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Top Ten Tips for Newbie Fiction Writers <img src='https://www.writerscafe.org/images/breadcrumb.png' width='7' height='11' alt=':' class='absmiddle' /> One: Write What You Know

Top Ten Tips for Newbie Fiction Writers One: Write What You Know

Posted 12 Years Ago

If you don't know it, research it until you do.

Let's Write! <img src='https://www.writerscafe.org/images/breadcrumb.png' width='7' height='11' alt=':' class='absmiddle' /> Character Names & Other Vital Stuff

Let's Write! Character Names & Other Vital Stuff

Posted 13 Years Ago

What's in a name? A lot of backlash if you aren't careful.

Let's Write! <img src='https://www.writerscafe.org/images/breadcrumb.png' width='7' height='11' alt=':' class='absmiddle' /> You are not a Special Snowflake

Let's Write! You are not a Special Snowflake

Posted 13 Years Ago

When it comes to writing, you are not a special snowflake....or are you?

Professor Perfectionist <img src='https://www.writerscafe.org/images/breadcrumb.png' width='7' height='11' alt=':' class='absmiddle' /> Lesson Two: Reviewing Part One

Professor Perfectionist Lesson Two: Reviewing Part One

Posted 14 Years Ago

Yeah, this is the one you've all been expecting.

Haiku for Amateurs <img src='https://www.writerscafe.org/images/breadcrumb.png' width='7' height='11' alt=':' class='absmiddle' /> A Brief history of "Haiku"

Haiku for Amateurs A Brief history of "Haiku"

Posted 12 Years Ago

A history of the renowance and development of Haiku.

How Not to Suck at Writing <img src='https://www.writerscafe.org/images/breadcrumb.png' width='7' height='11' alt=':' class='absmiddle' /> Rhetoric: Suckling Satire

How Not to Suck at Writing Rhetoric: Suckling Satire

Posted 13 Years Ago

Because potty humor is only proper when your mother isn't reading your works.

The Right Way to Write Wrong <img src='https://www.writerscafe.org/images/breadcrumb.png' width='7' height='11' alt=':' class='absmiddle' /> Open minds often collect dust

The Right Way to Write Wrong Open minds often collect dust

Posted 13 Years Ago

Everyone has their own personal biases. Stay true to yours. You're defined by the things you don't like as much as the things you do.

Blurring the Lines of Genres <img src='https://www.writerscafe.org/images/breadcrumb.png' width='7' height='11' alt=':' class='absmiddle' /> Part 2 of Blurring the Lines: Fantasy & Sci Fi Genres

Blurring the Lines of Genres Part 2 of Blurring the Lines: Fantasy & Sci Fi Genres

Posted 13 Years Ago

subgenres everywhere!

How Not to Suck at Writing <img src='https://www.writerscafe.org/images/breadcrumb.png' width='7' height='11' alt=':' class='absmiddle' /> Rhetoric: Trying Tricolon

How Not to Suck at Writing Rhetoric: Trying Tricolon

Posted 13 Years Ago

Because only idiots think that three's company.

Let's Write! <img src='https://www.writerscafe.org/images/breadcrumb.png' width='7' height='11' alt=':' class='absmiddle' /> Eloquence Versus Wordiness in Writing

Let's Write! Eloquence Versus Wordiness in Writing

Posted 13 Years Ago

Writing an encyclopedia-length novel to tell a tale is -not- really a good idea. Know when to say when on word count.

How to Talk <img src='https://www.writerscafe.org/images/breadcrumb.png' width='7' height='11' alt=':' class='absmiddle' /> Capitalization

How to Talk Capitalization

Posted 12 Years Ago

What should and should NOT be capitalized in dialogue.

How to Talk <img src='https://www.writerscafe.org/images/breadcrumb.png' width='7' height='11' alt=':' class='absmiddle' /> Punctuation 1.5

How to Talk Punctuation 1.5

Posted 12 Years Ago

Mrs. Mark and my Scully and Mulder fanfic continues...

Poetic Dream <img src='https://www.writerscafe.org/images/breadcrumb.png' width='7' height='11' alt=':' class='absmiddle' /> The Lyrical Song

Poetic Dream The Lyrical Song

Posted 11 Years Ago

The lyrical song, a soft glowing voice, a message inside the poetry.

How to write dialogue <img src='https://www.writerscafe.org/images/breadcrumb.png' width='7' height='11' alt=':' class='absmiddle' /> Learning tags and how to write them - Part one

How to write dialogue Learning tags and how to write them - Part one

Posted 10 Years Ago

Explains the proper way to use tags to describe who is talking and how they are doing it.

Constructive Critics' Guide to Constructive Critiques <img src='https://www.writerscafe.org/images/breadcrumb.png' width='7' height='11' alt=':' class='absmiddle' /> General Constructive Critique Guide

Constructive Critics' Guide to Constructive Critiques General Constructive Critique Guide

Posted 10 Years Ago

Don't want to commit to filling out a checklist? Here's a general guide to creating a review that is still constructive but not as time consuming.

How to Write Historical Romance <img src='https://www.writerscafe.org/images/breadcrumb.png' width='7' height='11' alt=':' class='absmiddle' /> The Georgian Era Part II : The Regency Era

How to Write Historical Romance The Georgian Era Part II : The Regency Era

Posted 2 Years Ago

This is the favorite of Historical Romance authors and it covers the period that Prince George becomes of regent of England for his father, King George III and well into his own reign along with King William IV.

How to Write Historical Romance <img src='https://www.writerscafe.org/images/breadcrumb.png' width='7' height='11' alt=':' class='absmiddle' /> The Edwardian Era Part One

How to Write Historical Romance The Edwardian Era Part One

Posted 2 Years Ago

King Edward V of England born Prince Albert Edward was the eldest son of Queen Victoria of England and Prince Consort Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.. King George V of England