I'm A Writer & An Editor; Here's My Advice to Other Writers (27 Steemit Links)

in #writing7 years ago (edited)

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I've been writing for over 20 years now and I've been fortunate to have some measure of success (as you can see from my bio below). I've written and posted a ton of articles since first joining up on Steemit back in late June. I didn't have a lot of help figuring out how to publish my stories, but I did have plenty of help during my time in grad school to formulate much of what makes up my "writing as craft" posts.

I hope these are able to help those of you looking to get an edge in your writing, your editing, or your publishing.


Adam “Bucho” Rodenberger is a surrealist writer from Kansas City. He earned dual bachelor’s degrees in English and Philosophy from the University of Kansas City-Missouri in 2009 while minoring in Political Science. He earned his MFA in Writing from the University of San Francisco in 2011 and continues to work on short stories and novels-in-progress. He released his first short story collection, “Scaring the Stars into Submission,” in 2016 and is set to release his second collection, "The Machinery of the Heart: Love Stories" in 2017, with a third collection slated to arrive at the end of 2018.

He has been published in Agua Magazine, Alors, Et Tois?, Aphelion, Bluestem Magazine, BrainBox Magazine, Cause & Effect Magazine, Cahoodaloodaling, Crack the Spine, Eunoia Review, Five Quarterly Magazine, Ginosko Literary Journal, Glint Literary Journal, The Gloom Cupboard, Hamilton Stone Review, The Heartland Review, L’allures des Mots, Lunch Box, Marathon Literary Review, Meat For Tea: The Valley Review, New Dead Families, Offbeatpulp, Penduline Press, Phoebe, Poydras Review, The Santa Clara Review, Serving House Journal, Sheepshead Review, Slice Magazine, Summerset Review, Up The Staircase, Fox Spirit's "Girl at the End of the World: Book 1" anthology, and was included in the “Broken Worlds” anthology published by Almond Press.

He blogs at: http://triphoprisy.blogspot.com.


WRITING AS CRAFT:
https://steemit.com/writing/@bucho/writing-as-craft-pt-1-plot
https://steemit.com/writing/@bucho/writing-craft-pt-2-character
https://steemit.com/writing/@bucho/writing-craft-pt-3-setting
https://steemit.com/writing/@bucho/writing-craft-pt-4-conflict
https://steemit.com/writing/@bucho/writing-craft-pt-5-the-ending
https://steemit.com/writing/@bucho/writing-craft-pt-6-write-the-easy-stuff-first
https://steemit.com/writing/@bucho/writing-craft-pt-7-writing-while-life-happens
https://steemit.com/writing/@bucho/writing-craft-pt-8-fighting-constant-distractions
https://steemit.com/writing/@bucho/writing-craft-pt-9-fundamentals-and-foundations
https://steemit.com/writing/@bucho/writing-craft-pt-10-just-say-no-to-write-what-you-know-it-s-nonsense
https://steemit.com/writing/@bucho/writing-craft-pt-12-don-t-kill-your-darlings-cannibalize-them

WRITING PHILOSOPHIES:
https://steemit.com/art/@bucho/swapping-out-the-creative-brain
https://steemit.com/writing/@bucho/a-degree-does-not-make-you-a-better-writer
https://steemit.com/writing/@bucho/having-other-writers-edit-your-work-is-a-good-thing
https://steemit.com/writing/@bucho/when-it-comes-to-writing-dogmatic-approaches-are-nonsense
https://steemit.com/steemit/@bucho/disconnecting-is-good-for-you
https://steemit.com/writing/@bucho/finding-that-sweet-spot-for-writing
https://steemit.com/writing/@bucho/what-writers-can-learn-from-christopher-nolan
https://steemit.com/writing/@bucho/8-ways-to-unblock-the-creative-mind

ON PUBLISHING:
https://steemit.com/writing/@bucho/how-to-publish-your-fiction-with-literary-journals-and-magazines-online-and-print-pt-1
https://steemit.com/writing/@bucho/how-to-publish-your-fiction-with-literary-journals-and-magazines-online-and-print-pt-2
https://steemit.com/writing/@bucho/looking-for-a-literary-agent-read-this-first
https://steemit.com/writing/@bucho/self-publishing-your-book-kinda-sucks

ON BOOKS:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@bucho/these-are-the-books-i-recommend-to-everyone-looking-for-new-reads
https://steemit.com/writing/@bucho/four-books-every-serious-writer-needs-to-have-and-use-while-writing

ON EDITING:
https://steemit.com/writing/@bucho/steemit-fiction-editor-for-hire-short-stories-novellas-novels
https://steemit.com/writing/@bucho/but-seriously-i-m-an-editor-by-trade-and-a-reader-writer-out-of-love

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Wow! Thank you for writing these and compiling them. Will have a go at them slowly. Hopefully, my brain cooperates. I find that my meds keep me fogged up a lot that it's hard to process anything properly. Impressive writing history btw. I'm glad you're willing to share your knowledge.

well they aren't going anywhere and i'm more than happy to repost them again later regardless. and while most of my tips are based in fiction/short stories, much of the advice is TOTALLY applicable to poetry as well.

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