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65CJ's Creative Studio - 10 Tips on Critiquing for Writers and Readers
by cjcs
Writers often talk about needing readers during certain stages of the writing process. Perhaps the better word would be "critiquers" (I would say "critic", but that has bad connotations). These are the brave souls who read unfinished works and give their opinions about it. Seems easy, but it really isn't. published 4 months ago
68CJ's Creative Studio - Thoughts on Developing Interesting Characters
by cjcs
One topic that can get different writers into an argument concerns the relative importance of plot vs character. What's more important: the events that happen in a story, or the characters and how they... published 5 months ago
59CJ's Creative Studio - Building a Story (Part 1)
by cjcs
How do you make a story? Individually, all the tips and hints you get about writing, while useful, are pretty much left for the writer to implement for themselves. This multi-part hub is intended to be a live-as-it-happens exploration in how to put everything together to construct a story. published 5 months ago
56CJ's Creative Studio - But I Don't Wanna Rewrite!
by cjcs
Rewriting is a pain in the arse. There's no getting around it. It's time-consuming and often tedious. When you're rewriting yourself, it's even more difficult. Still, this is a huge part of the craft of writing. All writers have to become good at it. published 5 months ago
57CJ's Creative Studio - Building a Story (Part 4)
by cjcs
Now that we have developed our major characters, it's time we focus our attention on that other aspect of story telling: the plot. published 5 months ago
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