To Write with Wild Abandon

✍️ Why I’ve Stopped “Hedging My Bets”

Or, Erm, What I Sort Of Mean to Say Is, I’m Kinda Done with Hedging Language

11 hrs ago • Graham Strong

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October 2026

✍️ Why the Posts You Thought Were the Worst Often Turn Out to Be the Best

or, How to Embrace the Iffy

Oct 27 • Graham Strong

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✍️ How Show AND Tell Can Help Your Writing

or, New Adventures in Narrative Storytelling

Oct 13 • Graham Strong

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September 2026

✍️ How Many Words Must a Writer Write Before You Can Call Yourself a Writer?

or, When Will My Pen Staring Writing in Gold Ink?

Sep 29 • Graham Strong

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✍️ Good Stories Give Information, Not Hide It

or, Are Your Readers Scratching Their Heads for the Right Reasons?

Sep 22 • Graham Strong

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✍️ The “Magic Formula” for Writers

Or, Why You Can’t Use Science to Create Art

Sep 15 • Graham Strong

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✍️ Why I’m Going Paid – and What It Means for You!

or, Getting More Comfortable with Self-Marketing

Sep 8 • Graham Strong

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✍️ Don’t Wait for Permission. Just Do the Work.

and, My Last Post from This Era of “To Write with Wild Abandon”

Sep 1

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August 2026

✍️ Common Fiction Writing Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them – Part 3 of 3

...or, Sell No Rhyme Before Its Time

Aug 25

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✍️ Common Fiction Writing Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them – Part 2 of 3

...or, How to Dig Yourself Out of Deeper Pitfalls

Aug 18

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✍️ Common Fiction Writing Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them – Part 1 of 3

...or, How to Go for Tarzan Yell instead of Tarzan Fell

Aug 11 • Graham Strong

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✍️ How Your Definition of Success Affects Your Success as a Writer

...or, How to Not Stumble into a Ditch

Aug 4 • Graham Strong

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