writing advice Archive
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![You’ve spent months, maybe even years writing a story. Now you’re nearing the end of your characters’ journey and you’re thinking, “How in the hell do I wrap this up?” […]](https://brandonandersen.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/end-key-200x110.jpg "Writing endings")
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Writing endings
Posted on May 27, 2013You’ve spent months, maybe even years writing a story. Now you’re nearing the end of your characters’ journey and you’re thinking, “How in the hell do I wrap this up?” […] -
![When I started writing this blog, my goal was to write a new post every week. “That’ll be pretty easy,” I told myself, “No problem.” I’m staring at the date […]](https://brandonandersen.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/distraction-200x110.jpg "Distractions, distractions, distractions")
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Distractions, distractions, distractions
Posted on March 24, 2013When I started writing this blog, my goal was to write a new post every week. “That’ll be pretty easy,” I told myself, “No problem.” I’m staring at the date […] -
![The single best thing I’ve done to improve my writing was learning how to write sketch comedy. Sketch comedy is the guerilla warfare version of storytelling. In sketch, you don’t […]](https://brandonandersen.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/comedy-sketches-200x110.jpg "3 sketch comedy tips that writers should use")
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3 sketch comedy tips that writers should use
Posted on December 8, 2012The single best thing I’ve done to improve my writing was learning how to write sketch comedy. Sketch comedy is the guerilla warfare version of storytelling. In sketch, you don’t […] -
![Back in 2005, I walked into my first class at the Second City Training Center in Chicago. The class was “Introduction to Comedy Writing” or ICW and our instructor was […]](https://brandonandersen.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/750words.png "Free writing – Tips & tools to get you writing")
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Free writing – Tips & tools to get you writing
Posted on December 1, 2012Back in 2005, I walked into my first class at the Second City Training Center in Chicago. The class was “Introduction to Comedy Writing” or ICW and our instructor was […] -
![A while back, someone on Reddit Writing asked for some advice on plots. He had good characters, a solid setting, and lots of details to create a world on the […]](https://brandonandersen.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/5932104916_bd839be58a_n.jpeg "How to write a plot")
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How to write a plot
Posted on October 27, 2012A while back, someone on Reddit Writing asked for some advice on plots. He had good characters, a solid setting, and lots of details to create a world on the […] -
![You hear it all the time. “Oh, I wish I could write something, but I keep getting writer’s block.” It’s probably the most used excuse in writing, and for a […]](https://brandonandersen.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/5172868828_c459cc36d5.jpg "Writer’s block – a figment of our imaginations")
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Writer’s block – a figment of our imaginations
Posted on October 13, 2012You hear it all the time. “Oh, I wish I could write something, but I keep getting writer’s block.” It’s probably the most used excuse in writing, and for a […]