Tag: writing tips

LB on Writing: The Rule of 10,000

Outliers, by Malcolm Gladstone

Hmm, an internet success meme that almost makes sense. Unless, of course, you take it literally:

What Is the 10000 Hour Rule?

The 10000 Hour Rule is just that. This is the idea that it takes approximately 10000 hours of deliberate practice to master a skill.For instance, it would take 10 years of practicing 3 hours a day to become a master in your subject. It would take approximately 5 years of full-time employment to become proficient in your field. Simply work out how many hours you have already achieved and calculate how many more you need to clock up before you reach 10000. (As interpreted on Squidoo.) read article

What People Mean When They Say “Bad Writing”

There’s a difference between “good writing” and a “good book” or “good script.” Nathan Bransford gets it:

by Nathan Bransford

One thing about my Fifty Shades of Grey  post that inspired some mild controversy was my insistence that it’s not that badly written. read article

LB: Classic Writing Advice Dept. Rule #1

Yep, this is an iPhone case? Need one?

You’ve heard/read this before and will hear/read it again, but did you know that this, the single most important thing you can keep in mind while writing anything, came from a guy who called himself “Q?”

His full name was Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, editor of, as Wikipedia puts it, “the monumental Oxford Book of English Verse…” among many other things, and if anyone ever knew a thing or two about brevity, Q was the one.

Or, as he put it so famously (and perfectly): read article

Deconstructing Sacred Writing Cows

A big TVWriter™ “Yess!” to iconoclasts:

by Charlotte Rains Dixon

I’m tired of people telling me what to do.

I’m tired of people telling me how to eat.  (Don’t eat dairy! No grains! No eggs! And puh-leeze, no sugar!) read article

Top TVWriter™ Posts for the Week Ending 11/23/12

Surf’s up, thumbs up…hey, they’re both the same to us!

Here they are, the most viewed TVWriter™ posts for the week ending Friday, November 23rd:

4 Sitcoms for Those Who Love to F–K

Remember the Writer Who Submitted the CASABLANCA Script As His Own… read article