Electricity is not the hobby Mom wanted little Jimmy to find an interest in… Image Sponsored by Advertise on Fuel Your Writing. Fuel Your Writing 2009 cc (creative commons license) Start the Story: Where Do We Begin? [01.25.10]

Most writers hate submitting their work. It seems strange – after all, most writers want to be published somehow, somewhere, and how do they expect that to happen if no editor ever lays eyes on the work? The fear of rejection is far more powerful than logic. Here are a few ways to blast through that [...]

Ask any writer and they will talk about the importance of a writer keeping a journal of some kind. If you’re a writer who doesn’t fit into that sweeping generalization, then shame on you! In that case, you’ve come to the “write” place because here’s a list of neat-o journals that may just inspire you [...]

Honestly, it does make sense… I mean, who wants to risk spilling a cup of beer all over a perfect, white wedding dress? Image Sponsored by Advertise on Fuel Your Writing. Fuel Your Writing 2009 cc (creative commons license) Start the Story: Where Do We Begin? [01.18.10]

Many of us consider ourselves primarily writers of fiction, yet we spend a significant amount of time blogging. Likewise, freelancers, journalists and copywriters focus on non-fiction avenues. Although it’s tempting for us storytellers to think of it as less creative, there are many easy ways to add a little flavour to our non-fiction. Here are 7 [...]

There are conversations, camaraderie, and critiques. Some offer quiet workspaces and others, seminars and other learning opportunities. Writing centers are cropping up all over the country. They are places where writers can go meet like-minded creatives who share similar experiences. Friendships develop right along with manuscripts and abilities. Here are just a few of the places [...]

And what, exactly, is going on here, do you think?!? Image Sponsored by Advertise on Fuel Your Writing. Fuel Your Writing 2009 cc (creative commons license) Start the Story: Where Do We Begin? [01.11.10]

You may have had the experience of picking up a book or an article and being bored silly without quite knowing why. The content is certainly interesting. You can see how it could be a fascinating story or subject. But somehow, inexorably, you begin to yawn. What happened here? The book had potential! How did become [...]

From the time I was five I loved to read. I found adventure, fantasy, and pure delight within the pages of the books that lined my shelves. I owe my deep love of reading–which later spurred my compulsion for writing–to my mother. Back then, computers were not as mainstream as they are today. In fact, the [...]

We hope everyone had a fun, happy, and safe New Year’s!! Here at Fuel, we’re kicking the year off with a Start the Story tradition — every Monday morning you’ll have something fun to get your brain working for the week. Enjoy! Even the dog ended up with the *supposed* recessive Cyclops gene… Image Sponsored by Advertise on Fuel Your [...]

Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal. –Lionel Trilling– What do you all think of this quote? Recently I wrote about this on my personal site, expecting to expand on it, but life got in the way… (Moving, New Job, Holidays and all!) So I’m going to talk to you about it instead. I personally agree with Mr. Trilling. Here’s my reason [...]

We hope that everyone is having the best of holidays this year! To celebrate and to thank our readers, we’re giving away 15 Google Wave invites to the first fifteen people who can answer the normal question — Where Do We Begin? Good luck, and we look forward to seeing what you come up with! “Stephanie wasn’t [...]

Unless you’re highly gifted, the stories you write aren’t likely to just fall out of your brain and land intact on the page in front of you. Instead, we writers have a tendency to start with just one small story element. A seed. From there, all the other necessary bits and pieces evolve until we have [...]

We here at Fuel thought it would be pretty cool to do some research and see what 2009 had to offer as far as the most awesome writing-related events. I had a hard time narrowing down to only the top ten, but I managed…barely! Fuel Your Writing Launch Even though it didn’t happen until the middle of [...]

“ Tis the season to make promises. Fa La La La La, La, La La, La Most of them will get broken. Fa, La, La, La, La, La, La, La” Ok enough singing. As the end of the year approaches and each of us begin to assess our successes and also our areas of improvement, we find ourselves making [...]