WriteByNight

Weekly mailing of education and inspiration

Of Sequence Out Writing

Published: Sat, 08/07/21

& writers Hi readers! OK, I think that's already more than enough dumb jokes about writing out of sequence. But it's my new thing. Writing out of…

How Do You Find New Books to Read?

Published: Sat, 07/17/21

Hi writers & readers! With bookstore browsing back in play, I've regained access to one of my main sources for finding new books to read. During NYC's…

Micro Fiction Contest: Water-Colours!

Published: Sat, 06/26/21

Hullo, writers, The days are growing longer and our available time (and/or capacity) to write is growing shorter. I say this because I've done more…

WriteByNight Misses You!

Published: Fri, 06/25/21

Hello, ol' writer pal! It's been a long, long (long!) time since you opened a WriteByNight message, which I take to mean one of three things: 1)…

Your Favorite Forms of Writer Self-Sabotage

Published: Sat, 06/05/21

Hi WriteByNighters, Frantically writing a story Sunday to hit a contest deadline, I made a typo. No big deal, right? Fi, move on. Here's what happened…

Where Death & Literature Meet

Published: Sat, 05/01/21

Hi WriteByNighters, A few days ago a writer friend shared with me the epitaph she wants on her headstone. I suppose it put me into a morbid mood,…

How Do You Hook A Reader?

Published: Sat, 04/10/21

Hi WriteByNighters, Have I hooked you yet? Probably not, because that's a dull opening line. An opening line has one purpose: To make the reader move…

Must Your Characters Be Likeable?

Published: Sat, 04/03/21

Hello writers & readers, The concept of likeable vs. unlikeable characters is a hot-button issue in the small pond we all splash around in. Some…

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