by Tim White | Apr 26, 2023 | Fiction, Guides, Writing
This article was originally published in The Writing Cooperative, a Medium.com publication. The overwhelmingly vast majority of fiction writers I’ve met don’t actually do much writing. They think about writing, they talk about writing, they read about writing, but...
by Tim White | Mar 5, 2023 | Fiction, Guides, Writing
This article was originally published in The Writing Cooperative, a Medium.com publication. I’ve been writing long fiction since the mid-late 90s. In all that time, I’ve collected a great deal of strong evidence in support of the idea that there is a specific way to...
by Tim White | Feb 21, 2023 | Fiction, Guides, Writing
This article was originally published in The Writing Cooperative, a Medium.com publication. The other day, I was reading a novel written by an indie author. Halfway through the second chapter, my attention started to wander. The author spent roughly 800 words...
by Tim White | Feb 5, 2023 | Fiction, Guides, Nonfiction
This article was originally published in The Writing Cooperative, a Medium.com publication. When my coaching clients ask me how to deal with writer’s block, I always start by telling them the same thing: You have to recognize that writer’s block isn’t real. There’s a...
by Tim White | Jan 29, 2023 | Guides, Nonfiction
This article was originally published in The Writing Cooperative, a Medium.com publication. I’ve edited thousands of nonfiction pieces written by other writers, from blog posts to news articles to books. When I see major problems, the root cause is the same in about...
A handy set of ideas, tools, and strategies to jumpstart your fiction writing
Writing a great novel is never easy, but this process makes it easier.
More detail isn't always better.
No alchemy required.
There’s (almost) no such thing as too much time spent on getting your theme right.
Turn your meandering drafts into clear, compelling arguments with this set of underappreciated editing tools.