Paper Coach : Teach Yourself to Write (A Fiction Writing Course)

Best-Selling Author Finds Perfect RPG

2010-03-14T09:24:00.003-05:00

Best selling historical fiction author, Scott Oden (Men of Bronze 2005, Memnon 2006), finds, in his opinion, the perfect RPG for adventuring in Rome: Live and Death of the Republic. It's quite a review and well worth reading - as are Scott's books...

Teach yourself to write fiction while improving the course from which you're learning. This blog tracks an aspiring writer's efforts to design and then take a course made from easy-to-find books on writing. Posts explore the craft, suggest writing exercises, and revise the course itself.

Launched a new RPG Writing Blog

2008-09-06T21:34:00.002-05:00

Paper Coach : Teach Yourself to Write Fiction I noticed I'd drifted off topic and begun filling up this blog with info and news about my rpg writing. Since that's different from fiction writing, I figured it deserved its own blog. And so here it...

Teach yourself to write fiction while improving the course from which you're learning. This blog tracks an aspiring writer's efforts to design and then take a course made from easy-to-find books on writing. Posts explore the craft, suggest writing exercises, and revise the course itself.

I'm Back!

2008-01-15T15:40:00.000-05:00

Hey all, I haven't posted in nearly 6 months, and here's some of what has been going on: - my wife and I had a baby. Kaylie Rain Agresta. If you like, you can check out some pictures at www.kaylierain.com - I was accepted into a Freelance...

Teach yourself to write fiction while improving the course from which you're learning. This blog tracks an aspiring writer's efforts to design and then take a course made from easy-to-find books on writing. Posts explore the craft, suggest writing exercises, and revise the course itself.

The Merry Gazetteer, Part I

2007-07-22T14:19:00.000-05:00

Paper Coach : Teach Yourself to Write Fiction "The Merry Gazetteer, Part 1" by Jay Robison One can only bang one's head against the brick wall of the film industry for so long. Short fiction has proven to be my path—for now—to publication, but to...

Teach yourself to write fiction while improving the course from which you're learning. This blog tracks an aspiring writer's efforts to design and then take a course made from easy-to-find books on writing. Posts explore the craft, suggest writing exercises, and revise the course itself.

The Adventures of DM Dubya - Chpt 6

2007-07-08T09:05:00.000-05:00

Paper Coach : Teach Yourself to Write Fiction written by David Hall illustrated by Jay Robison page 24............................page 25 page 26............................page 27 page 28............................page 29

Teach yourself to write fiction while improving the course from which you're learning. This blog tracks an aspiring writer's efforts to design and then take a course made from easy-to-find books on writing. Posts explore the craft, suggest writing exercises, and revise the course itself.

The Adventures of DM Dubya - Chpt 5

2007-07-05T11:17:00.000-05:00

Paper Coach : Teach Yourself to Write Fiction written by David Hall illustrated by Jay Robison Page 20...........................Page 21 Page 22...........................Page 23

Teach yourself to write fiction while improving the course from which you're learning. This blog tracks an aspiring writer's efforts to design and then take a course made from easy-to-find books on writing. Posts explore the craft, suggest writing exercises, and revise the course itself.

The Adventures of DM Dubya - Chpt 4

2007-06-13T23:11:00.000-05:00

Paper Coach : Teach Yourself to Write Fiction written by David Hall illustrated by Jay Robison Page 15..............................Page 16 Page 17..............................Page 18 Page 19

Teach yourself to write fiction while improving the course from which you're learning. This blog tracks an aspiring writer's efforts to design and then take a course made from easy-to-find books on writing. Posts explore the craft, suggest writing exercises, and revise the course itself.

The Adventures of DM Dubya - Chpt 3

2007-06-06T19:21:00.001-05:00

Paper Coach : Teach Yourself to Write Fiction written by David Hall illustrated by Jay Robison Page 10............................Page 11 Page 12............................Page 13 Page 14

Teach yourself to write fiction while improving the course from which you're learning. This blog tracks an aspiring writer's efforts to design and then take a course made from easy-to-find books on writing. Posts explore the craft, suggest writing exercises, and revise the course itself.

