Apr 18, 2019
We all want the dialogue in our stories to convey emotion. We want the heroes of our stories to be real to the point of bursting out of the page, grabbing the reader by the front of their shirt and saying, “So, do you believe in me now?” Too often writers...
Apr 16, 2019
Have you ever heard people use the phrase “She’s so gifted!” or “He has such talent!”? You must’ve. And yet these words never get uttered by people who achieved an objective degree of recognition in any field. Believing in talent causes more harm than good. I...
Apr 2, 2019
Ever since I got involved with online writing communities, I interacted with a staggering number of writers from all over the world. And every one of them feels, thinks, or suspects they’re doing something wrong; like they skipped an important class on being a writer...
Mar 13, 2019
Listen to this post https://www.sebastianhetman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/12-Hundred-Ideas.mp3 Writers have ideas all the time. Every now and again a writer comes across an idea so persistent, it demands to be written down. He then spends hundreds of hours...
Mar 11, 2019
While great tools won’t make you a great writer, they can help you grow and learn if used right. Here’s what I use. (Oh, and a disclaimer: none of the links are affiliated. I’m not trying to sell you anything.) Fancy Tools Google Ngram Viewer – Searches Google’s...
Mar 4, 2019
Listen to this post https://www.sebastianhetman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/09-Writing-Tips-for-Beginners.mp3 “Step up private! So, you think you want to be a writer. And have they warned you, what kind of a grueling, draining, and utterly unrewarding the job of...
