Blue Crystal

Essays On Writing

"There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are."
-W. Somerset Maugham

A small collection of my thoughts on the writing craft.

I should preface this; in no way do I consider myself an expert of any kind. I've learned a lot just in the past year, and I have a lot furthur to go. But I have worked as a college teacher, and that old saying that to really master a skill, you ought to teach it to someone else? Completely true.

In light of this, here are some writing tips, tricks, and thoughts that I've had. Read them, use them, or discard them.

On Plot

On Prose