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69CJ's Creative Studio - Best Writing Software Since the Word Processor
by cjcs
Word processing software changed the world of the writer. Changes were now easy. But what about the writing craft itself? While many have tried, only now has software been developed that can truly help the writer as they are creating. published 2 months ago
57CJ'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 3 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 3 months ago
67CJ's Creative Studio - Screenplay Content
by cjcs
Economy of words is important in all forms of writing, but none more so than with screenwriting. See some of what it takes to move from reject pile to the producer's office. published 2 months ago
55CJ's Creative Studio - Writers Write Right, Right?
by cjcs
When you take your writing seriously, you shouldn't be shy about playing with the language it to see where it takes you. published 3 months ago
57CJ's Creative Studio - Exposing Yourself
by cjcs
One of the hardest parts of writing for most authors is to be honest with the reader. It's perfectly understandable... fiction, by definition, is fabrication. It's a lie. So, while the author is busy... published 3 months ago
55CJ'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 2 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 2 months ago
57CJ'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 3 months ago
57CJ'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 3 months ago
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