Six Writing Tips from J.R.R. Tolkien
Are you a fan of The Hobbit? A Lord of the Rings geek?
Perhaps you just enjoy a good story, well told.
If you’re a writer, here are some tips drawn from Tolkien’s work. Even if they don’t magically transform you into a writer whose work develops a worldwide cult-like following, as did Professor Tolkien’s … nonetheless, attention to these principles will improve your writing.
There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.
WriteWorld: Punctuation: The Comma
Comma (n): A mark of punctuation used to indicate a division in a sentence, as in setting off a word, phrase, or clause, to separate items in a list, to mark off thousands in numerals, to separate types or levels of information in bibliographic and other data.
Consider the lowly comma.
If you regard it as a mere flyspeck with a tail, that may account for the some capricious uses (and non-uses) of it that appear from time to time.
WriteWorld: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Better Than You Normally Do
BY Colin Nissan
WRITE EVERY DAY
Writing is a muscle. Smaller than a hamstring and slightly bigger than a bicep, and it needs to be exercised to get stronger. Think of your words as reps, your paragraphs as sets, your pages as daily workouts. Think of your laptop as a machine like the one at the…
“Awesome is not a finite resource.”
(via amandaonwriting)
