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My Writing Advice Masterpost is back! Now featuring the best questions and answers from the last three years, along with all of the videos from my writing advice YouTube Channel!
This post will be updated every week with new writing advice videos, playlists, and responses! So, make sure to bookmark THIS page and follow my blog (maxkirin.tumblr.com) so you don’t miss a thing!
Writing Advice Compilations
The NaNoWriMo Survival Guide
M. Kirin’s NaNoWriMo 2014 Writing Advice Videos
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Writing Exercises & Prompts
Virtual Writing Academy (Newest Episode: Writing Exposition)
Your Writing Horoscope (Retired)
"Can I publish a story based on one of your prompts?"
Did you know that I have published a book of Story Seeds? Sounds interesting? You can learn more about it HERE! c;
How to Regain the Motivation to Finish Your Novel (Video)
How to Finish Your First Novel (M. Kirin’s Origin Story)
M. Kirin’s Top 3 Tips for NaNoWriMo
The 7 Cardinal Rules of Writing Life
Neil Gaiman’s “Make Good Art” Speech
Neil Gaiman’s 8 Rules of Writing
Elizabeth Gilbert’s Inspirational Speech on the ‘Genius’
What Confidence Is and Is NOT
"I’m afraid writing is a waste of time"
"I’m half-way through this book and I’m stuck"
Stop Trying to Impress People
Stop Trying to Make Your Parents Proud of your Writing
Your Parents Disapprove of Your Writing?
You’re Not The Worst Writer In The World
English Not Your First Language? Neither is Mine
Are You Worried Nobody Will Take You Seriously?
Dealing with Hate and Harsh Criticism
Why You Need to Develop a Thick Skin
Feeling Down About Your Writing?
"I am not as good as other writers" (and other lies)
Planning, Outlining, and Getting Started
How to Plan Your Novel (Video)
The NaNoWriMo Survival Guide (Video)
How Much World-Building is Enough? (Video)
The *Right* Time to be Critical of Your Writing (Video)
Overcoming the Fear of Getting it “Wrong" (Video)
M. Kirin’s Click-n-Drag Story Generator
Which outlining method is the best?
"I want to write a book but I have no idea where to start"
M. Kirin’s Secret for Starting books, and Finishing Them
M. Kirin’s Top 3 Tips to Start Writing and Never Stopping
Tips for writing Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Paranormal
M. Kirin’s #1 Tip For Improving Your Writing
Let’s Talk About: Show VS Tell
The Difference Between Character & Plot (The Marcy Rule)
TOP 3 TIPS for Writing Dialogue (Video)
The Art of Writing Dialogue Tags (Video)
M. Kirin talks about authentic dialogue
The grammatical side of dialogue
How do I write numbers in dialogue?
M. Kirin’s Top 5 Revision Tips
How to Love and Care for Your Beta Readers
M. Kirin’s (subjective) secret recipe for the second draft
When is the best time to edit a story?
M. Kirin Talks About Editing, and Speeding Up Your Story
M. Kirin Uses Evernote to Revise Books
"Kill Your Darlings" VS "Cut What You Love"
Writing Killer Plot-Twists and Mystery Novels
"How long is a Rough Draft compared to the Finished Draft?"
Let’s Talk About: Filler (Video)
Let’s Talk About: Purple Prose (Video)
Let’s Talk About: Deus Ex Machina
Let’s Talk About: Coincidence in Writing
Racist & homophobic language in fiction
Inaccuracy in Fiction (Video)
M. Kirin drops a few bombs on ‘creative vocabulary’
"I want to write but I don’t have the time"
Is it bad to have too many LGBTQIA or POC characters?
"My antagonist is POC/LGBTQIA, is this bad?"
"All my characters are LGBTQIA, is this bad?"
When to let go of a story
Is it rational to be afraid of what people will think of you?
Let’s Lightly Talk About: Plagiarism & Copyright
Writing About Things You Have Never Experienced
"Do you need to go to college/university to be a good writer?"
My book is similar to something already out, what do I do?
M. Kirin’s Cure For Writer’s Block (and Life Block)
Overcoming Writer’s Block: The First Sentence (Video)
A [Strange] Tip For Writing More! (Video)
Writing Advice from: The Walking Dead (Video)
World-Building Tips: Dystopian (Video)
World-Building Tips: Fantasy & Science Fiction (Video)
World-Building Tips: Life After the Apocalypse (Video)
World-Building Tips: Government & The Human Element (Video)
World-Building Tips: Spicing Up The Real World (Video)
Using Real People as Inspiration (Video)
When Should The Book End? (Video)
Writing Better Characters: The ‘Flawed’ Myth (Video)
Writing Better Characters: Unlikable Protagonists (Video)
TOP 3 TIPS for Writing a Large Cast of Characters (Video)
Overcoming the First Sentence (Again) (and Again)
Let’s Talk About: Pen Names!
Let’s Talk About: Reactive VS Proactive Characters
Let’s Talk About: Transitioning Smoothly From Scene to Scene
Let’s Talk About: Writing The Climax (& Resolution)
Let’s Talk About: Writing The End
Let’s Make a Title (To A Story You Haven’t Finished)
Making Boring Scenes FUN to Write!
Stories are like children
Let’s Talk About Titles (And Then Talk Some More)
M. Kirin Reveals the ‘Secret’ Behind Style
How much description/scenery is too much?
I want my readers to love my characters
I think my book may be too short for my genre
I killed one of my main characters by mistake, what do I do?
M. Kirin’s Writing Advice for Fleshing out Romantic Relationships
A warning about character names and meanings
Is swearing okay? And other muthafuckin’ truths
"What emotion do you find hardest to write?"
"What writing software do you use?"
Communication, a must for collaborative works
Researching illegal things, cousin? I got just the thing for you!
Joss Whedon’s Top 10 Writing Tips
M. Kirin’s Tarot Cheat-Sheet
Writing Tips for Storytelling in Video-Games
Fair Use In Novels (by thedancingwriter)
Publishing Battle: Indie VS Traditional
"How do I turn my book into an eBook?"
Writing Music & Playlists
Writing In The Dark (Unobtrusive)
Royalty And Noble Blood (Medieval/Fantasy)
Digital Reality (Cyberpunk/Futuristic)
Lost In The Wild (Survival/Nature)
No Hero (Action/Anti-Heroes)
Mermaid Magic (Mysterious)
After The Bomb (Post-Apocalyptic/Dystopian)
Upon Black Wings (Adventure/Dragons)
Haunted Mansion (Horror/Supernatural)
Childhood Friends (Happy/Uplifting)
Music For Writers: Portal 2 Soundtrack (FREE)
M. Kirin’s Favorite Music to Listen to While Writing
M. Kirin’s Secret For Making Playlists
M. Kirin’s 2014 AMA, Part 1 & Part 2 (Video)
Max & Kitty Recommend: Top 10 Things You Should Read/Watch/Play Right Now! (Video)
Finally! An Ask-Meme for Writers!
M. Kirin’s Philosophy for Running a Writing Blog
Last Updated: 03-07-15. Click HERE to see the latest update. Latest posts are in bold.
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