Tag: writing
Flash Fiction: Rock Beats Scissors
John had made it. He fought Korlack’s minions, escaped the prison at Hylark, and rescued his family from certain death….
Flash Fiction: The Shorter Essay
by Chris McGinty He just had to condense what he wrote. In the hour that he was in the zone,…
You’re Only Prolific Because…
by Chris McGinty I’ve been messing around with AI for a few weeks now and listening to a bunch of…
Chris’s First Post of 2023
by Chris McGinty It has been suggested that a writer should always be honest. This isn’t always easy in fiction,…
Meanwhile in TEXAS-19 and Some Thoughts on Daily Writing
by Chris McGinty I’ve not posted on the first three days of the year showing I have no intention of…
La La La Lost Mystery Box
by Chris McGinty I’ll start by saying there will be absolutely no spoilers for the show “Lost” in this blog…
Maybe the Most Important Part of Time Management
There’s a lot of material on time management to take in and you’ll find that styles and philosophies change every…
Blog Advice – Recurring Segments
by Chris McGinty I’m going to immediately take my own advice even before I give it. That’s how important this…
Since 2020 Ended Up Being Lame
by Chris McGinty of AccordingToWhim.com What have I been doing with my time since the COVID-19 virus became a pandemic?…
On Taking Writing Advice
by Chris McGinty of AccordingToWhim.com When it comes to subjects that interest me, I spend a lot of time studying….
Do I Use the Cut-Up Technique?
by Chris McGinty of AccordingToWhim.com I sometimes think that I spend too much time in idea creation mode. I wrote…
To Live or to Write
by Chris McGinty of AccordingToWhim.com We’ve all heard “write what you know.” If you haven’t heard that then you need…
If You Need an Audience All is Lost! (or it may be a little more difficult)
by Chris McGinty of AccordingToWhim.com I was reading a Twitter post of a frustrated writer. She expressed that it felt…
Use Your 10,000 Hours of Writing Wisely
by Chris McGinty of AccordingToWhim.com There is the concept that you can become an expert on a subject or top…
Writing and the Cell Phone Problem
by Chris McGinty of AccordingToWhim.com I wrote a little bit about the old summer projects, and my angle was to…
Thoughts about Daily Writing and/or Note Taking
Chris McGinty of AccordingToWhim.com I read a short article about SethGodin’s method for posting a blog each day. This article…
Types of Support
by Chris McGinty of AccordingToWhim.com I have no problem with listening to people who are successful. You can learn a…
Tips for Writing Interactive Fiction (Part Two)
On Sunday, I explained how I found that a lot of online interactive fiction isn’t worth the time to read…
Tips for Writing Interactive Fiction (Part One)
by Chris McGinty (According To Whim .com) When I was thirteen years old, I spent a couple of days on…
According To Specifics – 2012
by Nathan Stout (of AccordingToWhim.com) As Duran Duran sang: ‘Is there anyone out there? Anyone else outsideeeeee?’ 2011 looks to…