Jason Ingolfsland

Writer

  • Blog
  • Books
  • WIP
  • FREE BOOKS
    • Orphan’s Hollow: The Raven – Part 1
    • Pocket Wilderness & Other Horrors
    • Dynwarler the Daring
  • About
    • Emory Skwara
  • Social
    • Goodreads
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    • Facebook
    • Pinterest
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • Books
  • WIP
  • FREE BOOKS
    • Orphan’s Hollow: The Raven – Part 1
    • Pocket Wilderness & Other Horrors
    • Dynwarler the Daring
  • About
    • Emory Skwara
  • Social
    • Goodreads
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    • Facebook
    • Pinterest
  • Contact

Recent Posts

  • If you don’t read, please don’t write.
  • William Zinsser Taught Me One Important Lesson About Writing
  • Unpacked: The Way of Kings – Prologue
  • Balancing Ego and Humility as a Writer
  • How to Make Writing Fun Again
February 2019
M T W T F S S
« Jan    
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728  
  • on writing well
    Writing

    William Zinsser Taught Me One Important Lesson About Writing

    January 29, 2019 /

    It’s easy to be a lazy writer. Which is scary. I fall into habits, ruts, and techniques that feel comfortable and, after a while, it doesn’t feel wrong. It feels normal and right to put words on a page and never look at them again, thinking it’s good to go. It’s not, of course. After reading “On Writing Well,” by William Zinsser, I learned quite a lot, but perhaps the most important lesson was taking the craft very seriously. Zinsser is a stickler. Throughout his book, he makes that perfectly clear. He painstakingly pours himself over grammar, syntax, rhythm, meter, and every element of good writing. For Zinsser, if you aren’t…

    read more
    Jason Ingolfsland

    You May Also Like

    typewriter

    NaNoWriMo Tip #1 – Always Make a Simple Outline

    November 1, 2017
    writing

    How to Silence Your Internal Editor

    January 12, 2017
    writing

    How I Write 3,000 Words Per Hour

    January 6, 2017
Jason Ingolfsland
That's me ^

Tags

amazon am writing author best NanoWriMo Tips Books Creative Writing Facebook Fiction Holidays Horror horror genre How To how to write Journal Jyn Erso kindle Movies NanoWriMo NanoWriMo 2017 nanowrimo prep tips nanowrimo tips and tricks Nanowrimo tips for young writers Novel Orphan's Hollow reading Review Rogue One scary social media Star Wars Stephen King Stories Story Thoughts tips tricks twitter what are some tips for NanoWriMo Write writer writers block write tip Writing writing advice writing tips

Categories

  • Books
  • Deals
  • Fiction
  • Film
  • Free Short Stories
  • Horror
  • How To
  • Journal
  • Life
  • Review
  • Thoughts
  • TV
  • Writing

Archives

  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
Ashe Theme by WP Royal.