A complete guide to writing and making money on Medium — the online publishing website — as a complete beginner.
A complete guide to writing and making money on Medium — the online publishing website — as a complete beginner.
It’s easy to sit on my semi-high horse right now and preach about “trusting the process” when I have 14K followers on Medium.
Structurally speaking, the Inciting Event initiates the story's conflict, while the Climactic Moment fully resolves it.
This 3-part character conflict worksheet can help put your character in trouble... and pull them out of it!
There are four measurement scales: nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio. These are simply ways to categorize different types of variables and help us choose the right statistical test, visualization…
Have you ever been pulled over by the grammar police for head-hopping? It’s one of the most common editor pet peeves, but a device many authors swear by, claiming that their readers certainly aren’t complaining. Maybe not, but I’d still advise against it, and in this article, I’ll be telling you why. First, though, we
Since I started this blog, I've been trying to figure out something that I could do that hasn't been done a thousand times before. All the advice I know has been given by far better bloggers than I and far better than I'm capable of. The Moments of the Week slowed to a boring crawl. I don't want to be the jerk who just talks about me. But you know what I've realized? I am really good at making lists. And between writing and years of playing tabletop games like Dungeons & Dragons, I've come to enjoy making characters and helping others make them. So why not continue making lists like the hobbies one to help other people with their character creation? Most likely, this won't be a long-running thing, as there are only so many lists needed for character and world building, but I guarantee, you'll be able to find it here. Today, we're looking at bad habits. No character is perfect. Everyone's got these little quirks that they know they should work on fixing. Pick one or two (or more!) for your characters to make them more well-rounded and maybe give them something to improve about themselves. Bad Habits Apologizing Arguing Biting pens/pencils Blaming others Bottling emotions Bragging Buying things and not using them Cheating Cheek or Lip biting/tearing Chewing Chewing tobacco Coveting others' things Cracking knuckles/joints Cutting corners/skimping Drinking / Getting drunk Eating junk food Eating late Eating out daily Eating with mouth open Fidgeting Forgetfulness Gambling Grinding teeth Hair chewing/sucking Hangnail pulling Hard drugs Holding grudges Impatience Impulse purchasing Inability to sit still Internet overuse Interrupting Jaywalking Judging others Kleptomania Leaving dirty clothes/dishes out Littering Losing temper Losing things Lying Making puns Nail biting/picking No self-control Not backing up data Not bathing Not brushing teeth Not caring for health when sick Not involving others in decisions that affect them Not knowing limits Not listening/ignoring others Not responding to messages Not trying new things Overeating Oversleeping Overspending Picking at skin/scabs Picking nose Playing with hair Pornography addiction Procrastinating Selfishness Sitting still for long periods Smoking Snooze button overuse Speaking in 3rd person Staring Starting projects without finishing Staying up late Stress/emotional eating Stubbornness Sucking thumbs Tapping fingers/feet Too much TV Tugging ears Unprotected sex Using cell phone/tablet in social situations Using other people's stuff Verbal tics ("like")
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Your students are bright, but they don't always sound like it. Help improve student vocabulary with these 600 ways to say common things.
Don't raise your voice, improve your argument." --Anonymous #inspiration #ThinkBIGSundayWithMarsha
Creative Writer Worksheet – Everybody’s Doing It (PDF) This week’s worksheet is about doing what everyone else is doing… differently. If you’ve been struggling with writing something, perhaps you need to approach it your way. Or maybe you need a bigger challenge! ;) Don’t reinvent the wheel; redirect it.
Writing Worksheet – Ticking Clock (PDF) A “ticking clock” is a great way to add suspense and purpose to your plot. Depending on your story, the clock can be the time of your character’s favourite TV programme, the last call for drinks, a big round birthday, the time at which the carriage will turn back into…
Structurally speaking, the Inciting Event initiates the story's conflict, while the Climactic Moment fully resolves it.
Creative Writer Worksheet – Hack or Artist (PDF) Today’s worksheet is to help address a dichotomy that I think we all feel torn by: writing for the masses vs. writing for our inner artist. As with all troublesome binaries, I’d like to encourage the use of a little light deconstruction. After all, we know there’s…
Creative Writer Worksheet – Get Unstuck (PDF) Do you have a list of things to try when you’re stuck and getting more and more frustrated by the minute? Here’s my (imperative) list: go for a walk handwrite have faith refresh go faster sleep on it read keep going just finiSH IT You might also benefit…
Creative Writing Worksheet – Quick Character Creator (PDF) The fact is, you can fill in every 100-item questionnaire about character creation in exhaustive detail and still end up with a character who is unsuitable for the story you’re trying to tell, who isn’t interesting, and who doesn’t feel real. Here’s what Aaron Sorkin (creator of…
Writer Worksheet – Sacrifice (PDF) Becoming a writer demands sacrifices just like any other meaningful art or craft. Eventually you must face the Defeat, but don’t let that trouble you. The Defeat is only permanent if you fail to make the sacrifice, and the sacrifice isn’t always the terrifying ordeal we turn it into. It’s…
Look at the exam question and answer and do the exercises to improve your writing skills.
Creative Writer Worksheet – Writing Routine (PDF) Whether you’re a morning person or not, you probably have a routine you go through every day. Why not add some writing into the mix? By the way, if you need advice for getting to grips with your writing routine, you must visit my friend, Faye of Writerology.
What is a Plot Board? A Plot Board is a tri-fold board divided into a three-act structure to represent your story. You use post-it notes to list all the scenes for each act. This is a visual way to…
Although a lot has been said about cultural appropriation since it entered mainstream cultural vernacular, accounts are often confusing. There’s a lot of emotion behind whether a work does, or does not, contain cultural appropriation, and those new to the term can often be left no wiser by discussions that focus on a specific work. In fact, you
