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A collection of useful writing guides, because I'm an idiot ;) Contains tips on using FictionPress, writing and reviewing. There's tons of genre specific advice, so check it out!
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The Sane Writer's Guide To: Character Description by
Black Cap
A guide for all writers of fanfiction or original fiction. Focuses on character description, from identifying bland description to making the reader honestly see your characters. Part of the Sane Writer's Guide series.
Fiction: Essay, K+, English, Humor, words: 996, favs: 67, follows: 12, 7/12/2010
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The Sane Writer's Guide To: Robots in Fiction by
Black Cap
A guide for all writers of fanfiction or original fiction. Focuses on robots in fiction, from mindless killing machines and mechanical love interests to the thought-provoking debate on what qualifies as human. Part of the Sane Writer's Guide series.
Fiction: General, T, English, Humor, words: 1k+, favs: 5, follows: 2, 2/18/2011
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The Sane Writer's Guide To: Narration by
Black Cap
A guide for all writers of fanfiction or original fiction. Focuses on the various styles of narration, from first person to journal-format narration. Part of the Sane Writer's Guide series.
Fiction: Essay, K+, English, Humor, words: 1k+, favs: 24, follows: 5, 7/5/2010
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Is Imitation the Sincerest Form of Flattery? by
Katie-Maude
A response to increasing number of plagiarized stories occurring on fictionpress. It is intended to inform the reader of some of the misconceptions regarding copyright infringement and plagiarism. Responses appreciated.
Fiction: Essay, K, English, words: 2k+, favs: 30, follows: 1, 6/7/2009
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The Feng Shui of Review » by
The Mumbling Sage
An entire essay dedicated to that FictionPress staple, the review. Everyone who reviews gets a special treat!
Fiction: Essay, K, English, chapters: 2, words: 2k+, favs: 34, follows: 7, updated: 5/16/2007 published: 2/15/2007
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How to Write a poem by
jrsparkus
this is a paper on how to write a poem duh, just read the title . got a B-
Fiction: Essay, K, English, words: 1k+, favs: 4, 10/27/2008
13A Beginner's Guide to Magic » by
Tristan Alkai
Magic is the key to the fantasy genre. Here are some notes, tips, and guidelines for most details that a fantasy author requires as he or she goes about this vital aspect of building the world as a real-seeming place.
Fiction: Essay, K, English, Fantasy, chapters: 6, words: 9k+, favs: 31, follows: 4, updated: 11/18/2012 published: 6/4/2009
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Saving your babies by
pacific.babe
A hopefully useful guide to saving your stories from plagiarists ick. Learn how to protect your babies!
Fiction: Essay, K+, English, words: 760, favs: 12, follows: 1, 5/23/2009
11The Brawler's Guide to Martial Arts » by
pen112
In the Era of Jason Bourne and UFC, it's no longer acceptable to have spinning high kicks in your spy thrillers. Want to know about the various deadly techniques that can be used to turn your protagonist into a bone-breaking unarmed expert? Look no furthe
Fiction: Action, K, English, chapters: 3, words: 2k+, favs: 12, follows: 4, updated: 7/9/2008 published: 6/25/2008
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A Very Fundamental Introduction to Publishing » by
The Mumbling Sage
Have a story, poem, or article you're thinking of publishing, or do you simply have a dream and no idea where to start? Here's the bedrock you can use to build the twenty-bedroom mansion or the house of cards your writing career turns out to be.
Fiction: Essay, K, English, chapters: 3, words: 10k+, favs: 29, follows: 3, updated: 7/2/2013 published: 5/22/2009
34The Things I Learned In Fiction Class » by
C.M.F Wright
Because I learned so many great things in Fiction Writing and it seemed like a waste not to share them. Rated for language and bad writing samples.
Fiction: Essay, T, English, Humor, chapters: 7, words: 3k+, favs: 64, follows: 21, updated: 5/10/2011 published: 5/28/2009
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How To Prevent Prejudgment of Your Story by
The Old Sam Garrett
Just another one of my essays, though this is more of a writing guide than anything. It's about how to start a story without running into overdone or unwanted elements.
Fiction: Essay, T, English, Humor, words: 2k+, favs: 45, follows: 1, 3/27/2008
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Good Prose by
The Mumbling Sage
Prose: Literally, anything written that is not poetry. The text, the words on the page, the stuff the reader is actually reading. Here's what you need to make a reader want to read.
Fiction: Essay, K, English, words: 1k+, favs: 18, 6/22/2008
65 Steps To Writing a Deceivingly Good Article » by
papaya-mafia
As an amatuer, I only have a little to offer in the steps of writing a good article, but if you are an amatuer as well . . . perhaps you will find them to be helpful. Inside are 5, painfully easy and simple steps on the how to's of writing a good article
Fiction: Essay, K+, English, Humor, chapters: 7, words: 2k+, favs: 6, follows: 2, 5/5/2007
22The Art of Conlanging » by
Meldon
Fantasy worlds demand one thing: new names, words, and even languages! This essay will introduce you to the art of constructing new languages conlanging
Fiction: Essay, K, English, Fantasy, chapters: 10, words: 5k+, favs: 26, follows: 8, updated: 3/7/2009 published: 8/27/2005
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The Subtle Strife by
The Mumbling Sage
A discussion read: rant of subtlety and the lack thereof. I'd say more, but I don't want to clobber you over the head with it.
Fiction: Essay, K, English, Humor, words: 1k+, favs: 10, 9/21/2007
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A Guide to Action Scenes by
Heatless Flame
This is a basic guide to writing an action scene, may it be actual pbattle, verbal, or anything such. This is NOT a full guide, and I suggest several others that can be found in my C2, Helpful Writing Guides.
Fiction: Essay, K+, English, words: 1k+, favs: 26, follows: 3, 10/6/2007
242Writing Speculative Fiction: A Nerd's Guide » by
Jave Harron
Tired of looking for scifi and seeing nothing new? He's my attempt to help speculative fiction writers, as well as even give the pros a few new ideas. Going strong for years! Now, we cover solarpunk, the optimistic, glowing new genre.
Fiction: Essay, K+, English, Sci-Fi & Humor, chapters: 51, words: 104k+, favs: 119, follows: 22, updated: 2/23/2022 published: 3/10/2004
211That Essay That Everyone Else Writes » by
JJSLAM2129
Mary Sues, Cliches, Stupid Villans, Reviewers, Bad Logic and anything else I can think of that bugs me about today's stories. If something's bugging you, chances are you'll find it here. Now with Worldbuilding. Topic suggestions welcome! Reviews returned.
Fiction: Essay, K, English, Tragedy & Humor, chapters: 12, words: 16k+, favs: 115, follows: 53, updated: 9/16/2007 published: 10/5/2006
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How to Write a Fictionpress Summary by
The Mumbling Sage
In this essay, I explain how a summary can draw the most attention with the most relevant and interesting information about your story. You can use up to 255 characters in your summary-make them count!
Fiction: Essay, K, English, words: 1k+, favs: 24, 3/29/2007