A key point about writing genre novels (and what ISN’T a genre these days) is to read heavily in the genre you wish to write in.
Which, yes, okay… that’s true. If you want to write Romance, read Romance. Take a look at modern trends, look at how the market is going, then take your story and aim for the biggest readership you can get. That’s all fine.
Here’s the problem: ONLY reading within your genre.
Here is your one-stop creative writing site. I get a lot of advice on how to craft my prose from here.
Continue reading “The Weekend Redirect: The Purdue Online Writing Lab”
I asked Representation Project staffer Cristina Escobar what happens when boys read only books by males, about males. She said that they will be “taught that girls are objects, that they are prizes that they can win,” and that “boys go out and do things and girls sit back and wait to be rescued.”
This “Weekend Redirect” takes you to Caroline Paul’s excellent article about the need for boys to read “girl books.”
Amanda McCormick brings up an important notion in this “Weekend Redirect:” how to handle criticism. Not constructive critiques, but full on “you suck” verbal assaults.
Read on to learn her excellent suggestions which DON’T feature a kick to the sternum or slowly walking away from an explosion.
Bad writing.
I mean really bad writing.
I love it.
I find it inspirational. Whenever I read a terrible published work, I step back with a little reverence and more awe than I anticipated.
Discovering really terrible writing is like discovering a smell so bad that you have to share it with family and friends. It’s so bad that it becomes a bonding experience.
The BIGGEST minutiae 