What Do You Want? By Carol Malone
What do all writers want? We want to leave a legacy and influence others. We want recognition. We want to get our books published. And we want to sell a zillion copies of our books. Ca-Ching!
Writer's Fun Zone by Beth Barany
Top 10 Plot Problems of 2013 by Kay Keppler
The end of the year for many people is a time of looking back and reflecting, a time to sum things up and decide where we’ve been and where we want to go.
Why Selfishness is A Necessary Virtue for Writers by Vangile Makwakwa
When we put ourselves first and honour our wishes, we give those around us the space to do the same and raise the bar!
Writing and Intuition by Faith Van Horne
I am happy to welcome Faith Van Horne back for another month with us! In today’s article Faith discusses writing and intuition. Enjoy! *** Writing advice tends to be divided into two seemingly contrasting camps: “art”...
Holiday Special! Give yourself the gift of writing a novel
Holiday Special: Give Yourself the Gift of Writing Your Novel Do you want to get writing but just don’t know where to begin? Are you ready to get started on your novel now? Do...
Telling the Greatest Story Ever Told by Annmarie Miles
Even though many of us share a very similar Christmas experience, we don’t all have identical ones. Every family has their quirky traditions, or ‘interesting’ relatives, or creative table plan and there’s always the unorthodox addiction to the ‘stuffing recipe’.
Trusting the Writer in You by Margaret Aslanis-Nystrom
Every time you think of yourself as being terrible at writing. Every time you doubt yourself as a writer. Every time you are rejected by others. Every time you have a daunting task ahead of you. Take those thoughts and turn them into positive affirmations instead.
How to Stop Sabotaging Your Success As a Writer by Vangile Makwakwa
I have this awesome talent to sabotage relationships and great career opportunities just as they turn into success.
Draw Your Readers In: The Game of Contrasts by Wyatt Bessing
Remember: Don’t recount every moment of your characters’ lives. As a writer, your job is to present the crucial moments that develop plot and enhance character. Each scene is driven by a character’s desire to attain something,
Turn Fan Fiction to Original Fiction by Erin Lale
There are many more things one could write about with respect to Norse mythology and the Norse gods (which is actually a misnomer, since the culture which gave rise to the mythology spanned the whole of northern Europe north of the Roman Empire and predated the development of modern nation-states.
Character Conflict: Characters in Opposition by Kay Keppler
If you write any kind of commercial fiction, conflict is required. Nobody wants to read a story about happy people who have great jobs, raise wonderful children, do meaningful volunteer work, and lose all the weight they gain after the holidays.
Why Having a Future Media Clause is Important by Ace Antonio Hall @AceAntonioHall
Whether you hire an attorney (one who does publishing contracts regularly) or decide you are intelligently qualified to make some appropriate legal amendments, I suggest you BEST BEWARE the clause in your contract about Future Technology.
Falling Short by Faith Van Horne
Goals can be a two-edged sword. Their stated purpose is to motivate and encourage.
Your Happy NaNoWriMo state by Tiffany Turpin Johnson @Fictiffous
Even to the most experienced of writers, pounding out a book in a month can seem crazy, but as many NaNoWriMoers can attest, it’s doable. And therein lies the contradiction of any marathon.
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