Writing Blog No.2 Index

Where to find things in the second writing blog of mine.

INDEX


Writing topics
Adaptations - "20240729 Adaptations" 
Adjective Order - "20240219 Adjective Order" 
Adjectives & Adverbs, Finding The Right One - "20240514 Two More Questions" 
Adverbs - "20240513 Adverbs" 
Advice - "20230113 Writing Advice" ; "20240319 Offering Solicited Advice" ;"20250328 Writing Advice From Lucy Clark" ;"20250820 Writing Advice From George R.R. Martin" 
Alternate History - "20240912 Alternate History" 
Antagonist - "20241209 Antagonists" ;"20250519 Sympathy For The Monster" 
Apostrophes - "20240126 Apostrophes" 
Audience - "20241014 Know Your Audience" 
Australian Bush Poetry Explanation - "20240127 Australian Bush Poetry" 
Autobiography, Writing - "20240616 Writing An Autobiography Or Memoir" 
Autobiography In Fiction - "20240213 Autobiography In Fiction" 
Autofiction - "20250512 Autofiction" 
Balance between too much and not enough - "20250104 Balance between too much and not enough" 
Book Review - "20250407 Book Review – How Not To Write A Novel" 
Books For Writers - "20251106 Books For Writers" 
Brand Names - "20251217 Brand Names" 
Chapters - "20250829 Chapters" 
Character Sheets - "20260126 Character Sheets" 
Characters - "20240214 Notes On Character" 
Characters, Children - "20241218 Children Characters" 
Characters first - "20240131 A Change In Approach"  (personal, but a writing topic)
Characters, Mary Sue - "20240215 Mary Sue/Marty Stu (Gary Stu)" 
Characters, Poor Characterisatons - "20241216 Poor Characterisation" 
Characters, Recurring - "20250528 Recurring Characters" 
Characters, Self-Insert - "20241009 Self-Insert Characters" 
Characters, Tropes I Dislike - "20250124 Three Character Trope Issues" 
Chekhov's Gun - "20240120 Plotting and Pantsing" 
Chosen One Trope Issues - "20250115 Current Writing Trend Issue (The Chosen One Trope)" 
Christmas Tales - "20251222 Christmas Tales" 
Clearing The Mind To Write - "20250402 Clearing The Mind To Write" 
Cliches, Scifi & Fantasy To Be Avoided - "20260102 Science Fiction (& Fantasy) Clichés To Be Avoided" 
Collaborative Writing - "20250915 Collaborative Writing" 
Column Writing - "20250917 Column Writing" 
Comedy, Writing - "20240424 Writing Comedy" 
Comma Basics - "20240501 Comma Basics" 
Comparisons - "20240709 Comparison Economy" 
Conflict, Types Of - "20250827 Types Of Conflict" 
Confidence, Writer - "20260302 Writer Confidence" 
Conspiracy Theories - "20251027 Conspiracy Theories" 
Contracts, Leaving - "20240605 Leaving Contracts" 
Copyright and use of other works - "20240508 What Does Copyright Cover?" 
