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Few questions on "Author Craft"
Madd:
While in middle school, and high school I took some creative writing courses, and begun compiling notes for a couple novels. Unfortunately the outside world intruded, and I haven't had a chance to pick them back up now for a little over 5 years. To compound issues, I'm a biochemist (graduate in may with degree) and such have done NOTHING besides technical writing in those 5 years. Technical writing is intentionally dull, and while its wonderful for lab reports and research, its absolutely horrible for someone who intends to write for entertainment purposes.
I guess my major questions involve "getting back in the groove". Are there any exercises, websites, or books I could read that would help me get back into creative writing? Or should I just bite the bullet and take a couple more college courses?
Any help would be appreciated guys, at the very least it would bring me some peace of mind, having all this crap bouncing around in my head has been driving me nuts the past few years.
Cooper:
NaNoWriMo.org and the book "No Plot, No Problem!" by Chris Baty. These two helped me start on my first book.
LizW65:
Stephen King's On Writing is a lovely book; while most of the practical information contained in it can be found elsewhere, the chatty, conversational style makes it a far more appealing read than much of the competition.
Starbeam:
On Writing is a very good book; I keep my copy on the bookshelf by my desk. Someone on the board long ago mentioned Writing Excuses, a podcast by two authors and a webcomic guy, they're pretty good. Website is writingexcuses.com. After the first several episodes, they started giving writing prompts at the end, and some of 'em are pretty different. Also, just sit and write. Write anything.
LizW65:
Just curious Madd -- are you the same Madd who posts to Smart Bitches Trashy Books? I'm there under my real name of Elizabeth Wadsworth.
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