Welcome to Write Thing!
Creative writing should be a joy for everyone. There are fewer things more pleasurable than hammering out a killer story and having other people enjoy it! Unfortunately, lots of us get stuck when looking for ideas and inspiration. Or perhaps we start, full of the fiery determinated flame of excitement, but then run out of momentum a few chapters in.
Perhaps you’ve come here looking for help. Some inspiration. Advice on techniques you can use to improve your writing. Or maybe some recommendations on who to read, either for your own enjoyment or to observe master storycrafters at work. Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered.
I’m not an expert. I’m not going to pretend to be. What I can offer you is a lifetime’s worth of voracious reading, analysing, and thinking about storytelling. Let’s acknowledge one thing, though.
Writing can be hard.
So let me give you a hand. And if you’ve already begun, then I have lots of articles here for you to explore. What do you want to work on? Pacing? Character? Fight scenes? How realistic is the world you’re creating?
What is it you want to explore? Writing a novel? Writing short stories? Do you have a creative writing assignment that needs doing, a time frame to work on, or do you simply want to dip into an awesome world of flavour and adventure and see what joys you can pull out of it?
Perhaps you’d like to enjoy reading more. Great! I’ve got that covered, too.
Write-Thing’s Guiding Philosophies
Write often. More often than you think. As much as you can. More. That’s it.
Enjoy writing. Writing doesn’t have to hurt. It doesn’t have to be unpleasant. It can be fun, and the more that you enjoy something, the more and better you’re going to do it.
Ask questions. Constantly question everything. What you’re writing. Delve into it. Ask yourself about your characters, plot, settings, themes. Don’t settle for less than a satisfying answer.
Get opinions. Ask other people. Make sure you trust them to be honest. Show your friends who’re going to tell you you’re great, as well, because your ego needs feeding like the rest of you.
Trust yourself. At the end of the day, you’re the writer. Take other opinions on board.
Talk. Talk to other writers. Talk to me.
Listen. Think about what other people are saying.
Think. Form your own opinions.
Write. Go on. Go do it.
Cheers;
Pip Hunn
(Editor)
