Writing Techniques

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1. Write Fiction Like Ayn Rand Project 1 2 3 4 5

   By Michael Stuart Kelly, April 1, 2019   

   • fiction writing
   • romantic realism
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • fiction writing
     • romantic realism
     • rands writing techniques
     • writing blog
   • 114 replies
   • 10.4k views
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   • Michael Stuart Kelly
   • November 19, 2023

2. Writing Techniques with Examples 1 2

   By Michael Stuart Kelly, January 20, 2023   

   • writing techniques
   • 32 replies
   • 774 views
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   • Michael Stuart Kelly
   • Monday at 12:35 AM

3. Best Damn Fiction Writing Waterhole I Know

   By Michael Stuart Kelly, April 2, 2010
   • 11 replies
   • 5.2k views
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   • Michael Stuart Kelly
   • October 3, 2023

4. The Simplest Effective Plot System I Have Come Across - Dan Wells

   By Michael Stuart Kelly, May 20, 2013
   • 8 replies
   • 6.6k views
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   • Michael Stuart Kelly
   • January 28

5. Reference and Writers' Toolbox - Links

   By Michael Stuart Kelly, May 15, 2006
   • 4 replies
   • 4.7k views
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   • Michael Stuart Kelly
   • February 10, 2008

6. Authors needed 1 2 3 4 5

   By equality72521, July 29, 2010
   • 122 replies
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   • Fred Cole
   • June 20, 2011

7. Has any sentence or phrase turned you off a book? 1 2 3 4

   By pippi, March 14, 2011
   • 86 replies
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   • kiaer.ts
   • March 25, 2011

8. Three Grammar Rules You Can (And Should) Break 1 2 3

   By Michael Stuart Kelly, April 13, 2009
   • 60 replies
   • 11.4k views
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   • Ellen Stuttle
   • August 19, 2014

9. 20 Master Plots 1 2

   By Michael Stuart Kelly, January 5, 2006
   • 47 replies
   • 35k views
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   • Chris Grieb
   • December 19, 2007

10. Robert Bidinotto on How to Write a Thriller 1 2

    By Michael Stuart Kelly, April 17, 2015
    • 40 replies
    • 7.7k views
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    • 9thdoctor
    • June 15, 2018

11. Jokes About Writing 1 2

    By Michael Stuart Kelly, March 7, 2019   

    • jokes
    • writing
    • 38 replies
    • 3.7k views
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    • Michael Stuart Kelly
    • April 4

12. Rudyard Kipling, one of the greatest poets to write in English 1 2

    By BaalChatzaf, October 28, 2012
    • 34 replies
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    • Jules Troy
    • March 19, 2014

13. Theme and Plot Theme of The Fountainhead 1 2

    By Michael Stuart Kelly, July 26, 2017
    • 28 replies
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    • Peter
    • July 31, 2017

14. Quotes about writing

    By Michael Stuart Kelly, June 5, 2009
    • 24 replies
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    • anthony
    • July 27, 2009

15. Multilingual Writing Techniques

    By C. Jordan, September 20, 2007
    • 18 replies
    • 3k views
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    • Dragonfly
    • September 22, 2007

16. 19 Regional Words All Americans Should Adopt Immediately

    By Mikee, April 9, 2012
    • 18 replies
    • 5k views
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    • Brant Gaede
    • July 17, 2020

17. Poor, Pathetic Would-Be Writers

    By jriggenbach, July 9, 2010
    • 17 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • George H. Smith
    • July 10, 2010

18. A Well-Rounded Monster

    By Michael Stuart Kelly, May 3, 2015
    • 11 replies
    • 2.3k views
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    • 9thdoctor
    • May 5, 2015

19. Word Blasting

    By Michael Stuart Kelly, April 23, 2011
    • 11 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • Michael Stuart Kelly
    • July 15, 2011

20. Story Brainstorming Infographic

    By Michael Stuart Kelly, March 20, 2014
    • 9 replies
    • 4k views
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    • tmj
    • March 27, 2014

21. From the crypt: hot new Peikoff course by telegraph

    By william.scherk, June 27, 2013   

    • ARI
    • cult of orality
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • ARI
      • cult of orality
      • Peikoff.
    • 9 replies
    • 2.8k views
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    • Kyle Jacob Biodrowski
    • June 28, 2013

22. I just can't make it long enough

    By Fred Cole, July 28, 2011
    • 9 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • caroljane
    • July 28, 2011

23. Weird Rand Mention

    By Michael Stuart Kelly, January 30, 2020   

    • thriller
    • travis mcgee
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • thriller
      • travis mcgee
      • rand mention
    • 9 replies
    • 897 views
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    • Brant Gaede
    • July 4, 2021

24. Screenwriting Prompt from Real Life

    By Michael Stuart Kelly, October 15, 2018   

    • screenwriting
    • horror
    • 8 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • Jon Letendre
    • October 16, 2018

25. My Take on Notetaking

    By Michael Stuart Kelly, July 14, 2022   

    • notes
    • notetaking
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • notes
      • notetaking
      • obsidian
      • zettlekasten
    • 8 replies
    • 450 views
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    • Michael Stuart Kelly
    • March 14