by Florian Führen | software, Writer's Life, Writing
No idea? Then you’re out of excuses now! Novelists and dramatists know the problem: “What name should my protagonist have?” You might also be writing a brochure, and you don’t want John Doe in there. He just doesn’t sound like your...
by Florian Führen | Literature, social media, Writer's Life, Writing
“This month, I’ll finally write a book!” – “23 people like that.” Why is it a bad idea to share your creative goals online? Let’s talk about it. Many writers like to use online platforms like Twitter and Facebook to share part of...
by Florian Führen | Literature, Writer's Life, Writing
Shouldn’t you, as a novelist, know what will happen to your protagonist at the end? Or will that break the Holy Law of Plotting? In this post, we want to think about the necessity of plot – Do you need it or is it a matter of choice? In most writing guides,...
by Florian Führen | Writer's Life, Writing
Start off writing for free to get your name out there using other people’s reach. – Sounds good, right? In this story, I’d like to tell you my experience with freelance portals for writers and with bad clients, so that you can hopefully avoid them. As a...
by Florian Führen | software, Writer's Life, Writing
Lots of writers depend on writing goals to stay productive and to put out good work consistently. Let’s have a look at whether it makes sense to measure that by your word count, be it by counting pages manually or through a feature of your writing app. Goals in...