Covers, Dealing With Artists - "20240506 Answering Some Questions" 
Criticism, Negative, Dealing With - "20251017 10 Tips For Handling Bad Reviews" 
Criticism, Value - "20240131 #2 Criticism & The Writer (Idol Syndrome)" 
Cryptids, Lesser Known, That Could Be Utilised - "20250929 Lesser Known Cryptids That Could Be Utilised" 
Depicting thoughts - "20240226 Depicting Thoughts In Writing" 
Dialogue - "20240318 Keeping Dialogue Real" 
Different Writing Tackling One Topic - "20250324 One Situation, Many Writers" 
Direct Speech Punctuation - "20240125 Direct Speech" 
Disabilities, Writing - "20251226 Writing Disabilities" 
Dreams - "20250530 Dreams" 
Editing, Process of - "20240918 Process Of Editing" ;"20250811 Personal Editing Of Our Work" 
Editing, Types Of - "20250704 Types Of Editing" 
Editor, Hiring - "20240603 Hiring An Editor" 
Editor, Working With - "20240315 Oh, Editor, My Editor" 
Ending A Story - "20240618 Endings" ;"20250219 Ending Without Ending" 
Endings To Avoid - "20251212 Endings To Avoid" 
Epistolary Writing - "20241222 Epistolary Writing" 
Essay, General Writing Rules - "20240222 How To Write An Essay (In General)" 
Fact-checking - "20250714 Fact-checking" 
Fallen Hero - "20250609 The Fallen Hero" 
Fan Fiction - "20240301 An Academic Essay On Fan Fiction" , "20240302 Some Fan Fiction Negatives" ,"20240303 Writing Fan Fiction" 
Fantasy "Mistakes" - "20250818 10 Mistakes Made By Fantasy Writers" 
Foibles, Writing - "20240812 Personal Foibles In Writing" 
Genre, Educational - "20240811 The 5 Genres Of Writing (Educational)" 
Ghost Writing - "20240727 Ghost Writing" 
Giving People What They Want - "20251215 Give The People What They Want" 
Giving Up On A Project: "20260227 Giving Up On A Project" 
Government Forms/Types - "20240426 Government Forms" ;"20251208 Government Types" 
Graphic Novels - "20250616 Graphic Novels" 
Hemingway's Iceberg - "20251112 Hemingway's Iceberg" 
Historical Fiction - "20251119 Historical Fiction Basics" 
Holidays, Using In Writing - "20250106 Using Holidays In Writing" 
Horror Writing - "20240313 Writing Horror" ,"20250721 Finding The Scary" 
Idea Judging - "20260309 Idea Judging" 
Ideas, Borrowing - "20251205 Borrowing Ideas" 
Ideas, Letting Them Flow - "20250630 Letting ”The Idea Tap” Flow" 
Ideas, Using Similar - "20250423 Two Songs, One Meaning (Using Similar Story Ideas)" 
Ideas v Technical Aspects - "20240118 Ideas v Technical" 
Imposter Syndrome - "20240417 Imposter Syndrome" 
Info-dumps, Hemingway On - "20240929 Hemingway On Info-dumps" 
Info-dumps, Positive - "2025115 Positive Info-Dumping" 
Italics - "20240815 Italics" 
I vs Me - "20250618 I vs Me" 
Jargon - "20250606 Jargon" 
Kenning - "20250901 Kenning" 
Language, Cultural Differences - "20240524 Words: Cultural Differences/Neologisms" 
Language Trivia - "20240420 Language Triva" 
Latin Phrases - "20240429 Handy Latin Phrases" 
Life, Coping If It Gets In The Way - "20240629 When Life Gets In The Way" 
Love Triangle - "20251224 The Love Triangle" 
Markets - "20240124 Finding Publishing Markets" ;"20241016 Alternate Writing Markets" 
Marvel Movie problems - "20240204 Marvel Movie Rant" 
Memoir, Writing - "20240616 Writing An Autobiography Or Memoir" 
Middle Of A Story - "20240627 Motivation In The Middle" 
Misconceptions About Writers - "20240314 7 Misconceptions About Writers" 
Moon Names - "20250314 Moon Names" 
Music And Writing - "20240716 Music And Writing" ;"20250404 The Music Of Writing" 
Mythical Creatures That Deserve Their Own Books Or Films - "20250926 Top 10 Mythical Creatures That Deserve Books" 
Names, Character - "20250108 Naming Characters" 
Naming, A Pitfall - "20251203 A Naming Pitfall" 
Naming, The 'Of' Trope - "20250110 The 'Of' Naming Trope" 
NaNoWriMo Advantages - "20251103 NaNoWriMo Advantages" 
Negative Feedback - "20251124 Negative Feedback" 
Negative Reviews - "20250421 Reposting Another Old Blog - Negative Reviews" 
Neologisms - "20240524 Words: Cultural Differences/Neologisms" 
Non-Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction - "20240801 Non-Fiction Part 1: Creative Non-Fiction" 
Non-Fiction, Research - "20240802 Non-Fiction Part 2: Research" 
