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Writing Tip #78
Do your best to keep your writing area neat. During the writing process it’s perfectly natural to have scribbled notes or scattered papers and tea/coffee mugs. But at the end of a writing session take a few minutes to tidy up so you can come back to a clean slate the next day.
Writing Tip #70
Bragging is a great tool for self-motivation. If you’ve bragged to all of your friends that you’re writing a novel, the fear of not living up to your bragging and living with your friends constantly teasing you about it for the rest of your life is an excellent motivator.
The more books you have under your belt, the more comfortable you are with your writing voice, and the more confident you are in your style. Treating a novel like a hands-on writing classroom…has been an amazingly liberating experience for me.
Chris Baty, No Plot? No Problem
Writing Tip #179
As you write, your characters will grow with you, and even if you started out with no plot, your characters will start to demand that certain things happen. They will drive your plot, so it’s important to invest in creating and building up realistic characters.
Writing Tip #104
If you like to write by hand, finding a good writing pen is more important than you might think. When searching for your writing pen, try out as many pens as you need until you find the right one. Make sure it fits comfortably in your hand and writes easily. You’ll know when you’ve found the right one.
Writing Tip #167
Having the way a character organizes their home mirror how they organize their life can be a really helpful literary tool and a subtle way to flesh out your character.
Writing Tip #48
Try writing in groups. The sound of other people writing can help bring out the novelist in you. A bit of friendly competition can help you keep going when you’ve hit a rut and are ready to give up on your novel.
Writing Tip #164
Be realistic about your capacity (especially as a new writer) in the characters you create. While the more close friends and family a character has, the more material you’ll have for your book, this also means more work for you as a writer.
