SHAULA EVANS

Inspiration & Support for Writers

Verlyn Klinkenborg's book 'Several short sentences about writing' next to a coffee cup — Verlyn Klinkenborg, in his book of writing exercises titled Several Short Sentences on Writing, suggests this test for your writing at the sentence level:

Verlyn Klinkenborg’s Sentence Test

This entry was posted in Prompts & Writing Games and tagged books sentences Verlyn Klinkenborg writing books writing exercise on February 5, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 5, 2015)

Note that says 'I think you're making a huge MISTAKE!' - mistake by doobybrain, on Flickr — I came across yet another writing article today warning “Don’t Make These Rookie Mistakes”. The article made me mad. So I want to offer you […]

Don’t Worry About Mistakes

This entry was posted in Creativity Writing on February 4, 2015 by Shaula Evans

Underwood 11 Typewriter — Here is my personal 10-step method for writing treatments. It’s never failed me, even on tight deadlines, and I hope it will serve you well, […]

How to Write a Treatment in 10 Steps

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged beat sheets outlines prep story summaries treatments on February 3, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 17, 2015)

old book and new book — “What you need to know about the next piece is contained in the last piece.” – David Bayles & Ted Orland, in Art & Fear: […]

Learning from yourself

This entry was posted in Creativity Writing on February 2, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on January 31, 2015)

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Today’s Idea Factory Writing Prompt is deceptively simple: all you have to do is tell the truth.

Idea Factory Writing Prompt #7

This entry was posted in Prompts & Writing Games and tagged truth on January 30, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on March 20, 2015)

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What’s my measure of success? Is it money? Copies sold? Or is it the act of persistence itself, the act of continuing to write when […]

Kameron Hurley: What it takes to be a successful writer

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged persistence psychology of writing on January 29, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on January 29, 2015)

1. Take me somewhere I have never been. The discovery can be a place, person, or thing. It can be beauty or an aesthetic. It […]

What we want from stories

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged criteria greatness Ted Hope on January 28, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on March 20, 2015)

Armenian Underwood typewriter from beginning of 20th century — HP Lovecraft’s two-step synopsis method is a useful approach for writing treatments for stories with non-linear narratives. Prepare a synopsis or scenario of events in […]

HP Lovecraft on Writing Treatments

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged HP Lovecraft non-linear storytelling prep story summaries synopsis treatments on January 27, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 17, 2015)

Margaret Atwood — The only way you can write the truth is to assume that what you set down will never be read. Not by any other person, […]

Margaret Atwood on Truth

This entry was posted in Creativity Quotes Writing and tagged creativity Margaret Atwood truth on January 26, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on January 25, 2015)

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