More Required Reading
Mar. 6th, 2012 09:45 pmMore from Hal Duncan!
How to Write a Paragraph
How to Write a Point of View
These are both very basic, like How to Write a Sentence, from the other day. But looking back on my younger writer-self, I think even with his explanations some of this would have been invisible to me five or ten years ago. If you're reading these--for the love of all that's good in the world, read them, particularly if you're struggling in slush--and you don't see what he's saying, print them out and tape them to the wall and read them every morning until it comes clear. This is essential stuff.
How to Write a Paragraph
How to Write a Point of View
These are both very basic, like How to Write a Sentence, from the other day. But looking back on my younger writer-self, I think even with his explanations some of this would have been invisible to me five or ten years ago. If you're reading these--for the love of all that's good in the world, read them, particularly if you're struggling in slush--and you don't see what he's saying, print them out and tape them to the wall and read them every morning until it comes clear. This is essential stuff.