Writing a Story, Part 2

[Photo by mezone.]

Yesterday, I talked about writing for elementary and middle school children. This time, I have collected a set of writing tips for older students.

First, some general pointers:

• A Guide to Writing Well
  by Joshua Sowin, compiled from the classic books On Writing Well and The Elements of Style

• Rules for Writers
  by William Safire

• Commonly Overused Words
  and Synonyms for Words Commonly Used in Students' Writings

I need to bookmark those sites for my own use. After myriad years of writing, I still lapse into bad habits too often.

Next, because my own children are all writing fantasy and science fiction stories, here are the best tips I can find for sf/fantasy fans:

• Heinlein's Rules
  by Robert J. Sawyer

• Creating Fantasy and Science Fiction Worlds
  by Michael James Liljenberg

• Fantasy Worldbuilding Questions
  by Patricia C. Wrede (one of our family's all-time favorite authors!)

• Many articles about writing
  from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)

• A Complete Course in Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy
  by Jeffrey A. Carver

Finally, a bit of humor for sf/fantasy fans and budding writers:

• Grand list of overused science fiction clichés


• The Not-So-Grand List of Overused Fantasy Clichés


• The Fantasy Novelist’s Exam

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Related Posts:

• Writing a Story, Part 1
• Dragon Writing Prompts
• Homeschooling No-Brainer: Use the Library

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