Writing Blog No.2 Index

INDEX


Writing topics
Adaptations - "20240729 Adaptations" 
Adjective Order - "20240219 Adjective Order" 
Adjectives & Adverbs, Finding The Right One - "20240514 Two More Questions" 
Adverbs - "20240513 Adverbs" 
Advice - "20230113 Writing Advice" ; "20240319 Offering Solicited Advice" 
Alternate History - "20240912 Alternate History" 
Apostrophes - "20240126 Apostrophes" 
Audience - "20241014 Know Your Audience" 
Australian Bush Poetry Explanation - "20240127 Australian Bush Poetry" 
Autobiography, Writing - "20240616 Writing An Autobiography Or Memoir" 
Autobiography In Fiction - "20240213 Autobiography In Fiction" 
Characters - "20240214 Notes On Character" 
Characters first - "20240131 A Change In Approach"  (personal, but a writing topic)
Characters, Mary Sue - "20240215 Mary Sue/Marty Stu (Gary Stu)" 
Characters, Self-Insert - "20241009 Self-Insert Characters" 
Chekhov's Gun - "20240120 Plotting and Pantsing" 
Comedy, Writing - "20240424 Writing Comedy" 
Comma Basics - "20240501 Comma Basics" 
Comparisons - "20240709 Comparison Economy" 
Contracts, Leaving - "20240605 Leaving Contracts" 
Copyright and use of other works - "20240508 What Does Copyright Cover?" 
Covers, Dealing With Artists - "20240506 Answering Some Questions" 
Criticism, Value - "20240131 #2 Criticism & The Writer (Idol Syndrome)" 
Depicting thoughts - "20240226 Depicting Thoughts In Writing" 
Dialogue - "20240318 Keeping Dialogue Real" 
Direct Speech Punctuation - "20240125 Direct Speech" 
Editing, Process of - "20240918 Process Of Editing" 
Editor, Hiring - "20240603 Hiring An Editor" 
Editor, Working With - "20240315 Oh, Editor, My Editor" 
Ending A Story - "20240618 Endings" 
Essay, General Writing Rules - "20240222 How To Write An Essay (In General)" 
Fan Fiction - "20240301 An Academic Essay On Fan Fiction" , "20240302 Some Fan Fiction Negatives" ,"20240303 Writing Fan Fiction" 
Foibles, Writing - "20240812 Personal Foibles In Writing" 
Genre, Educational - "20240811 The 5 Genres Of Writing (Educational)" 
Ghost Writing - "20240727 Ghost Writing" 
Government Forms/Types - "20240426 Government Forms" 
Horror Writing - "20240313 Writing Horror" 
Ideas v Technical Aspects - "20240118 Ideas v Technical" 
Imposter Syndrome - "20240417 Imposter Syndrome" 
Info-dumps, Hemingway On - "20240929 Hemingway On Info-dumps" 
Italics - "20240815 Italics" 
Language, Cultural Differences - "20240524 Words: Cultural Differences/Neologisms" 
Language Trivia - "20240420 Language Triva" 
Latin Phrases - "20240429 Handy Latin Phrases" 
Life, Coping If It Gets In The Way - "20240629 When Life Gets In The Way" 
Markets - "20240124 Finding Publishing Markets" ;"20241016 Alternate Writing Markets" 
Marvel Movie problems - "20240204 Marvel Movie Rant" 
Memoir, Writing - "20240616 Writing An Autobiography Or Memoir" 
Middle Of A Story - "20240627 Motivation In The Middle" 
Misconceptions About Writers - "20240314 7 Misconceptions About Writers" 
Music And Writing - "20240716 Music And Writing" 
Neologisms - "20240524 Words: Cultural Differences/Neologisms" 
Non-Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction - "20240801 Non-Fiction Part 1: Creative Non-Fiction" 
Non-Fiction, Research - "20240802 Non-Fiction Part 2: Research" 
Nouns - "20240923 Nouns" 
Paragraphing In Fiction - "20240916 Paragraphing In Fiction" 
Plantsing Techniques - "20241006 Chasing The Cat" ;"20241007 Outside In Plantsing" 
Play, Writing - "20240416 Writing A Play"  ,"20240920 Writing A Play" 
Plotting v Pantsing - "20240120 Plotting and Pantsing" 
Plurals - "20240413 Plurals" 
Plot Holes - "20240614 Plot Holes" 
Plotting Techniques - "20240620 Plotting Techniques Part 1" ;"20240621 Plotting Techniques Part 2" 
Point of View - "20240121 Point Of View" 
Prologue/Epilogue - "20240122 Prologue/Epilogue" 
Public Domain - "20240324 Public Domain" 
Public Works - "20240201 Public Consumption Of Art" 
Publicising Your Work - "20240607 Publicity" 