The Adventures of DM Dubya - Chpt 2

2007-06-03T23:36:00.000-05:00

Paper Coach : Teach Yourself to Write Fiction written by David Hall illustrated by Jay Robison Page 5..............................Page 6 Page 7..............................Page 8 Page 9

Teach yourself to write fiction while improving the course from which you're learning. This blog tracks an aspiring writer's efforts to design and then take a course made from easy-to-find books on writing. Posts explore the craft, suggest writing exercises, and revise the course itself.

The Adventures of DM Dubya - Chpt 1

2007-05-30T10:13:00.000-05:00

Paper Coach : Teach Yourself to Write Fiction There is already a link to DM Dubya on this site, and it points to contributor Jay Robison's (illustrator) excellent blog. Jay's blog is filled with excellent stuff, making DM Dubya a little hard to...

Teach yourself to write fiction while improving the course from which you're learning. This blog tracks an aspiring writer's efforts to design and then take a course made from easy-to-find books on writing. Posts explore the craft, suggest writing exercises, and revise the course itself.

I'm a dad!

2007-05-08T23:57:00.000-05:00

Paper Coach : Teach Yourself to Write Fiction Our daughter, Kaylie, has been born. This mini web site will tell you all about it - pctures too. http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeqrgz6/papercoach/kaylie/index.htm Now I'll have even more life stuff to...

Teach yourself to write fiction while improving the course from which you're learning. This blog tracks an aspiring writer's efforts to design and then take a course made from easy-to-find books on writing. Posts explore the craft, suggest writing exercises, and revise the course itself.

Life Continues to Happen

2007-03-29T07:30:00.000-05:00

Papercoach : Teach Yourself to Write Fiction Life continues to happen, while writing progresses very, very slowly. My wife will be giving birth to our first child in early May. As a result, I'm not sure how frequently I'll be able to post in the...

Teach yourself to write fiction while improving the course from which you're learning. This blog tracks an aspiring writer's efforts to design and then take a course made from easy-to-find books on writing. Posts explore the craft, suggest writing exercises, and revise the course itself.

Taxes: Making Death More Attractive and Writing Absolute Heaven!

2007-03-10T13:55:00.000-05:00

Papercoach : Teach Yourself to Write Fiction Still in mad, mad, mad tax land. Still not writing much. However these are no excuses not to deliver the next installment in the AVMI writer's prompt. That's animal, vegetable, mineral and intangible....

Teach yourself to write fiction while improving the course from which you're learning. This blog tracks an aspiring writer's efforts to design and then take a course made from easy-to-find books on writing. Posts explore the craft, suggest writing exercises, and revise the course itself.

Guilt and Taxes

2007-02-28T18:57:00.000-05:00

Papercoach : Teach Yourself to Write Fiction I've been on vacation for a week and just returned, and the first thing I feel on arrival? Guilt. It's not productive but there it is - guilt for not writing. Guilt for not writing the moment I returned...

Teach yourself to write fiction while improving the course from which you're learning. This blog tracks an aspiring writer's efforts to design and then take a course made from easy-to-find books on writing. Posts explore the craft, suggest writing exercises, and revise the course itself.

How to Keep From Jumping Out a Window Part 2 of 2 (reissue)

2007-02-12T00:11:00.000-05:00

Paper Coach : Teach Yourself to Write Fiction Lou's Note: Since contributor M. M. DeVoe' short story was recently released (see post Paper Coach Contributor Published Again 2/6/07), it seems a good time to repost her earliest advice & thoughts for...

Teach yourself to write fiction while improving the course from which you're learning. This blog tracks an aspiring writer's efforts to design and then take a course made from easy-to-find books on writing. Posts explore the craft, suggest writing exercises, and revise the course itself.

How to Keep From Jumping Out a Window Part 1 of 2 (reissue)

2007-02-09T12:52:00.000-05:00

Not Quite Weekly Writing Prompt #7

2007-02-07T18:56:00.000-05:00

Paper Coach : Teach Yourself to Write Fiction Write a story around these four words: teetotaler, coyote, tuning fork, and proskynesis. Post the results and, as always: good luck, write on, and never look back!

Teach yourself to write fiction while improving the course from which you're learning. This blog tracks an aspiring writer's efforts to design and then take a course made from easy-to-find books on writing. Posts explore the craft, suggest writing exercises, and revise the course itself.

