Win a Free Copy of 101 Creative Writing Exercises!
Have you been thinking about picking up a copy of 101 Creative Writing Exercises but haven’t gotten around to it yet? Here’s your chance to get one for free. It’s Writing Forward’s first official contest, and all you have to do to enter is write a haiku. Three lucky winners will each get one copy (Kindle…Read More
101 Creative Writing Exercises: Now Available on Amazon
Are you ready for an adventure? 101 Creative Writing Exercises takes you on an exciting journey through the world of creative writing. You’ll explore different forms and genres by experimenting with fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. You’ll discover effective writing tools and techniques. And you’ll create projects that you can submit and publish. Ideal for new…Read More
Censorship Update: Writers Beware! PIPA is Back
All over the Internet, the same message is being repeated over and over: we will not be censored. Last month, I published a post explaining how SOPA, PIPA, and other censorship initiatives affect writers. Put simply, censorship is bad for writers. In fact, it’s terrible. Free speech is essential to anyone who writes or creates…Read More
Writing Forward’s Greatest Hits of 2011
The end of the year is a good time to look back and reflect on the past twelve months. What did we accomplish? What could we have done better? How can we improve next year? And most importantly, what do our readers want? Back in the early days of Writing Forward, I used to gather…Read More
Public Service Announcement: Censorship, SOPA and PIPA
There is nothing that will cause more harm to a writer’s spirit, wreak more havoc on a writer’s heart, or do more damage to a writer’s livelihood than censorship. Most writers believe they are safe from censorship. Whatever’s being censored usually affects only a small portion of writers and artists. However, once the government has…Read More
Anne McCaffrey (1926 – 2011)
We all know that our friends and family influence and shape our lives. But every so often, someone we’ve never met changes the entire course of our lives. Anne McCaffrey changed mine. I was my early twenties when I picked up a copy of one of Anne’s Dragonriders of Pern novels. I took the book home,…Read More
How To Write A Novel in 500 Words A Day
Today’s guest post is by Sarah O’Holla, who has found a simple, effective way to write every day. We are living in a time when results are expected to happen fast. But what constitutes fast? Yes, you might be able to write a first draft of a novel in 30 days during NaNoWriMo, but will…Read More
5 Ways to Use Narrative Viewpoint in Fiction Writing
Please welcome today’s guest writer, N. Strauss, editor of the website Creative Writing Now. Narrative point of view is the perspective you use to tell a story. It’s like the location of the camera in a movie scene. You can write a story from the point of view of just one character so that the…Read More
A World of Creative Writing Ideas: Outside
Please welcome freelance writer Matthew Erickson with his guest post about getting up, getting out, and getting inspired. It’s easy for writers to lock themselves away from the rest of the world in order to get creative. However, getting out and exploring the world is great fodder for the creative mind. If you are having…Read More
Writing Forward Turns Four Years Old!
Earlier this month, Writing Forward turned four years old. Every year around this time, I reflect on the many wonderful people I’ve met and experiences I’ve had through this blog. I believe that we writers are extremely lucky to be living in this particular era. The Internet has made it easier than ever for us to…Read More
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