Writing Techniques

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1. Best Damn Fiction Writing Waterhole I Know

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

2. Reference and Writers' Toolbox - Links

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

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

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

4. 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
   • 10.3k views
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   • Michael Stuart Kelly
   • November 19, 2023

5. Writing Techniques with Examples 1 2

   By Michael Stuart Kelly, January 20, 2023   

   • writing techniques
   • 31 replies
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   • Michael Stuart Kelly
   • January 15

6. 19 Regional Words All Americans Should Adopt Immediately

   By Mikee, April 9, 2012
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   • Brant Gaede
   • July 17, 2020

7. 20 Master Plots 1 2

   By Michael Stuart Kelly, January 5, 2006
   • 47 replies
   • 34.9k views
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   • Chris Grieb
   • December 19, 2007

8. 38 Ways To Win An Argument--Schopenhauer

   By Michael Stuart Kelly, August 16, 2009
   • 4 replies
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   • Robert Campbell
   • August 16, 2009

9. A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices

   By Michael Stuart Kelly, February 13, 2006
   • 3 replies
   • 1.7k views
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   • L W HALL
   • March 31, 2006

10. A Well-Rounded Monster

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

11. Advice from Chris Sciabarra on getting published mainstream

    By Michael Stuart Kelly, January 3, 2006
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    • Michael Stuart Kelly
    • January 3, 2006

12. An Unfortunate Event

    By studiodekadent, January 31, 2011
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    • caroljane
    • January 31, 2011

13. Anthony Patch

    By Wolf DeVoon, August 13, 2017   

    • f scott fitzgerald
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    • Brant Gaede
    • August 13, 2017

14. Anyone know Korean slang?

    By Fred Cole, August 2, 2011
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    • Fred Cole
    • August 2, 2011

15. Artistic Ideas that you can’t reasonably begin or create

    By Geoff OBrien, November 14, 2023
    • 4 replies
    • 122 views
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    • Michael Stuart Kelly
    • November 17, 2023

16. Authors needed 1 2 3 4 5

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

17. Bare yourself

    By Wolf DeVoon, January 8, 2007
    • 1 reply
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    • Dragonfly
    • January 8, 2007

18. Documentary: "William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

    By Rich Engle, September 21, 2011   

    • Pretty much a must-see.
    • 6 replies
    • 4.4k views
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    • Rich Engle
    • September 22, 2011

19. Erika Holzer's "Ayn Rand, My Fiction-Writing Teacher"

    By Roger Bissell, November 29, 2006
    • 2 replies
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    • jenright
    • December 2, 2006

20. Fewer adjectives, please!

    By Michael Stuart Kelly, December 19, 2007
    • 1 reply
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    • Alfonso Jones
    • December 19, 2007

21. Finding and Using Flickr Images

    By Michael Stuart Kelly, April 16, 2009
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    • Michael Stuart Kelly
    • April 16, 2009

22. 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

23. Fun with Ayn Rand and a Headline Generator

    By Michael Stuart Kelly, January 15, 2015   

    • Ayn Rand
    • writing
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Ayn Rand
      • writing
      • headline generator
      • content generator
    • 0 replies
    • 2k views
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    • Michael Stuart Kelly
    • January 15, 2015

24. Glamour - Postrel and Getting This Right

    By Michael Stuart Kelly, March 12, 2014
    • 6 replies
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    • Frediano
    • March 17, 2014

25. 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