Paper Coach Contributor Published Again

2007-02-06T00:16:00.000-05:00

Paper Coach : Teach Yourself to Write Fiction M. M. De Voe - author and Paper Coach contributor - has had another work published! You can read it at www.ficklemuses.com

Teach yourself to write fiction while improving the course from which you're learning. This blog tracks an aspiring writer's efforts to design and then take a course made from easy-to-find books on writing. Posts explore the craft, suggest writing exercises, and revise the course itself.

Why I Haven't Blogged Recently

2007-01-27T11:27:00.000-05:00

Paper Coach : Teach Yourself to Write Fiction Hey all, nothing useful to your writing in this post. Just letting you know I've been down for the count with two back to back flus (of different, horrid stripes), but expect to be posting again...

Teach yourself to write fiction while improving the course from which you're learning. This blog tracks an aspiring writer's efforts to design and then take a course made from easy-to-find books on writing. Posts explore the craft, suggest writing exercises, and revise the course itself.

Nugget #9: Truth

2007-01-18T11:11:00.000-05:00

Paper Coach : Teach Yourself to Write Fiction The acknowledged greats of the literary canon all demand truth, that we "write honestly". It is hard to find a renowned author who hasn't unleashed this imperative on aspiring writers. What does this...

Teach yourself to write fiction while improving the course from which you're learning. This blog tracks an aspiring writer's efforts to design and then take a course made from easy-to-find books on writing. Posts explore the craft, suggest writing exercises, and revise the course itself.

Nugget #8: Omitting

2007-01-07T13:51:00.000-05:00

Paper Coach : Teach Yourself to Write Fiction "a writer...may omit things that he knows...the reader, if the writer is writing truly enough, will have a feeling of those things as strongly as though the writer had stated them...a writer who omits...

Teach yourself to write fiction while improving the course from which you're learning. This blog tracks an aspiring writer's efforts to design and then take a course made from easy-to-find books on writing. Posts explore the craft, suggest writing exercises, and revise the course itself.

Thoughts As I Go #7: Strict or Flexible?

2007-01-03T21:00:00.000-05:00

Paper Coach : Teach Yourself to Write Fiction Phase:1, Month:5, Week:1 I've noticed a certain phenomena recently. It has come up as I work with Julia Cameron's The Right to Write. I frequently find myself in places where I can read her book but...

Teach yourself to write fiction while improving the course from which you're learning. This blog tracks an aspiring writer's efforts to design and then take a course made from easy-to-find books on writing. Posts explore the craft, suggest writing exercises, and revise the course itself.

Not Quite Weekly Writing Prompt #6

2006-12-28T17:21:00.000-05:00

Paper Coach : Teach Yourself to Write Fiction End a story using these words: beetle, aluminum stool, and flense. Post those results and, as always: good luck, write on, and never look back!

Teach yourself to write fiction while improving the course from which you're learning. This blog tracks an aspiring writer's efforts to design and then take a course made from easy-to-find books on writing. Posts explore the craft, suggest writing exercises, and revise the course itself.

Thoughts As I Go #6: Gap Analysis For a Writing Life

2006-12-20T19:39:00.000-05:00

Paper Coach : Teach Yourself to Write Fiction Phase:1, Month:4, Week:3 Phase:1, Month:4, Week:4 I just completed Chapter 21 in Cameron’s The Right to Write. It was an interesting chapter, and I wanted to share a few thoughts from it that feel...

Teach yourself to write fiction while improving the course from which you're learning. This blog tracks an aspiring writer's efforts to design and then take a course made from easy-to-find books on writing. Posts explore the craft, suggest writing exercises, and revise the course itself.

Course Update #1

2006-12-13T14:30:00.000-05:00

Paper Coach : Teach Yourself to Write Fiction Phase:1, Month:4, Week:2 I'm writing to notify you that I've updated the Course. The latest version (Version 5) includes the following changes: 1. Increased focus on your work, not just exercises in...

Teach yourself to write fiction while improving the course from which you're learning. This blog tracks an aspiring writer's efforts to design and then take a course made from easy-to-find books on writing. Posts explore the craft, suggest writing exercises, and revise the course itself.