Writing





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Famous Authors' Writing Tips

Mark Twain Tells us How to Write
Mark Twain's 10 Writing Tips
George Orwell
Stephen King
Joseph Finder
John Steinbeck
Raymond Chandler

Inspiration and Preparation

Editing, Grammar, and Other Tough Stuff
Word Crimes

Characterization
Characters Matter—Part 1
Characters Matter—Part 2
Characters Matter—Part 3
Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, Hercule Poirot, and Harry Potter

Dialogue
Talk is not cheap!

Description
How not to bore your readers

Point of View
Why are murder mysteries written in the first person?

Style and Voice
Opening Lines to a Novel
Too Much Information
What am I writing?