About Writer's Cramps

Tips, ideas, and rants from a writer learning the ropes.

Author: L. S. King


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Columns

Writing Made Easy

Did you know there is a trick to effortless writing?
Appeared 2010-05-10 in


Good Crit Partners

few resources beat being a member of a good critique group
Appeared 2010-04-24 in


Speaking as an Editor

two things that really irritate me -- and how I can be bribed
Appeared 2010-04-16 in


Motivation

making your characters make sense
Appeared 2010-02-21 in


Pronoun/Antecedent Confusion - Who Dunnit Mysteries

Keep the mysteries in your plot, not your narrative and dialogue tags.
Appeared 2010-01-14 in


Past Verb Tenses

keeping the past (tenses) in perspective
Appeared 2009-12-12 in


Resist Repetition

Avoid overuse and repetition of words and phrases.
Appeared 2009-11-15 in


Do You RUE?

Resisting the Urge to Explain
Appeared 2009-07-22 in


Write it Again, Sam

Welcome to the Wonderful World of (re)Writing
Appeared 2009-03-21 in


Using Speaker Attributions Correctly

Attributions are one of the least understood little devices used in writing, I think. I see them misused all the time, and have done so myself way too often.
Appeared 2009-01-23 in


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