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John Scalzi has a couple of must-read posts for aspiring writers that I meant to link to over the weekend:

  • Writing Tips for Non-Writers Who Don’t Want To Work at Writing filters the best of On Writing through Strunk & White, and delivers outstanding advice for anyone who writes, whether it’s for fun, for profit, or fot for both.
  • The John Scalzi Agent FAQ is exactly what it sounds like.

John takes what could be boring and dry HOWTOs, and makes them
interesting and informative. Even if you’re not an aspiring writer it’s still a fascinating behind-the-binding look at two essential
parts of the publishing process.

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11 thoughts on “essential reading for aspiring writers from scalzi”

  1. WaywardSailorGirl says:
    13 February, 2006 at 11:53 am

    Wil, you’ve linked to Scalzi’s “Whatever” site before and I’ve wanted to thank you. I’ve truly enjoyed his blog and I’ve bought a couple of his books, too (only after buying yours, of course!). He’s entertaining…scifi buffs should definately read his book “Agent to the Stars” which is available in its entirety from his website.

  2. Good_43 says:
    13 February, 2006 at 12:32 pm

    I’m not an ass, but if I were I’d refer you to the bitter irony of not following tip #3 in link #1.

  3. Wil says:
    13 February, 2006 at 12:43 pm

    Good_43: Would you believe that I cut m y fingernail too short on my left index finger, and I’ve been typing “fot” all day as a result?
    Edited. Thank you for not being an ass.

  4. SilverJets says:
    13 February, 2006 at 2:36 pm

    Wow, Wil are you picking up some vibe from me? I have an essay for an English course due in less than 2 weeks. This is my first essay course in many years. Ok, well over a decade. Lots of great tips in there, thanks!

  5. LadyBug says:
    13 February, 2006 at 5:57 pm

    Wil, thank you so very much for the links. I’m sure it has nothing to do with the email that I sent you, but I feel like this blog was meant just for me. Thank you again!

  6. caitlinalicia says:
    13 February, 2006 at 9:01 pm

    Wow, if only any of those tips could help me sit down and pound out the history paper I’ve been putting off for a month that is due tomorrow, that’d be a big help. Alas. Thanks for the link, anyway–it was interesting enough, and it kind of made me sad to think that some of this isn’t necessarily common sense for some people. Woohoo, grammar Nazi. Kind of.

  7. Laura Johnston says:
    13 February, 2006 at 9:19 pm

    Hey, Wil:
    you should have a look at http://www.somethingawful.com … interesting mention of Wesley Crusher (and a few other entertaining things)

  8. Danyiel says:
    13 February, 2006 at 10:50 pm

    Wil, you rock. Even though I suck at writing, I do it anyway as an outlet, mostly.
    Thanks for posting that link, I thinks me gots some learnin’ ta do…

  9. Jason Haley says:
    14 February, 2006 at 3:13 am

    Interesting Finds

  10. Emily RugBurn says:
    14 February, 2006 at 9:15 am

    Great links, Wil. Rule 0 (and 10) is really what it’s all about. I’m amazed at how many people/bloggers/writers don’t know that not only is it “okay” to write like you’d speak, but that it’s pretty much essential in keeping your readers interested. And, might I add, you do a more than mighty fine job of it.
    Cheers,
    EmRB

  11. GBGames' Blog says:
    14 February, 2006 at 9:46 am

    Writing Tips for Non-Writers

    I found a good post about writing through Wil Wheatons blog called Writing Tips for Non-Writers Who Dont Want to Work at Writing by John Scalzi.
    Scalzi presents a list of rules to follow to write better without exerting too much effor…

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