Writing Techniques

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

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

2. 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

3. 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)

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

4. Best Damn Fiction Writing Waterhole I Know

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

5. Reference and Writers' Toolbox - Links

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

6. 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

7. My Take on Notetaking

   By Michael Stuart Kelly, July 14, 2022   

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

8. Intro to Brandon Sanderson

   By Geoff OBrien, November 20, 2023
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   • 140 views
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   • Geoff OBrien
   • November 26, 2023

9. 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

10. Weird Rand Mention

    By Michael Stuart Kelly, January 30, 2020   

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

11. 19 Regional Words All Americans Should Adopt Immediately

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

12. Screenwriting Prompt from Real Life

    By Michael Stuart Kelly, October 15, 2018   

    • screenwriting
    • horror
    • 8 replies
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    • Jon Letendre
    • October 16, 2018

13. Starting and Creating a Work of Visual Art from a Blank Page

    By HERTLE, August 13, 2018
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    • HERTLE
    • August 13, 2018

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

    By Michael Stuart Kelly, April 17, 2015
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    • 9thdoctor
    • June 15, 2018

15. Anthony Patch

    By Wolf DeVoon, August 13, 2017   

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

16. 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

17. A Well-Rounded Monster

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

18. Liquid Story Binder for free

    By Michael Stuart Kelly, March 4, 2015
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    • 1.5k views
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    • Michael Stuart Kelly
    • March 4, 2015

19. Fun with Ayn Rand and a Headline Generator

    By Michael Stuart Kelly, January 15, 2015   

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

20. Pinker on Academic Writing Stinks

    By Michael Stuart Kelly, September 28, 2014
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    • BaalChatzaf
    • September 29, 2014

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

    By Michael Stuart Kelly, April 13, 2009
    • 60 replies
    • 11k views
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    • Ellen Stuttle
    • August 19, 2014

22. Story Brainstorming Infographic

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

23. 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

24. Glamour - Postrel and Getting This Right

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

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

    By william.scherk, June 27, 2013   

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