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Tag Archives: Writers Resources
July
02
On Writing, Stephen King
posted by lasesana
***** Pocket Books, 2002 ISBN 0743455967 This is the book everyone asks if you’ve read when you say that you write for a living. Embarrassingly, I hadn’t read it. Now I’ve read it twice in less than two weeks. And will probably read it many more times. This book surprised me, amazed me, and kicked […]
January
26
10 Ways to Beat Writer’s Block
posted by lasesana
All writers experience writers’s block. What is important is getting through it. Some techniques will work for you, while others may not. It is important to find what you are successful with and continuing to develop that technique or exercise. Try each once or twice, then repeat the ones that gave you the best […]
Gabriel García Márquez, How Ideas For Stories and Novels Are Born: An Image
posted by lasesana
It all starts with an image… This is a short excerpt from Gabriel García Márquez‘s El olor a la guayaba (The Smell of Guava), a series of interviews/conversations with Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza (Tunja, 1932), Colombian politician, journalist and writer. The translation is mine: Mendoza: What is, in your case, the starting point of a book? García […]
October
08
Writing Advice from Abelardo Castillo
posted by lasesana
Abelardo Castillo (Buenos Aires, 1935) is an Argentinian writer, novelist, essayist, and playwright. He is also well known for his short stories including “Ernesto’s Mother“. An amateur boxer in his youth, Castillo worked as director of several literary magazines including El Escarabajo de Oro and El Ornitorrinco. Following are a few tips from his book Ser Escritor (Being […]
September
29
10 Great Writing Prompts
posted by lasesana
This is a sample of some of the writing prompts available at lasesanaonwriting.wordpress.com Writing Prompt # 001 Picture prompt: Start a story or scene from a description of the picture above. Writing Prompt # 002 Art prompt: Write a story about what is going in the painting. Go back and write the story from the […]
Use more precise adjectives in your writing
posted by lasesana
Use more precise adjectives in your writing In writing, you can more accurate adjectives than “pretty” or “ugly” to describe people and things. Use these adjectives to better paint a picture for your readers. Pretty Ugly Large Small Intensity Strong Gorgeous Repulsive Huge Minute Splendid Hideous […]