Publishing, Heinlein's Rules - "20240423 Heinlein’s Rules for Publication" 
Publishing, Self - "20240821 Self-Publishing" ,"20240824 Self-Publishing Addenda" 
Publishing, Traditional v Vanity - "20240530 Traditional v Vanity Publishing" 
Pulp Fiction - "20240218 Pulp Fiction" 
Punctuation - "20240331 Not As Common Punctuation" 
Question Marks Non-use - "20240514 Two More Questions" 
Quitting (parts of writing) - "20240610 Quitting" 
Readers - "20240522 Readers" 
Reading - "20240305 Reading" 
Real People, In Fiction - "20240526 Using Real People In Fiction" 
Real Stories In Fiction - "20241018 Utilising Present Day News In Stories" 
Real World Events In Fiction - "20240719 Real World Events In Fiction" 
Recipe (Cooking) Genre - "20241025 Recipe (Cooking) Genre (Fiction)" 
Research - "20240712 Contemporary Research For Writers" 
Selling Short Stories - "20240713 Selling Short Stories" 
Selling Writing, Some Ideas - "20240506 Answering Some Questions" 
Sequels, When To Write - "20240506 Answering Some Questions" 
Setting - "20240206 Using Real Settings" ;"20240207 Using Pseudo-Real Settings" ;"20240208 Using Fantastic Realism Settings" ;"20240209 Speculative Settings" ;"20240211 Setting – A Final Word" 
Starting A Story: "20240612 Starting A Story" 
Story, What Makes One - "20240221 What Is A Story?" 
Small Presses - "20240310 Small Presses" 
Sparking Creativity: "20240322 5 Tips To Spark Creativity" 
Speculative Fiction, Definitions - "20240411 What Is Speculative Fiction?" 
Speculative Fiction, Potential Mistakes - "20240410 Speculative Fiction Potential Mistakes" 
Starting A Story - "20240612 Starting A Story" 
Stereotypes, Personal - "20240316 Recognising (Personal) Stereotypes" 
Story Ideas - "20240601 Story Ideas" 
Technology In Stories - "20241020 The Problems With Technology (In Stories)" 
Titles, Formatting - "20240511 Formatting Titles" 
Traditional Publishing, Steps To Take Before Submitting - "20240506 Answering Some Questions" 
Trends in Writing - "20240922 Trends In Writing" 
Trilogies & Longer, When To Write - "20240506 Answering Some Questions" 
Types of Love - "20240212 Types Of Love" 
Verb Tenses - "20240309 Verb Tenses" 
Website, Author - "20240528 Author Website" 
Word Count - "20240117 Word Count" 
Words: Cultural Differences - "20240524 Words: Cultural Differences/Neologisms" 
Words, Foreign: Using In English Works - "20240516 Using Foreign Words" 
Words: Neologisms - "20240524 Words: Cultural Differences/Neologisms" 
World-building - "20240210 World Building" ;"20240809 The Little Things (World-Building)" 
Write What You Know - "20240115 Write What You Know" 
Writer's Block, Overcoming - "20240518 Overcoming Writer's Block" 
Writer's Malaise, Overcoming - "20240517 Combatting Writer's Malaise" 
Writer Types - "20240715 Types of Fiction Writer" 
Young Adult - "20240510 Writing Young Adult Fiction" 



Personal topics
Audience - "20240116 Who I Write For" 
Characters, Favourite - "20240320 My 5 Favourite Characters" 
External writing - "20240128 External Writerings I" ;"20240304 External Writerings II" ;"20240402 External Writerings III" ;"20240430 Etxernal Writerings IV" ;"20240608 External Writerings V" ;"20240702 External Writerings VI" ;"20240803 External Writerings VII" ;"20240409 External Writerings VIII" ;"20241001 External Writerings IX" ;"20241027 External Writerings X" 
How I Learnt To Write Fiction - "20240422 How I Learnt To Write Fiction" 
Ideas - "20240119 Where (My) Ideas Come From" 
Novels, Underrated/Overlooked - "20240323 5 Underrated Or Overlooked Novels" 
Publication - "20240129 Publication" 
Scene, Favourite - "20240317 My Favourite Book Scene" 
Short Stories, Favourite - "20240321 21 Of My Favourite Short Stories" 
Story Structure Methods - "20240926 Story Structure Writing Methods (Personal)" 
Writing credits - "20240114 The Boring List Post" 
Writing history - "20240112 Backstory" 
Writing through depression - "20240701 Writing Through Depression"