornfields and of a ventriloquist doll that would wak[......]
7 Keys to Being a Good Writer
In previous posts, I mentioned two essential aspects of a good writer in detail — Inspiration and Discipline. I would now like to add five more:
- Learning
- Research
- Knowledge
- Experience
- Perseverence
These round out the pieces of the puzzle as I see them.
Learning
This is the ongoing process of[......]
How to Protect Your Writing
A writer’s work is most precious to him or her. We pour our mind, heart and soul, and a healthy dose of blood, sweat and tears into our masterpieces. Like a mother protecting her newborn, a writer must protect their writing at all costs.
There are three occurrences of particular concern.
Loss [......]
Challenge Yourself to Write Other Genres
Reminiscing about my peak period of writing some years ago, I started thinking about genres. Despite displaying aptitude in assignments at school, I was never much of a reader or writer as a child. I read mostly novelizations of my favorite science fiction TV show, Doctor Who, and comic books like T[......]
Patricia Tye – Interview
Have you always considered yourself a writer, or is this a recent development in your life?
It’s a recent development in my life and a surprising one for my family, although I wrote poetry as a teenager and many papers in college. I’m an avid reader of all genres, fiction and non-fiction[......]
Discipline vs Procrastination – Writer’s Tug of War
Every writer must battle the tug of war between procrastination and discipline. Procrastination is a dead-set killer. It places a barrier between writer and keyword or writer and pen. Discipline is the opposing force that shatters that barrier and drives the writer to do what he or she does best [......]
