We have all heard of Method Acting. Where actors such as Daniel Day-Lewis learn how to be a butcher or a boxer because that is what his charactor does as a job. However what about Method Acting? Derek Flynn discusses this topic on the Writing.ie blog. Of course there are pros and cons of Method Acting as [...]

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The vocabulary of ethnicity identity is fraught with peril. Daily Writing Tips is here with guide to 10 Ethnics Terms:   African -A person of African descent. Some people so described use this term even if they are US residents because, due to their recent arrival in the United States, they do not identify with [...]

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The sixth entry in The Guardian‘s list of Ten Rules For Writing Fiction comes from Geoff Dyer. He is an author and novelist who’s works include Paris Trance, The Colour of Memory, and, most recently, Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi. His ten rules are:  Never worry about the commercial possibilities of a project. That stuff is [...]

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Between November 2008 and April 2009, Paul Ashton – the development manager for the BBC Writersroom - produced ten blogs to about the ten crucial areas you need to cover in the first ten pages on your script. The first blog was on Form and Function. Over the next few months WLW will post each of Ashton’s [...]

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A key aspect of creative writing is engaging the senses. Thankfully Cat Rambo is here to offer Three Strategies For Snaring the Senses which includes a quick exercise. They may feel mechanical to begin wih but will soon become second nature. The three strategies are: Do it with verbs. Verbs can evoke the sense in [...]

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On the 17th of December I posted an article about Songs To Finish To. However, what can the people who wrote these songs teach us about writing? Over at writing.ie, Derek Flynn has tried to answer this question by focusing on the work of Bruce Springsteen. Flynn splits his post into three sections. Descriptions and similes A [...]

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Many themes are shared across all the genres of fiction. Over at i09.com, Annalee Newitz recently highlight this by producing a list of Ten Themes Shared By Historical Fiction (HF) and Science Fiction (SF). The ten are: Building a world. One of the most important parts of effective SF and HF is the creators’ ability to [...]

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In a evening of numbered list and referencing of old posts, I thought I would conclude tonight’s up date with the following. On Saturday, I posted an article from Carl MacDougall about Writing Short Stories. His main piece of advice was to read short stories. Cat Rambo agrees and, very helpfully, recently put up an [...]

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The first tips offered by Daily Writing’s Tips on their article Five More Tips For Cleaning Up Your Right Now was Avoid cliches like the plague. Well Guy Bergstrom over at Criminal Element has very helpfully just produced a list of The Ten Least Thrilling Thriller Cliches. They are: The Villain of the Week is a wealthy, [...]

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