Skip to content

Aigner Loren Wilson Writer & Editor

Literary Speculative Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Games

  • Byline or By Crook-Blog
  • About Aigner
  • Subscribe for Updates
  • Get in Touch
  • Published Work
    • Published Short Work
    • Books and Games
    • Into the Night: Horror Review Series
    • Lightspeed Book Reviews
    • Radio at the End of the World
  • Story Progressions
  • Online Creative Writing Classes
  • Resources for Writers

Category: Advice

How I Write: What I Did to Become a Full-Time Writer

November 10, 2022 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ 1 Comment

The path I took to become a full-time writer, I don't think, is all that unique. But one of the biggest things that helped me was reading posts like this from authors who were where I wanted to be. I've mentioned it before in tons of my craft articles, but I used other authors' careers as a guide map.

How I Write: Scheduling My Writing

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ 4 Comments

I write and edit ... a lot. It's my all-time everyday oxygen-blood. It is what fuels me. Yes, it's also my work, but writing is the thing I would do even if my career was in some other industry. Creating stories and thinking about them ARE the things I do instead of most other things. But it's also something that doesn't just happen.

How I Write: A New Story a Day

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ 4 Comments

August is my short story challenge month, where I attempt to write a short story (+1,500-words) every day. I wanted to share how I'm able to write a new story within an hour a majority of days.

How I Write: Using Scene Cards to Tell a Story

July 10, 2022 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ 1 Comment

On index cards sometimes just on a dry erase board or poster board, writers build a story just by its scenes. Instead of writing it out word by word, they draw or sketch it with images or words. Sometimes it'll just be something as simple as 'The Bad Man Dies' and some sketch of how the scene should look or take place.

How I Write: Spreadsheeting a Novel

June 11, 2022 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ 3 Comments

One of my favorite steps in the writing, editing, and revising process is spreadsheeting my story. Spreadsheeting a novel is when a writer or editor takes a story and breaks it out into a spreadsheet summarizing the story on the scene level.

How to Organize Your Desk as a Writer

August 1, 2021August 1, 2021 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ Leave a comment

Are you optimizing your space for success?

My Method for Selling Over 200 Stories

How to Pitch a Story by Aigner Loren Wilson article cover art. A Black person smiling while talking into a headphone microphone and pointing at a computer screen with their pencil. Learn how to submit stories. Submitting stories to publications. List of paying publications. Learn how to pitch an article. Article pitch examples. Examples of article pitches.
July 31, 2021July 24, 2021 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ Leave a comment

Examples of pitches that have landed me up to $28,000

8 Stellar Outlining Techniques for the Smart Writer

8 Outlining Techniques for Writers article cover by Aigner Loren Wilson. Picture of a Black person sitting with their arms crossed smiling and looking away from their computer and notebook. Learn how to outline. Outlines for writers.
July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ Leave a comment

Outlining processes for the beginner, intermediate, or advanced writer.

Top Performing Subject Lines for Creative Writing Newsletters

Top Performing Subject Lines for Writers by Aigner Loren Wilson article cover. There is a pink gridded background and over top of that is a message box. At the top of the message box is Aigner Loren Wilson. Below that it says like an email (to: Your Readers) (from: Your Best Self). Inside the message box in large letters are the words Top Performing Subject Lines for Writers with Newsletters. Below that are two buttons , save as draft and send email, and a mouse pointer.
July 28, 2021July 24, 2021 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ 1 Comment

These 5 subject lines have the best open rates and performances for authors and writers with newsletters.

100 Lessons I Learned Writing 321 Stories

July 27, 2021July 24, 2021 ~ Aigner Loren Wilson ~ 1 Comment

In 6 months, I've done a lot of writing, learning, and growing. I want to share some of that with you.

Posts navigation

Older posts

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,146 other subscribers
Tweets by ALWlikeahowl

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,146 other subscribers
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Fiverr
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Reddit
  • YouTube
  • Linkedin
  • Upwork
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Follow Following
    • Aigner Loren Wilson Writer & Editor
    • Join 154 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Aigner Loren Wilson Writer & Editor
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...