#WritingHacks

PWC & SITM Podcastsuncleak
2026-02-27

Colon vs. Semicolon: Master Punctuation in Seconds!

Confused by colons and semicolons? They're not interchangeable! Learn when to use the 2 dots for lists and the semicolon to connect independent clauses. Grammar clarified.

Watch Now: youtu.be/z0PdBv5F6kA

Sharing the best of humanity with the world, one story at a time.upworthy.com@web.brid.gy
2025-12-17

George Orwell shared '6 rules for writing' in 1946. People say they're more essential than ever.

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Jonathan TaylorJonathanTaylor19
2025-02-08

youtu.be/6L9v0DrI10Y

I'm posting the link now, I suggest you keep your patience until the video is actually published.

Enjoy

Mathias Blackmpblack
2023-04-13

Don’t worry, well-known authors don’t always get it right, either. Sherrinford Holmes and Dr. Ormond Sacker became Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. There are some things you should consider when you give your fictional characters names (I've included a checklist).

mathiasblack.com/how-to-pick-c

Mathias Blackmpblack
2023-04-12
Mathias Blackmpblack
2023-04-11

Agree or disagree?

“Always carry a notebook. And I mean always.” — Will Self, Rules for Writers

mathiasblack.com/why-the-noteb

Mathias Blackmpblack
2023-04-10

Once I understood turning points, my own ability to bring my characters to life within the plot of a story got a lot easier.

mathiasblack.com/the-three-ess

Mathias Blackmpblack
2023-04-10

"Harlan dreads what will happen to his mother if she doesn’t get the perfect Thanksgiving that she’s asked for." 😳

Characters need to be motivated by dreams or dread — here's how to do it. 👇

mathiasblack.com/how-to-write-

Mathias Blackmpblack
2023-04-09
Mathias Blackmpblack
2023-04-09

Yes, there are questions writers should ask while reading. 20+ questions in the article below. 👇

mathiasblack.com/how-to-read-l

(Plus a close reading of the opening of a Daphne Du Maurier story...)

Mathias Blackmpblack
2023-04-08

👉 ”The choice of the point(s) of view from which the story is told is arguably the most important single decision that the novelist has to make, for it fundamentally affects the way readers will respond, emotionally and morally, to the fictional characters and their actions.” – David Lodge, The Art of Fiction

mathiasblack.com/how-to-pick-a

Mathias Blackmpblack
2023-04-08

When should you tell and when should you show? And how to apply either technique at the right moment, in the right way.

mathiasblack.com/when-to-show-

Mathias Blackmpblack
2023-04-07

How do you handle the story catalyst? What kinds are there? And where do you place it in the story?

mathiasblack.com/how-the-story

Mathias Blackmpblack
2023-04-07

Agree or disagree? “Reading a piece of fiction that ends up nowhere — no win, no loss; life as a treadmill — is like discovering, after we have run our hearts out against the timekeeper’s clock, that the timekeeper forgot to switch the clock on.” — John Gardner, The Art of Fiction

mathiasblack.com/how-to-write-

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