Every Wednesday I’ll be sharing some hints and tips about how to improve your writing. These are basic things I have learned over the years, from writers websites, published authors and constructive feedback from friends, family and online pals.
There is an argument that fiction writing cannot be taught because it comes from talent alone, it is in your nature to be creative. Whilst there is some truth in that, even the most creative person needs to learn how to use their ability and make the best of their craft.
This week: Good Old Advice
It’s been a hot and humid few days and the heat from my PC is melting my skin. So this week I’ve gathered together some links to help improve your writing.
5 Ways To Know If You’re Showing Or Telling
from Girls With Pens
Excellent lesson on how to show what a character is feeling or doing or thinking instead of just telling the reader. Girls With Pens have a good blog with plenty of writers tips, well worth an hour of your time.
A beginners guide to blogging: 10 tips to put into practice right away
Good advice on how not to be so hard on yourself when blogging for the first time, we all make mistakes but it’s learning from them that counts. Novel Publishing Group has a good selection of handy guides from writing to publishing and how to use social media to showcase your work.
Five Good Grammar Habits Every Writer Should Adopt
from Writing Forward
Grammar tips all writers should know and use. Writing Forward has a range of advice pages from creative writing to writing ideas and prompts.
Hooking the Reader and Never Letting Go
from Kristen Lamb’s Blog
How to hook the reader by using conflict, amongst other things. Kristen Lamb is a social media guru, she knows he stuff and her blog has excellent posts, well written and very funny.
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That’s all folks! I’ve booked nice weather for next week’s WTW, so hopefully the air won’t feel like hot wet soup and my PC will be in a better mood – it doesn’t like humidity very much, stupid computers.
If you have any writing tips and advice and feel like sharing, pop me an email or rant in the box below!
Dave Farmer 
Great links. I’ll start with grammar, the one I always prefer to duck and dive!
The best writing advice I’ve ever followed is: ‘Just keep writing’.
I reckon that’s the best advice around! Keep at it!
hmmn..those are really good advice when it comes to writing..I’ll observe some of the hints..thanks Dave.
No problemo John & welcome to my blog.
Thanks so much for including Girls With Pens in your lineup. Glad you liked the post.
Hey Marcy & Lisa! It was a great post! Was my pleasure to share!
great links. thanks so much. I can send you some of our cool rainy days if that would help!!
Oh yes! Send them in large amounts! The temperature has dropped a bit here but it’s still all yukky and muggy.
and that should be off not of. Bad Piglet
Now there’s me thinking you were gonna write this noob! – now I have to go treking of round the blogosphere 😦 LOL 🙂
I blame the humidity! We’ve had a nice drenching of rain today but it’s still hot n sticky. Yuk. Next week I promise, something good!
Thanks so much for including Writing Forward in your Wednesday writing tips! Much appreciated 🙂
Hi Melissa! Was my pleasure! Love your blog, very informative stuff!
I look so forward to your WTW! Great tips Dave keep it up, can’t wait to next weeks installment.
Next week I’ll actually write something!
I have found Twitter is a great tool to hook-up with other writers at all levels and others in the publishing industry. There are fantastic tips sent out often if you follow the right people and it really can improve your writing/blogging no matter what your goals are (publish or just fun) — and even find support. Plus, you always know as soon as someone publishes something new because up pops a tweet 🙂
As always, great tips. I look forward to your Wednesday writing tips since you never fail to give some great information!
Thanks Indigo! Twitter is an amazing tool for writers, I’ve learned so much just recently and it feels like a huge world has just opened up! I just need to use it more!