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15 different images with advice from a range of authors.

15 different images with advice from a range of famous authors.

An interesting list of 'rules' associated with writing fiction, including: - Show, don't tell. - Create three-dimensional characters. - Choose a point of view. - Give your characters motivations. - Write what you know. - No tears for the writer, no tears for the reader. - Revise, revise, revise. - Trust yourself.

A post looking at Carol Dweck's Mindsets and how it impacts learning. Focusing on feedback as an intervention in the classroom, the writers unpack what they found before and after, as well as some tips.

An interesting collection of tips associated with the art of writing from Elmore Leonard. Definitely gets you thinking. 1. Never open a book with weather. 2. Avoid prologues. 3. Never use a verb other than ''said'' to carry dialogue. 4. Never use an adverb to modify the verb ''said'' . . . 5. Keep your exclamation points under control. 6. Never use the words ''suddenly'' or ''all hell broke loose.'' 7. Use regional dialect, patois, sparingly. 8. Avoid detailed descriptions of characters. 9. Don't go into great detail describing places and things. 10. Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip. 11. If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.

An interesting collection of tips associated with the art of writing from Elmore Leonard: 1. Never open a book with weather. 2. Avoid prologues. 3. Never use a verb other than ''said'' to carry dialogue. 4. Never use an adverb to modify the verb ''said'' . . . 5. Keep your exclamation points under control. 6. Never use the words ''suddenly'' or ''all hell broke loose.'' 7. Use regional dialect, patois, sparingly. 8. Avoid detailed descriptions of characters. 9. Don't go into great detail describing places and things. 10. Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip. 11. If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.