Nouns - "20240923 Nouns" 
Numbers, Using In Writing - "20241211 Using Numbers In Writing" 
Offending Readers - "20250317 Offending The Reader" 
Open Endings - "20250219 Ending Without Ending" 
Pacing - "20260213 Pacing" 
Paragraphing In Fiction - "20240916 Paragraphing In Fiction" 
Pay For Play - "20251022 Pay For Play" 
Plantsing Techniques - "20241006 Chasing The Cat" ;"20241007 Outside In Plantsing" 
Play, Writing - "20240416 Writing A Play"  ,"20240920 Writing A Play" 
Plot Holes - "20240614 Plot Holes" ;"20260130 7 Worst Types Of Plot Holes" 
Plotting Techniques - "20240620 Plotting Techniques Part 1" ;"20240621 Plotting Techniques Part 2" 
Plotting, Kudzu - "20241221 Kudzu Plotting" 
Plotting v Pantsing - "20240120 Plotting and Pantsing" 
Plurals - "20240413 Plurals" 
Point of View - "20240121 Point Of View" 
Profanity - "20250319 Profanity" 
Prologue/Epilogue - "20240122 Prologue/Epilogue" 
Protagonist v Antagonist - "20241208 Protagonist and Antagonist" 
Pseudo-reality - "20250221 Pseudo-reality" ;"20250310 Pseudo-Reality pt.2" 
Psychological Concepts, Alternate - "20251006 Alternate Psychological Concepts" 
Public Domain - "20240324 Public Domain" ;"20250822 Public Domain" 
Public Works - "20240201 Public Consumption Of Art" 
Publicising Your Work - "20240607 Publicity" 
Publisher Expectations Of Authors - "20250905 Publisher Expectations Of Authors" ;"20260202 E-mail From A Publisher" 
Publishers etc. To Avoid - "20250305 Publishers et al. To Avoid" 
Publishing, Heinlein's Rules - "20240423 Heinlein’s Rules for Publication" 
Publishing, Self - "20240821 Self-Publishing" ,"20240824 Self-Publishing Addenda" 
Publishing, Traditional v Vanity - "20240530 Traditional v Vanity Publishing" 
Publishing, Things To Know About Being - "20241008 Five Things to Know About Being Published" 
Pulp Fiction - "20240218 Pulp Fiction" 
Punctuation - "20240331 Not As Common Punctuation" 
Punk Genres - "20241214 Punk Genres" ,"20241217 Punk Genres II" 
Question Marks Non-use - "20240514 Two More Questions" 
Quitting (parts of writing) - "20240610 Quitting" 
Readers - "20240522 Readers" 
Reading - "20240305 Reading" 
Reading v Watching - "20250326 Reading And Watching" 
Real People, In Fiction - "20240526 Using Real People In Fiction" ;"20250509 Using Real People In Fiction Pt 2" 
Real Places In Fiction - "20250602 Using Real Places" 
Real Stories In Fiction - "20241018 Utilising Present Day News In Stories" 
Real World Events In Fiction - "20240719 Real World Events In Fiction" 
Reality, Problems With Use - "20241207 Problems With Using Reality" 
Recipe (Cooking) Genre - "20241025 Recipe (Cooking) Genre (Fiction)" 
Research - "20240712 Contemporary Research For Writers" 
Reviews, Dealing With Negative - "20250421 Reposting Another Old Blog - Negative Reviews" , "20251017 10 Tips For Handling Bad Reviews" 
Rewriting Classic Stories - "20241215 Rewriting Classics" 
Rule Of Three - "20241210 The Power Of Three" 
Scandals, Writing - "20250723 Writing Scandals 1: Ern Malley & Angry Penguins" ;"20250725 Writing Scandals 2: George Eliot and the Brontës" ;"20250730 Writing Scandals 3: Helen Demidenko/Darville" ;"20250801 Writing Scandals 4: Filippo Bernardino" ;"20250910 Writing Scandals 5: Jumi Bello" ;"20260220 Writing Scandals 6: Cait Corrain" ;"20260223 Writing Scandals 7: The Salt Path" 
Scenes, Pointless - "20241226 Pointless Scenes" 
Schools In Writing - "20260211 Schools In Writing" 
Screen, Writing For - "20250804 Writing For Screen" 
Selling Short Stories - "20240713 Selling Short Stories" 
Selling Writing, Some Ideas - "20240506 Answering Some Questions" 
Sequels, When To Write - "20240506 Answering Some Questions" 
Setting - "20240206 Using Real Settings" ;"20240207 Using Pseudo-Real Settings" ;"20240208 Using Fantastic Realism Settings" ;"20240209 Speculative Settings" ;"20240211 Setting – A Final Word" ;"20251025 10 Under-Utilised Horror Settings" 
Shunn Formatting - "20260105 Shunn Formatting" 
Songs Telling A Story - "20250428 Songs That Tell A Story" 
Starting A Story: "20240612 Starting A Story" 
Story, What Makes One - "20240221 What Is A Story?" 
