Let's Learn Some Stuff!
As established, I'm a writer--and one thing a lot of people like to ask writers is, you know, "How do you write?"
I don't know about my peers, but I personally never felt like I had a choice. I mean, this whole website is for fun, and it's probably got a novel's worth of words on it. It's something that's in my blood, my bones, my brain: I just love telling stories, and I love weaving words into everything from prose to theatre to essays.
This page is a selection of advice and tools on a number of topics, some from me and some from others.
Videos From Yours Truly
I have a Poetry 101 video in the works, and I'll put it here once it's ready. :)
A Rapidfire General Writing Tips List
Exactly what it says on the tin! Probably most of which you've heard before, but I digress. Sources include Creative Writing classes, mentorships, and stuff I bookmarked back in my Tumblr days. This'll be continuously updated as I comb through more of my old notes.
- Read more. I know, most obvious tip there is, but read more.
- Seek feedback, and be open to it. Also, if possible, look into NON-EVALUATIVE feedback. Much more useful, in my opinion.
- Try to write at least a little bit every day. For me, I try to get 100-200 words done... but with daily minimum requirements like that, I often find myself writing WAY more.
- Know the rules of your genre/medium before you break them.
- Fear of failure kills the capacity to play.
- Your values and voice will become clearer the more you work.
Pages And People With Even Better Advice
- 101 notes on playwriting
- DVCon's YouTube channel, which celebrates and uplifts marginalized book creators.
- This guy does a lot of content about writing and references a lot of pop culture, which makes it less daunting!
- Reedsy! Some short n' snappy but still educational content here.
- Author Mentor Match! Similar to Reedsy, they're short but smart videos :)
- I haven't really been into Springhole for a few years but I feel like a lot of the articles here could be super useful to folks starting out!
Nifty Websites
These also vary in source, but a lot of them I've been using since I was a kid. :)
- Obligatory nifty online thesaurus.
- Obligatory "tip of my tongue" word finder.
- Obligatory rhyme finder.
- Magic Baby Names is one of those name finder websites that just... I don't know, it gets the VIBES right.
- I meantioned Springhole already, but I also want to put it here, because beyond all the tips and articles, it has lots of generators and other tools that I was OBSESSED with when I was younger.
- Finally (for now), WordCounter is exactly what it says on the tin.