Q&A with Dave M. Strom
I, Dave M. Strom, am a technical writer, comic book geek, and budding novelist and short story writer. So far, I specialize in bringing to life Holly Hansson, the Super(wo)man who’d rather be Clark Kent. She’s a writer also.
Writer's Fun Zone by Beth Barany
Revising with Timelines By Laura Bickle
Writers tend to get into a lot of trouble with time. There’s making time to write, managing deadlines, and the vagaries of market timing.
3 Reasons to Join a Writing Community (video) by Beth Barany #amwalking #amwriting
Okay, I’m not sure that there are three reasons for joining a writing community, but there are a few I give here, because the video is only 3 minutes long. Enjoy! ABOUT: In this video,...
Q&A with Award-winning author Lisa Boragine
L. Heller Boragine was born in Colombia, South America. She is fluent in Spanish and English. She holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Vermont in Environmental Studies, a masters degree in Speech Communication from Syracuse University, and has 20 years experience teaching Communications studies and coaching academic debate.
The Subtle Art of Eavesdropping for Character Development by Raina Schell
I’ve been honing my eavesdropping skills as of late, in the spirit that each of our fictional characters speak in a different voice. Whereas one character may sound like a grumbly religious naysayer, another may have the vocal inflections and vocabulary of a “valley girl”. Each character not only uses different verbiage, none speak alike in inflection or tone as well. I pondered this fact of good character development for some time before I decided the best way for me personally to get the “hang” of that was to eavesdrop on other people’s conversations in order to keep all of my characters from sounding exactly like me.
Perfect Partners Aren’t So Hard to Find by Jami Gray
I know, I know, there is no such thing as a “perfect partner” unless of course you exist in the written pages of all those books we devour like popcorn. And let’s be honest, if we did live in those pages, we’d all have curves to die for, a kick-ass attitude that would make men swoon at our feet, or for those male readers out there—a chiseled chest to cradle all those females falling under our Alpha-with-a-soft-spot spell.
Motivation vs. Habit by Carol Malone
Does the word “goal” send you into a panic? It does me. A man whose blog I follow religiously told of a motto hung above the door of his gym. It read, “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit keeps you going.” I believe Jim Ryan was attributed with saying that. Great thought, don’t you think?
What’s Your Focus + Your Passion in Your Novel Writing? by Beth Barany
For the last five weeks, I’ve felt like I was in the middle of something, as if I was unfinished. It made me a bit uncomfortable, but I was also satisfied to be “in...
Resolving Fictional Love Triangles by Kay Keppler
Many books, whatever their genre or literary bent, include a love story. Whether thriller, mystery, science fiction, or even Western, many stories that are not written primarily as romances include a love story in which the complications of the lovers match, complement, or escalate the complications of the primary plot. Think of Robert B. Parker’s Westerns, John Sandford’s thrillers, and many others.
Q&A With Andrea Buginsky
Please welcome Andrea Buginsky to our occasional Author Entrepreneur Q&A series at Writer’s Fun Zone. *** One of our focuses at Writer’s Fun Zone is to help creative writers with their author marketing and book marketing efforts and help them...
Special Sale! The Touchstone Series is Free on iBooks!
Hello Writers, My goal here at Writer’s Fun Zone is to share with you tips that you can use to you can create a successful career as a novelist and creative writer. One way we learn...
Writing for Scanners by Annmarie Miles
I heard a great phrase a couple of years ago that has stayed with me. The speaker said, “We live in a pierce & ding age. You pierce the top of a frozen meal, a few minutes in the microwave; and DING; it’s ready.” The point she was making was about how fast things happen now, and how we’ve gotten used to it. People look for instant responses to emails, we don’t like to wait for webpages to load, and we pay to see the preview episode of our favourite box set; because we just can’t wait.
Finding the Perfect Place to Write – a Field Guide to Procrastination by Catharine Bramkamp
From wanting to know if James Patterson uses a special pen to wondering what kind of perfect program Jon Green has loaded into his computer, we think that if only the specific talisman for good writing is identified, then purchased, possession will make us instantly famous. Except no matter what kind of special pen you own, you still must use it.
The Three-Part Plot by Jennifer Snow (A Year To Publication column)
Writing a 90k word novel can be a daunting task for any writer-new or established, but thinking about the work in progress in smaller pieces/stages can often help eliminate some anxiety and provide a loose outline to work with. I like to think of my stories as a three-part play-The Problem, The Middle Action, and The Resolution.
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