Here, I've collected some articles, lists and other resources about the task of writing itself, and about the writer's life generally.
Check out the links below:
So You Want to Be a Writer?
My rant about what it takes to be a writer.
My warnings and recommendations for those who don't see themselves becoming Plotters.
Pete's Writing Bible
Over the years, I've read a number of books that have greatly influenced the way I write, edit, and think about the writing lifestyle. Here, I've presented the most important ones, in the order I believe they should be read.
- Pete's Writing Bible: Foreword
- On Writing by Stephen King
- On Becoming a Novelist by John Gardner
- The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White
- Sin and Syntax by Constance Hale
- Self-Editing For Fiction Writers by Renni Browne and Dave King
- Write Your Novel From The Middle by James Scott Bell
The Ten Commandments of Fiction Writing
- Commandment One: The Story is thy highest goal
- Commandment Two: Thou shalt show, not tell
- Commandment Three: Thou shalt not intrude upon the story
- Commandment Four: Honor the reader as thyself
- Commandment Five: Thou shalt not bear false witness to the reader
- Commandment Six: Words are sacred
- Commandment Seven: Know thy settings and characters as thyself
- Commandment Eight: Thou shalt not meddle with POV
- Commandment Nine: Thou shalt edit
- Commandment Ten: Write what thou knowest
