Category: writing lessons

• 4+1 Reasons Why I Don’t Send Beta Readers First Drafts

  

  Betas are worth their weight in adamantium.

  Vesna Kurilic

  August 19, 2020

  revise, write, writing lessons

  beta reader, creative writing, editing, fiction, fiction writing, revision, writing, writing life

• The Distracted Writer’s Guide to Fiction Writing

  

  So you think you can keep this writing thing up?

  Vesna Kurilic

  August 12, 2020

  live, plan, revise, write, writing lessons

  art, books, craft, creative, creative writing, creativity, editing, fiction, fiction writing, habits, literature, revision, short fiction, short stories, short story, writing, writing life

• Five Ways to be Kind to Yourself When You Can’t Write

  

  (No, not just during extreme times.)

  Vesna Kurilic

  June 17, 2020

  live, the heavy stuff, write, writing lessons

  creative writing, fiction, fiction writing, quarantine, writing, writing life

• I Solemnly Swear That a Writing Community is Exactly What You Need

  

  The one in which I quote my favourite space opera (twice) and urge you to get off your writing island.

  Vesna Kurilic

  June 3, 2020

  live, love, write, writing lessons

  art, creative writing, editing, fiction, fiction writing, habits, nanowrimo, writing, writing life

• How to Cut Words and Let Them Go

  

  All that is written does not get to stay.

  Vesna Kurilic

  May 6, 2020

  revise, write, writing lessons

  creative writing, editing, fiction, fiction writing, nanowrimo, revision, writing, writing life

• But I Wanna Write Like… [INSERT AUTHOR HERE]

  

  Who was is that made you want to be a writer?

  Vesna Kurilic

  April 15, 2020

  read, write, writing lessons

  creative writing, fiction, fiction writing, writing, writing life

• 8 Points to Remember While Hurting Your Characters

  

  Is it too late to pull this post? I guess it’s too late to pull this post.

  Vesna Kurilic

  April 8, 2020

  write, writing lessons

  creative writing, fiction, fiction writing, genre, romance, writing

• How Often Should You Write?

  

  Wait, are you here for writing or procrastionation suggestions?

  Vesna Kurilic

  April 1, 2020

  write, writing lessons

  creative writing, fiction, fiction writing, habits, writing, writing life

• The Daunting Thrill of Trying Something New

  

  Writing is scarier than it seems.

  Vesna Kurilic

  February 19, 2020

  plan, write, writing lessons

  creative writing, fiction, fiction writing, writing, writing life

• Don’t Give up on Your Book Before You’re Through: A Reminder

  

  Or, how not to quit on your unfinished copy mid-chapter. (Of course, you have to finish the chapter first.)

  Vesna Kurilic

  February 12, 2020

  write, writing lessons

  creative writing, fiction, fiction writing, writing