Who Knows How Good Your Writing Is? By Annmarie Miles
Becoming a writer… that is not, or certainly should not be a solitary thing.
Category: Writing Tips
Authors: Check Out These 21 Fan Fiction Sites By Scott Lorenz, Westwind Communications
Overview: Fan Fiction is a great way for aspiring authors to hone their craft. Amanda Hocking started out writing fan fiction and she was signed to a multimillion dollar book deal. Fifty Shades of Grey author E. L. James started writing fan fiction after she finished reading the Twilight saga, and hasn’t stopped since. Here’s a list of 21 Fan Fiction sites for authors to consider.
What Not to Put on a Book Cover By Simone Collins Co-Founder of ArtCorgi.com
Through my company, ArtCorgi.com , and its boutique for authors ArtforAuthors.com , I help writers commission one-of-a-kind art for their book covers (along with illustrations, author portraits, and the like).
Lock Picking – A Practical Personal Guide to Book Research By Raina Schell
I’m no expert but I do know that when you write a book and/or character, a lot of research has to go into it to make it believable.
Interior Monologue by Carol Malone
This material first appeared as a course within the Group Coaching Program for Novelists where Carol is an assistant mentor. Click here http://coaching.bethbarany.com/ for more information about the program where we help novelists write, edit, publish, and market their books with joy, love, enthusiasm, and smarts.
The Foundations of a Compelling Book Cover by Simone Collins Co-Founder of ArtCorgi.com
People who urge you to not judge a book by its cover are engaged in a futile battle against a core element of humanity: the fact that we are designed to make snap judgments based on people and objects’ outward appearances.
Graphic Novel By Nevada McPherson
I’ve been writing screenplays for several years and enjoy telling stories through visual images. After storyboarding my first short film script, Route of All Evil, I decided to start creating graphic novels based on my screenplays.
Theme -> Organizing Principle -> “I love revising!” By Jackie Blain
I created my fair share of trunk manuscripts… until I finally figured out a way to embrace the revision process. My Diagnosis Murder colleagues still shudder whenever someone mentions “the godforsaken Food Fight script” about which the less said the better.
Backstory: Leave It In The Past By Kay Keppler
You have a great story with wonderful characters who overcame grievous wounds—abused childhoods, broken marriages, or alcoholic parents. How do you handle the task of explaining these life-defining experiences? In prologue, dialogue, monologue, exposition, flashback?
The Benefits of the Byline: The Fine Art of Building A Reputation By Theresa W. Bennett-Wilkes
My journey to that check took approximately twenty-eight years. I wrote my first article, under my byline, for the Bennett Banner, the newspaper of my alma Mater, Bennett College, Greensboro, NC. I spent my junior year as an exchange student at Dartmouth College, back in the day when it was a men’s college. I was asked to write about it.
Writer Relocated by Annmarie Miles
I mentioned last month that I would share a bit of news with you. Well the news is that I am leaving Ireland to return to the UK, where my husband is from and where we spent the first few years of married life. It was a big decision but we know it is the right one for us. We’re quite excited about the potential of a new start and are eager to get going now the decision has been made.
Resources: World Building for Novelists by Beth Barany
In August 2014, I was interviewed by progressive science fiction author, Maxwell Pearl, on my views on world building in fantasy for the monthly Broad Universe podcasts. We discussed the philosophy of world-building for...
5 Ways to Design a Book Cover By Simone Collins, ArtCorgi Co-Founder and COO
If you draw a blank when it comes to having cover art made for your book, rest assured you have many budget-friendly options and need not rely on a publisher or agent to connect you to a book cover artist or designer.
Use Microsoft Word to Stop Shooting Yourself in the Foot by Molli Nickell
For 20 years, frustrated writers have arrived at my Story-Doctor virtual doorstep, manuscripts and hearts in hand. (This may not be totally accurate. Actually, I’ve never opened an email that included a photo of the sender clutching a bloody manuscript in one hand, their bleeding heart in the other. But, I digress.)
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