#Writing

David Lat

DavidLat

1/ This great comment by @cwarzel, who just launched a new @SubstackInc publication, explains my thinking in launching my own Substack newsletter/blog, Original Jurisdiction. I was around for that “golden

Bardia

thepericulum

On Writing Well - William ZinsserTakeaways Thread Below Remove all unnecessary words Only write for yourself Study words Keep in mind the rhythm and sound of your sentences Make heavy

🎃 Katie Chironis ☠️

kchironis

5 tongue-in-cheek game writing exercises that are a more realistic representation of what most game writers do (in my experience) than a branching dialog tree: ONE: You're writing ultimate ability

Lisa Maxwell-On Deadline, as always

LisaMaxwellYA

So I’ve posted before about struggling to finish this behemoth of a book and pushing back TLM3. Since then, I’ve been able to really let myself breathe enough to actually

Delilah S. Dawson

DelilahSDawson

I'm thinking today about the small actions-- with big impact-- that we put off and how gratifying it is when we finally tackle them. And how every time, I'm like,

ehm~patica

withthec

Hello english speakers!I have to direct a documentary short film for a school project and I'm going to focus on fandoms (specifically italian ones, since I'm in Italy). Since fandom

Salman 🦊

daretorant

Benefits of publishing your thoughts online:1/ you have a recurring idea that keeps coming up. This takes up space & energy to carry around. it's also a distraction from being

Tony Tost

tonytost

I think most screenwriters do "vomit" drafts: a first draft where you just get scenes down on paper so you have something to revise into a decent script. I don't

d a i s y ⁰³²⁵♡'s₁₂₇ 현진 & 여상/ C A L M♡₇☾

lvntrhyunjin

//hyunsung soulmate au//an au where if your soulmate is listening to music it will be stuck inside your head until they stop listening to it. Jsung and Hyunjin haven't met

Kaleigh Moore

kaleighf

How writing makes you smarter: A Monday thread.1. Writing is a neuron-pumping activity that challenges your brain to translate shapeless ideas into logical, syntax-conforming sentences. It’s mental gymnastics when you

Christopher E. Harper

chrisxharper

Lmao I remember I was writing down a police officer’s badge number and he saw me. Is a string of claat him fling my way and threaten fi lick me

Dan Quintana

dsquintana

I used to struggle with the "I should really be writing now" guilt during my downtime. I felt this guilt at night because I looked back at my work day

Marina Veličković

MashaVelickovic

a little thread on meritocracy. When I was applying for my PhD I had access to journal articles (behind a paywall), had been taught what a research proposal looks like,

Mr J

MrJ_Primary

I will not write a letter to my Head saying I will ‘not attend meetings which are planning’ the return of children. Instead, I will offer to do anything I

P.J. Stanley

PJStanleyAuthor

#WritingCommunity Let's be honest. On a scale of 1-10, how would you personally rate your writing? I won't lie. Probably a 6 - 7.I struggle with showing and not telling.

Spoopy Stein

Charlotte_Stein

I hate the absurdly prevalent idea that happy endings are predictable, boring, cheesy, not quality. They’re not predictable at all, when we live in a culture that values and exalts