Taylor Clogston

@emily-waldorf

Thanks for “inviting” (i.e. tagging) me Rose! I’ll have to consider it! It sounds a lot more doable if I don’t have to commit to 50K right off the bat.

Awesome! I’m so glad you’re here! Exactly, it’s supposed to be fun, not that stressful 🙂

@joelle-stone

Thanks for tagging me, and I know I said I would be interested, but I think t…

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All of @taylorclogston‘s advice was excellent. So ditto all of that. (I can especially attest to the value of setting limits. I once challenged myself to write a story with as little dialogue as possible because I know I tend to lean on dialogue too much and that story is now one of my favorites.)

I would also add that there’s a lot of variety to…[Read more]

@taylorclogston

Hmm, yeah I’ve noticed that sometimes it seem to be a broad and kinda vague term.

Ah, is old school sci-fi and fantasy your favorite genre to write in?

@taylorclogston

I’ve had a reader tell me a certain scene needed heavy rework, then come back to it later believing I fixed it, then give me glowing praise for my rework.

Despite, you know, that I didn’t touch it at all.

That’s hilarious man. 😂

If you’d like to take me up on that, you can send me your manuscript and any of your beta quest…

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@taylorclogston

Thanks man! I’m glad my thoughts are at least somewhat interesting. 🙂

I’m sure there are many people who disagree with you, but I think several would concede that more conflict at least makes  a story better, but conflict being omnipresent is not necessarily always needed for a good story.

I’d take the conservative and de…

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@taylorclogston – Thanks for that warning! I appreciate it.

Also…yeah, it is really interesting that he’s looking in the mirror while talking to her. I’d be willing to bet that’s a detail we’re reading into a bit too much, but it’s still cool!

Definitely super engaging writing as well.

Hi, @taylorclogston

I wasn’t tagged but I hope it’s all right if I join the discussion! I read your essay.

Like you, I’m often frustrated with the lack of emphasis on beauty in most writing advice. I love Tolkien’s works, and one of my favorite things is that they are beautiful. His prose is exquisite. He takes the time to describe ordinar…[Read more]

@taylorclogston – I would add authors like Tolkien and Card to the list of those who mix structures extremely well. Card–with his highly philosophical approach–nailed the pacing and movement of Ender’s Game. And Tolkien uses the extensive layering of his setting to provide what’s necessary to follow the main character through not only a path of…[Read more]