500 Ways To Write Harder

500 Ways To Write Harder

"Chuck Wendig's Confessions of a Freelance Penmonkey is full of the kind of writing advice I wish I'd gotten in school. Practical, brutally honest, and done with the kind of humor that will make it stick in your brain. Whether you're a veteran writer or new to the craft, you'll find something useful in here.<br /><br /><br /><br />Plus he says €˜fuck€ a lot, so, you know, there's that." -- Stephen Blackmoore, author of Dead Things<br /><br /><br /><br />500 Ways To Write Harder aims to deliver a volley of micro-burst idea bombs and advisory missiles straight to your frontal penmonkey cortex. Want to learn more about writing, storytelling, publishing, and living the creative life? This book contains a high-voltage dose of information about outlining, plot twists, writer's block, antagonists, writing conferences, self-publishing, and more.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Contains the following chapters:<br /><br /><br /><br />25 Bad Writer Behaviors<br /><br />25 Hard Truths About Writing & Publishing<br /><br />25 Steps To Becoming A Self-Published Author<br /><br />25 Steps To Edit The Unmerciful Suck Out Of Your Story<br /><br />25 Things To Do Before You Start Your Novel<br /><br />25 Things You Should Know About Antagonists<br /><br />25 Things You Should Know About Conventions & Conferences<br /><br />25 Things You Should Know About Metaphor<br /><br />25 Things You Should Know About Narrative Point-of-View<br /><br />25 Things You Should Know About Outlining<br /><br />25 Things You Should Know About Worldbuilding<br /><br />25 Things You Should Know About Young Adult Fiction<br /><br />25 Things Writers Should Beware<br /><br />25 Things Writers Should Know About Traveling<br /><br />25 Turns, Pivots and Twists To Complicate Your Story<br /><br />25 Ways To Be A Happy Writer<br /><br />25 Ways To Get Your Authorial Groove Back<br /><br />25 Ways To Survive As A Creative Person<br /><br />25 Ways To Unstick A Stuck Story<br /><br />25 Writer Resolutions<br /><br />Appendix: 50 Rantypants Snidbits Of Writing And Storytelling Advice