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67CJ's Creative Studio - Making Believable Fictional Civilizations
by cjcs
While fiction ultimately lives or dies by its characters, the world the characters are in should not be short-changed. The environment surrounding the characters informs not only the choices they make, but... published 5 weeks ago
61CJ's Creative Studio - The Dreaded Writer's Block
by cjcs
I could beat around the bush and make you wait until the end of this, but I'll save you some time...writer's block does not exist. There. I said it. In fact, I'll say it again: writer's block does not exist. published 5 months ago
54CJ's Creative Studio - 10 Tips For Authors Wanting to Scuttle Their Chances of a Sale
by cjcs
They say that only a fraction of creative writing submissions ever make money for the author. That means that a writer is faced with a career of rejection after rejection. How depressing. BUT...what if we... published 4 months ago
58CJ's Creative Studio -- Don't Write What You Know
by cjcs
Before I read a lot of scripts and stories from new writers, I never realized that English teachers have done a great disservice to young people learning to write. These instructors say, "Write what you know." To this I say, "Poppycock." published 3 months ago
58CJ's Creative Studio - Writing vs Reading
by cjcs
Being an author type fellow, people are often taken aback when I tell them that I simply don't read a lot of fiction recreationally. This is not to say that I haven't read a lot. I have. Much of it was... published 5 months ago
59CJ's Creative Studio - The Craft of Writing and the Art of Storytelling
by cjcs
There is an argument within writing circles that seems almost as old as time. Can writing be taught? On one side you have those who claim that only those with innate skill can write, while on the other side... published 3 months ago
67CJ's Creative Studio - Story Building Basics
by cjcs
Let's start at the very beginning. It's a very good place to start. In his "Poetics", Aristotle proposed a structure for story telling. It's not that he originated it -- this structure has been around since... published 5 months ago
73CJ's Creative Studio - Some Thoughts on Dialog
by cjcs
The one thing that new writers probably do worse than anything else (other than maybe spelling and grammar) is writing dialog. They want to make it "real" and like how people actually talk. They figure that... published 5 months ago
67CJ's Creative Studio - Sometimes I Airbrush
by cjcs
Though I think of myself first and foremost as a writer, the fact remains that much of the last decade has found me more often doing the art thing. Like most people who do art, I started with pencils,... published 5 months ago
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