A few years back I worked for Writer's Digest, serving as an editor in both their book and magazine divisions, and one thing I loved to do was write for their advice blog, “There Are No Rules.” Not that I’m some bestseller rife with literary wisdom, but I always felt we each have our own writing insights, tricks, and habits that are helpful to us and might be helpful to others. Besides, what writer doesn’t like writing about writing from time to time? A lot of my old blog posts are about breaking out of writing slumps, self-editing and revision, how watching Star Wars or Hitchcock’s Rear Window can help your writing, the best books to read during Halloween, advice on self publishing (a bit dated but still useful), and there’s interviews with writers, editors, and much more. Enjoy!
8 Things Star Wars Can Teach Us About Writing
This is just a quick note to say I have a new post at Writer's Digest on how the lessons learned in Star Wars can help writers stay productive! It's a take off a previous author's Star Trek related post, and as a Star Wars guy, I couldn't allow myself to be outdone. I hope you find it useful!