Finding Gold In Old Floppies: Books Coming Back From the Dead?
Please welcome guest author Tony Vanderwarker with a post on bringing old drafts back from the dead. One of the things you accumulate as you age is not just years, but places to stash your stuff. My wife and I have filing cabinets in the garage; stacks of plastic cases in the studio; and boxes…Read More
10 Core Practices for Better Writing: Kindle and Paperback Editions on Sale
From now through Friday, 12/6/13, 10 Core Practices for Better Writing is on sale. Get the Kindle edition for just 99¢ through Amazon. The paperback edition is available at 10% off through CreateSpace with the discount code 3G6Y3FFX (aff links). This will be the last time this book goes on sale for the foreseeable future,…Read More
How to Practice Writing Every Day
Please welcome Sylvia Nankivell with a guest post on writing every day. As writers we often wait for that flash of inspiration before we grab a pen and wrestle with the paper in a flurry of blood, sweat and tears. This flash can come at any time: when waiting for a bus, while drinking your…Read More
Nailing Your Novel’s First Chapter
Please welcome guest author Ellen Brock with a post on writing a captivating first chapter for your novel. First chapters are important. Really important. If you’re submitting to agents and editors, your first chapter is not only their first impression of your work, but it’s often their only impression. This is a lot of pressure….Read More
The 5-Minute Guide to Spicing Up Your Prose With Foreign-Language Words
Please welcome author Carmen Amato with a guest post on using foreign-language words. “The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.” – Hippocrates If your book is set in a non-English speaking location or your characters do not speak English, how…Read More
Enter to Win a Paperback Edition of 10 Core Practices for Better Writing
If you haven’t picked up a copy of 10 Core Practices for Better Writing yet, here’s your chance to get one for free. From today through Thursday, November 8, 2013, I’m hosting a free giveaway on Goodreads for the paperback edition of 10 Core Practices for Better Writing. Goodreads is a social media network for…Read More
Your Characters Aren’t Your Children
Please welcome guest author Joshua Danton Boyd with a post on character development in fiction writing. For writers, characters can be very personal creations. Despite being taken from the ether, we can become attached to them, especially if we’ve been working on their story for years. With all the time and effort put into crafting…Read More
The Indie Edge in Fiction
Please welcome guest authors Evan Marshall and Martha Jewett with a post about indie publishing and the many benefits it offers fiction writers. This post contains affiliate links that earn commissions for this website from qualifying purchases. A number of clients of Evan’s literary agency have begun to self-publish, or indie-publish, as a supplement to…Read More
10 Core Practices for Better Writing (Kindle Edition) is on Sale for 99¢
From now through Sunday, 10/6/13, you can download the Kindle edition of my latest book, 10 Core Practices for Better Writing, for just 99¢. About 10 Core Practices for Better Writing 10 Core Practices for Better Writing is for writers who want to strengthen their writing skills. You’ll learn beneficial practices that promote excellence in…Read More
Discovering Your Story: 5 Ways to Find the Missing Pieces
Please welcome author Ali Luke with five excellent tips for finding the missing pieces of your story. “Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.” – Michelangelo Do you invent your story or do you discover it? Writing is a process of invention….Read More
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