Writing advice is not the product of an equation. "If you do X, then Y will occur" is false in this instance. "If you name a character John Q. Hymenbreaker, your book will be an instant bestseller" is crazy-talk. Writing… — Chuck Wendig Copy Share Image
Question the Chestnuts. Chestnuts: the new name for boobs? No. NO. Why would you even say that? Get your mind out of the gutter. No, by "chestnuts" I mean, "those old pieces of writing advice that you hear as common… — Chuck Wendig Copy Share Image
You've got all these characters and yet, you're hovering over one character like a fly over a stinky diaper. Realize that you've got a… — Chuck Wendig Copy Share Image
When in doubt, the rule of threes is a rule that plays well with all of storytelling. When describing a thing? No more than… — Chuck Wendig Copy Share Image
“Things happen in this life. Sometimes they're good things, and sometimes they're bad things. You have to come to terms with the bad things,… — Chuck Wendig Copy Share Image
“On the worst day of writing, the work is instructive. On the best day, the act is transcendent.” — Chuck Wendig Copy Share Image
“Stories have the power to make people feel. To give a shit. To change their opinions. To change the world.” — Chuck Wendig Copy Share Image
“You thought what? That because you’re a nice guy, my panties will just drop because you deserve to have my thighs around your ears?… — Chuck Wendig Copy Share Image
“Today is a day of celebration. We have triumphed over villainy and oppression and have given our Alliance—and the galaxy beyond it—a chance to… — Chuck Wendig Copy Share Image
“Write as much as you can. As fast as you can. Finish your shit. Hit your deadlines. Try very hard not to suck.” — Chuck Wendig Copy Share Image
