writing-advice
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Transcript: Has anyone else noticed how most writing advice is geared toward the negative? Posts and videos like “Fix Bad Writing” and “Why Your Characters SUCK” (the word suck almost always in all caps for some reason…). They paint this picture that if you aren’t writing in the exact way the writing advice suggests, then
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Consistency is not my strong suit. In fact, posting a video nearly every week for almost a year on this channel comes as a major surprise to me (and possibly others). I just enjoy talking into the void of a camera lens that much, I guess. But for the life of me, I just can’t
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In the first video of my series, “Unpacking Common Writing Advice,” I dive into the phrase “Write What You Know.” This often-repeated advice is frequently misunderstood—either taken too literally or leaving writers, especially those in speculative fiction, scratching their heads. What does it actually mean, and how can you apply it to your writing without…
C. Sloan Lewis | Your Virtual Writing Coach 