It’s going to come as no surprise to anyone who writes that every now and then you just have to take a break. Well, if it’s break time I’ve got a suggestion for a mental diversion for you. Just take a trip over to the whogets.com online game show and enter a contest [...]
Fellow writers, it’s that time of year again. Time to commit to be committed and sign up for NaNoWriMo 2007. for those who don’t know what I’m talking about. November is National novel Writing Month, or NanNoWriMo. a wildly popular yearly event that urges writers to attempt the incredible, writing 50,000 [...]
I’ve added this into the writing tips category, but it should be considered tips on what never to do!
Every year, English teachers from across the country can submit their collections of actual analogies and metaphors found in high school essays. These excerpts are published each year to the amusement of teachers across the country. Here [...]
If you write science fiction, or are just a fan of the genre, you’ll appreciate The Grand List of Overused Science Fiction Clichés, hosted at John’s Freeloading Home Page. John Has a pretty exhaustive list of commonly used Sci-fi clichés from multimple sources, including the venerable-but-flawed Star Trek series.
If you write science fiction and want [...]
I’ve seen this around before, but just came across this lovely graphical version.
This should apparently be credited to www.udderbuffoonery.com, so if you’ve got a moment, go take a look!