Small Presses - "20240310 Small Presses" 
Sparking Creativity: "20240322 5 Tips To Spark Creativity" 
Speculative Fiction, Definitions - "20240411 What Is Speculative Fiction?" 
Speculative Fiction, Potential Mistakes - "20240410 Speculative Fiction Potential Mistakes" 
Stakes - "20260121 Stakes" 
Starting A Story - "20240612 Starting A Story" 
Stereotypes, Personal - "20240316 Recognising (Personal) Stereotypes" 
Story - "20240418 An Old Blog (Story Matters!)" 
Story Ideas - "20240601 Story Ideas" 
Success, Margin Of - "20241020 Margin Of Success" 
Supporting Fellow Authors - "20251013 Ways To Support Other Authors" 
Technology In Stories - "20241020 The Problems With Technology (In Stories)" 
Tell, Don't Show - "20251117 Tell, Don't Show" 
Tension, Killing - "20251029 Killing Tension" 
Time Setting Without Dates - "20250226 Dateless Time Setting" ;"20251110 Setting The Time" 
Titles, Formatting - "20240511 Formatting Titles" 
Traditional Publishing, Steps To Take Before Submitting - "20240506 Answering Some Questions" 
Trends in Writing - "20240922 Trends In Writing" 
Trilogies & Longer, When To Write - "20240506 Answering Some Questions" 
Tropes, Disliked - "20250117 My Most Hated Tropes" ,"20250122 Romance Tropes That Annoy Me" ,"20250127 List Of Bad Tropes" ;"20250210 Science Fiction Tropes I Dislike" ;"20250224 Annoying Detective Tropes" 
Tropes, Liked - "20250207 Horror Tropes I Like" ;"20250212 Science Fiction Tropes I Like" ;"20250217 Romance Tropes I Like" 
"True" Story Variants - "20250307 The "True"Story" 
Turns Of Phrase - "20251128 Turns Of Phrase" 
Types of Love - "20240212 Types Of Love" 
Types Of Writer - "20240715 Types of Fiction Writer" ;"20250611 Types Of Writer" 
Verb Tenses - "20240309 Verb Tenses" 
Website, Author - "20240528 Author Website" 
Westerns, Writing - "20250620 Writing Westerns" 
Word Count - "20240117 Word Count" 
Words: Cultural Differences - "20240524 Words: Cultural Differences/Neologisms" 
Words, Foreign: Using In English Works - "20240516 Using Foreign Words" 
Words: Neologisms - "20240524 Words: Cultural Differences/Neologisms" 
Words, Rare, Using - "20240826 Using Rare Words" 
World-building - "20240210 World Building" ;"20240809 The Little Things (World-Building)" ;"20250430 World-building - Mountains" ;"20250502 World-building - Rivers" ;"20250505 World-building - Towns" 
Write What You Know - "20240115 Write What You Know" 
Writer's Block, Overcoming - "20240518 Overcoming Writer's Block" 
Writer's Malaise, Overcoming - "20240517 Combatting Writer's Malaise" 
Writing Fight Scenes - "20260112 Writing Fight Scenes 1" ;"20260114 Writing Fight Scenes 2" ;"20260116 Writing Fight Scenes 3" 
Young Adult - "20240510 Writing Young Adult Fiction" 
YouTube Channels For Writers - "20251111 YouTube Channel Suggestions" 



Personal topics
Audience - "20240116 Who I Write For" 
Australian Publishing - "20250409 Australian Publishing 1" ;"20250411 Australian Publishing 2" 
