Behind the Keyboard: The Plot bunny
Picture this. You’re in class. An exam. A meeting. Either way, you’re in a place where you’re trapped and you can’t leave, when suddenly you see a stampede of plot bunnies coming towards you,...
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Writing Prompt #3
It’s the middle of summer. You’re out camping, and decide to go kayaking. In some tough waves, your boat capsizes and can’t swim to shore. You wake up on the beach some time later,...
Is death looming for print books?
There’s been a lot of talk – and somewhat unnecessary panic – ever since e-readers took off that this would be the fiery end to print books and print media.
Bad Cover Art…Redesigned: The Wizard’s Castle
Welcome to Bad Cover Art…Redesigned! Where I bring you the most horrible of all cover art I can find on the world wide web and try to come up with an alternative (that I...
Featured Club: 100 Themes Challenge
If you thought Wheel of Prompts didn’t provide enough of a challenge, this week’s feature is sure to please. 100 Themes Challenge is a club devoted to get you producing something creative not just...
Fiction Focus Week 3- Opening Lines
I know what you’re thinking- is she randomly jumping from one topic to another with no clear correlation between one and the next? Yes. Yes I am. Opening lines are something that really intrigue...
Challenge Corner #3 – Cerberus
Hello, hello again! Before I begin, let me take a moment to congratulate niteowl and wherethewindgoes for defeating last week’s beast! Now, if you’ve been paying attention to Writing Gooder for the last couple...
The Six: Six Things You Didn’t Know About Sylvia Plath
With 2013 being the 50th anniversary of Plath’s suicide, writers around the world have gathered to fondly remember the troubled poet. Yet the dark story she has to tell is not one to take...
Word History of the Week: Yankee Pt 1
This weeks blog post is about the word yankee and I will be actually splitting it up into two posts because there is a lot of awesome information to share with you. This weeks...
The Editing Cycle #2 – Rock, Paper, Scissors
Rock, Paper, Scissors As writers, sometimes we find ourselves between a rock and a hard place. Whether this rock is a lack of inspiration, or a plot arc which refuses to be resolved, we...
