I’ve been juggling lately with the old saying: …to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes… but really, when it comes to writing we write what we KNOW. We’re told not to write from a perspective we’re unfamiliar with –… Read More ›
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Editing Tip #70
Manuscript Formatting Secrets, Pt. 4 ~ It’s important to keep in mind that when an agent or small publishing house (even an imprint from a large(r) publishing house) asks for standard manuscript formatting there are a few things you need… Read More ›
A Mutual Understanding
Every writer should have a mutual understanding between the waste basket and his writing: you can’t have one without the other. A good writer needs to know in advance that large chunks of her writing will never see anywhere but… Read More ›
The Architecture of Prose
The biggest rule in writing is “show don’t tell” and even if you think you have this technique mastered there is always a niggling aspect that you hadn’t considered before. The building blocks of prose are exactly that: pieces to… Read More ›
Persistently Perceptive
Perspective, or the perception of our readers and our characters, is one of the core elements in writing that needs to be addressed with precision, clarity, and understanding. This is true for both fiction and non-fiction books. The narrator’s voice… Read More ›
A Writer is Never Alone…
This notable is not just for fiction writers – our characters are simply those individuals we chose to write about. Try as we might, they lurk in the back of the mind and fight for dominance in both our waking… Read More ›
Good Writing is Rewriting…
This is an apt notable to start with considering that the goal of Infinite Pathways is to encourage writers to produce the best version of their work possible. As writers, it is a process of birth in the creating of… Read More ›
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