Characters, Favourite - "20240320 My 5 Favourite Characters" 
External writing - "20240128 External Writerings I" ;"20240304 External Writerings II" ;"20240402 External Writerings III" ;"20240430 Etxernal Writerings IV" ;"20240608 External Writerings V" ;"20240702 External Writerings VI" ;"20240803 External Writerings VII" ;"20240409 External Writerings VIII" ;"20241001 External Writerings IX" ;"20241027 External Writerings X" ;"20231203 External Writerings XI" ;"20250103 External Writerings XII" ;"20250203 External Writerings Jan 2025" ;"20250303 External Writerings Feb 2025" ;"20250401 External Writerings March 2025" ;"20250501 External Writerings April 2025" ;"20250603 External Writerings May 2025" ,"20250711 External Writerings June 2025" ;"20250808 External Writerings July 2025" ;"20250908 External Writerings August 2025" ;"20251001 External Writerings Sep'25" ;"20251031 External Writerings October 2025" ;"20251130 External Writerings November 2025" ;"20260107 External Writerings Dec 2025" ;"20260204 External Writerings Jan 2026" ; "External Writerings February 2026" 
How I Learnt To Write Fiction - "20240422 How I Learnt To Write Fiction" 
Ideas - "20240119 Where (My) Ideas Come From" 
My Writing Journey - "20250321 Novels #1 & #2" ;"20250331 Novel #3" ;"20250414 Novel #4" ;"20250425 Novel #5" ;"2025050 Novel #6" ;"20250516 Novel #7" ;"20250526 Novel #8" ;"20250604 Novel #9" ;"20250613 Novel #10" ;"20250623 Novel #11" ; "20250627 Novel #12" ;"20250709 Novel #13" ;"20250716 Novel #14" ;"20250718 Novel #15" ;"20250728 Novel #16" ;"20250806 Novel #17" ; "20250815 Novel #18" ;"20250825 Novel #19" ;"20250903 Novel #20" ;"20250912 Novel #21" ;"20250922 Novel #22" ;"20250930 Novel #23" ;"20251006 Novel #24" ;"20251015 Novel #25" ;"20251024 Novel #26" ;"20251030 Novel #27" ;"20251104 Novel #28" ;"20251107 Novel #29" ;"20251114 Novel #30" ;"20251121 Novel #31" ;"20251201 Novel #32" ;"20251210 Novel #33" ;"20251219 Novel #34" ;"20251229 Novel #35" ;"20260109 Novel #36" ;"20260119 Novel #37" ;"20260128 Novel #38" ;"20260206 Novel #39" ;"20260216 Novel #40" ;"20260225 Novel #41" 
My Writing Technique - "20231204 My Writing Technique" 
Novels, Underrated/Overlooked - "20240323 5 Underrated Or Overlooked Novels" 
One Hundred Short Stories - "20251126 ONE HUNDRED" 
Publication - "20240129 Publication" 
Scene, Favourite - "20240317 My Favourite Book Scene" 
Short Stories, Favourite - "20240321 21 Of My Favourite Short Stories" 
Story Structure Methods - "20240926 Story Structure Writing Methods (Personal)" 
Utilising Peter's Evil Overlord List - "20250120 Utilising Peter's Evil Overlord List" 
Why I Write Horror - "20260209 Why I Write Horror" 
Writing credits - "20240114 The Boring List Post" 
Writing history - "20240112 Backstory" 
Writing Things That Bug Me - "20260123 Writing Things That Bug Me" 
Writing through depression - "20240701 Writing Through Depression"