Replying to myself to make one suggestion : Twitter can be a useful tool too.
I only started with Twitter a couple months ago. And soon found there are regular writing prompts. Eg - #1LineWed and #SciFiFri.
These usually have a theme, eg today’s #TuesLine was “Open”. So either I try to find a relevant line from my Work In Progress, or make one up. But what’s great is the 280 char limit, it forces you to think carefully about sentence structure and word choice.
I spent about 15 mins on the train this morning rearranging the line from my book (only for the Twitter message, not rearranging in my actual story) because it didn’t quite fit. And I still don’t like what I wound up with.
But it’s great practice for crafting sentences. And seeing how other amateur and experienced authors alike do these same challenges.
I only started with Twitter a couple months ago. And soon found there are regular writing prompts. Eg - #1LineWed and #SciFiFri.
These usually have a theme, eg today’s #TuesLine was “Open”. So either I try to find a relevant line from my Work In Progress, or make one up. But what’s great is the 280 char limit, it forces you to think carefully about sentence structure and word choice.
I spent about 15 mins on the train this morning rearranging the line from my book (only for the Twitter message, not rearranging in my actual story) because it didn’t quite fit. And I still don’t like what I wound up with.
But it’s great practice for crafting sentences. And seeing how other amateur and experienced authors alike do these same challenges.