The Writer's Roundtable discussion

This is where you can share your expertise in writing. You can post anything that might help other people, like your personal editing process, or some cool websites that are based around writing. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's favorite websites and tools.

I have a few tips:

Reread your writing piece and look for errors like misspelling and punctuation or grammar.

Read your piece out loud to yourself at least twice before reading it to others to avoid being made fun of for spelling or pronunciation errors. (Trust me, It is not fun when you say something wrong and others make fun of you for it.)

Make sure you shorten run on sentences.

Stay on topic if writing something like an argumentative piece.

Be honest to yourself. If you don't like something you wrote, then change it. You can always come back if you decide you like it later on.

Great tips! I have a few,

When your writing, just dump everything down, you don't even need to worry about correct punctuation at this point. AFTER you did this you can then go back and edit.

Add lots of imagery details (which are your standard five senses, taste, touch, smell, sight, and sound) but also don't use too many details because then your sentences will grow too long.

I have a few tips!

Take Writing Breaks- It could be after finishing a draft or if you are stuck in a scene that you just can't move on in, not writing for a week or four will give you fresh eyes to assess it not only like a writer but like a reader.

Writing Prompts- Reedsy is a company that posts articles about how to write a professional manuscript to free daily newsletter classes about the 3-Act Structure. However, I frequently use it for writing prompts. They post new ones every week.
https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writ...

Love the tips :) And I use Reedsy quite a bit for writing prompts.

I have a website for writing tips that I try to update frequently!!
https://kylabaxter324.wixsite.com/web...

I have something that I do that may be helpful to other writers:

Choosing names for characters is my favorite (and the most stressful) part of developing a character. There are many times I hear names that I would like to use sooner or later so I have a notebook just full of names. Seriously. It is just full of name suggestions and I have frequently used it. Every once in a while I just come up with like 70 more names and add them to the list. This helps me not reuse names and get inspiration for the character's name.

Moon wrote: "I have something that I do that may be helpful to other writers:

Choosing names for characters is my favorite (and the most stressful) part of developing a character. There are many times I hear n..."


Same, I love choosing names, but also hate it because what if I make the wrong decision? I also have a list of 30+ names that I like. Coming up with last names for people, and also other names like titles or positions are hard.

@Olivia Yeah! Last names give me a run for my money, but I realize those are the times I am most creative. I came up with 'Beau' for one of my characters. I don't know what other time I would come up with that name! It takes a lot of brainpower to come up with titles and positions so even if you make the "wrong" decision you can always change it! Plus, it can never be wrong if it's never been done before!

Yeah. A problem I have because I'm writing a fantasy novel is creating a unique plot, characters, and world. It's difficult but fun too.

I understand but you know you wouldn't write fantasy if you didn't have some sense of what to do! I have faith in you and I am excited to read your fantasy!

Moon wrote: "I understand but you know you wouldn't write fantasy if you didn't have some sense of what to do! I have faith in you and I am excited to read your fantasy!"

Ha thanks :)

A site I just found: Milanote: https://milanote.com/

You can make mood boards and character relations etc, it's just cool I don't know how else to explain it. I don't think it's for everyone but I used it to make my Thriller, LGBTQ+, Mystery, High Tech Dark Academia, Suspense(Project Poof)'s MC for his character board to just flesh some things out.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/196e5...

Hey my name is Bridget I’m new to the group I have a question about getting back into writing you see I had my TAFE Studies and now having completed it and now working. I now have free time but how do I get back into it I still think about my book but it’s just having the drive.

Any tips not how to get back into writing.

Thank you and hope to hear from you.

Bridget wrote: "Hey my name is Bridget I’m new to the group I have a question about getting back into writing you see I had my TAFE Studies and now having completed it and now working. I now have free time but how..."

Hello Bridget, and welcome to the group. Getting back into writing is difficult after a long period of not writing at all, but there are a few thing you could do.

-Write short stories, just to get back into the mood of writing after a long time.

- Look at other people's work. It can inspire you to write something similar.

- If you have characters that you know well, from a novel you are writing, or anything else, try writing a journal entry from their perspective. It helps to get back into the character's head and is usually fun.

- Talk to other people about writing.

- Look at writing prompts. It helps to free write for a while, and writing prompts are a fun activity.

- Just do it. Don't procrastinate or it will only get worse.

I hope this helps!

There is something that I have done that has really helped me write scenes in my stories.

If I'm writing a novel, I create a character playlist on Spotify (though YouTube could also be used). Basically, I listen to songs and if that song fits the aesthetic of my character, I put it in a playlist. When I'm writing scenes with the character (for me it's very handy for a story with multiple 1st-person POVs), I just shuffle the playlist and get to writing. I find that this helps me get into the mind of my character. Sometimes I even do this to develop my characters.

Hope this helps someone! =D

I do that too! ( But on youtube music lol )

kenadie ♔ wrote: "I do that too! ( But on youtube music lol )"

Nice to know I'm not the only one! =D

:) and my parents always wonder why i always listen to such "depressing" songs lol

kenadie ♔ wrote: ":) and my parents always wonder why i always listen to such "depressing" songs lol"

I feel like they would ask why I listen to certain types of music if they knew XD

lol

My Tip:

Use the Comic Sans MC font trick. It works, I swear. I don't know why but it does and I hate that it does. I wrote 800 words yesterday in ONE SITTING. The most I've ever written in that long was around 400 words. Trust me, IT WORKS.

That font gets used in my school PowerPoints ALL the time so I hate it haha. But I will definitely try it out!

I have a tip:

I know this is kinda ironic, but don't listen to loads of tips. I had an idea for a novel a few years ago, and I was looking at loads of tutorials etc. on how to write a novel, and I got bored and intimidated.

The novel I'm writing now is a bit more freelance, and I don't look at tutorials anymore - I go by my own reins.

I hope this helps someone :)

Writing prompts: The only writing prompt I subscribe to is a deadline. Writing is a business. Plumbers don't need prompts, surgeons don't need prompts, lifeguards don't need prompts. Same with "writers' block" - plumbers, surgeons, lifeguards don't get "blocked".

Dialogue: Personalize it. Ideally, you should not need attribution to know who's speaking. Read your dialogue passages aloud - what's "off" may be more easily picked up by the ear than the eye.

The best creative writing class is a good novel. In terms of character and plot development, well-crafted dialogue and construction, there are few blueprints better than "Pride and Prejudice."

Writing is a business. They don't call it the "publishing creative arts endeavor" they call it the "publishing industry".