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...
by Florian Führen | Literature, Writer's Life, Writing
Even outside of literature and science, quotes can fulfill many functions and enrich our lives. So today, I would like to go into a couple of options to integrate inspiring quotes in your everyday life and to introduce some of my favorites. And if I get to know some...
by Florian Führen | Announcements, Writer's Life, Writing
Lately, I’ve been pondering what kind of writing could serve me “best.” How do I produce more content? Am I writing by hand, at a keyboard, or through a dictaphone? How do I write better texts (meaning more believable, emotional, structured)? Can I...
by Florian Führen | satire, software, Writing
I know, I know… You’ve been writing emails your whole life, you co-developed the @-sign and who could teach you, the grand master of angry cover notes, to compose your emails with even more gusto as you already do? But maybe, you belong to the cursable range of...
by Florian Führen | proofreading, social media, Writer's Life, Writing
Every writer has to face criticism at one point or another during his or her career. But badly timed or misguided criticism can hurt a creative project more than you might imagine. So, what should you look out for when asking for criticism? And how do you make sure...
by Florian Führen | Literature, Writer's Life, Writing
This blog post was originally published in German. Thanks to David for asking me to translate it into English for his colleagues. It really means a lot when your writing is so well-received! Now to business… Constructing a fictional world with believable motives...
