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...
Writer's Fun Zone by Beth Barany
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.
Adventures of an Author: Truths Learned as I Started My Writing Career by Carol Malone
When I placed my feet on the path of writing, I surrounded myself with teachers who were further ahead and could reach behind and pull me along.
Diluting Your Brand: A Discussion by Melinda Pierce
“I think writers need to be careful in regards to diluting their brand. While I believe it is absolutely possible to write in a variety of subgenres under one name, and there are plenty of authors who do so (very successfully too!), it can also work against you.”
Putting the “Self” into Self-Publishing by Annmarie Miles
Publishing was not something I planned on and I certainly didn’t intend to go through the tremendous amount of work that I know authors do, to get their book in front of agents and publishers.
Want to write a novel? (but don’t know how to begin?)
A novel is an awesome way to leave your mark in the world. A novel can impact the culture deeply. A novel can be your way of leaving a legacy. With fiction, we move...
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