Course: Story Structure: Essential Building Blocks of Your Craft
For the second year in a row, I’ll teach “Story Structure: An Essential Building Blocks of Your Craft Title” as an online email course. Here’s the details! Hope to see you there!
Writer's Fun Zone by Beth Barany
Video: Beth Barany on the Planning Your Novel
Are you planning your novel but are a little lost? Do you wish you had a roadmap to follow but want to meander off the path sometimes?Then take a listen to this video I did and take 1 step toward planning your novel today.
April 21st Event: ”Plan Your Novel Like a Pro” with Beth Barany
I’ll be presenting 7 key tips from our Plan Your Novel Like A Pro book on Sunday, April 21, for the Berkeley branch of the California Writers Club, meeting in Oakland. Read on for...
Develop Your Characters to Plan Your Novel (#3)
Today is the third in an 8-post series on planning your novel. In today’s post, we focus on character development. (First published on Writers Fun Zone blog in 2014.) *** If you missed it,...
An Introduction to Foodie Culture So You Can Write Foodie Novels By MJ Post
I want to introduce you to the culture of FOODIES, who will make good characters for your food fiction.
Review of Rework by Jason Fried and David Hansson
While the book, Rework, is not written specifically for author entrepreneurs, it very well could be. The information contained within this book can, and in fact, must be paired with the service or product that we offer, if we want to be successful
The Three-Act Story Structure: A Framework that Keeps Your Story Moving by Tinthia Clement
Hollywood got it right a long time ago and it’s works printed books, and now eBooks as well: the best story structure is when a story has a beginning, middle, and end.
Master This Building Block of All Stories: Scenes
Scenes are the heart of novels. There are so many different types of scenes, and so many ways you can write a scene. So how do you decide? Is there a method that works?...
Plan Your Novel with Story Synopsis
Today is the second in an 8-post series on preparing your novel. In today’s post, we focus on writing your story synopsis for your novel preparation. If you missed it, the first step in...
Starting Small with Dictation by Vanessa Kier
Using the native dictation feature of your mobile phone gives you the ability to do limited dictation without spending extra money or being at your computer. Here’s how to start using dictation in little ways to ease your workload.
A Bevy of Options: Part Deux – FREEBIES! by Keri Kruspe
In my first article, I went through various software/tool options I’ve used to launch my writer’s career that cost money. As promised, here’s the fun stuff… freebies!
When Cleaning Your Bathroom Seems More Important than Working on Your Story by Veronika Magali-Marosy
Today we welcome a new guest writer to Writer’s Fun Zone, Veronika Magali-Marosy who is stopping by to chat with us about “When Cleaning Your Bathroom Seems More Important than Working on Your Story.” Enjoy!
Start Your Novel Planning with the Elevator Pitch
Welcome to the 8-post series on planning your novel. In today’s post, as your first step, we focus on writing your elevator pitch. (Updated from first publication in 2014.) Elevator Pitch An elevator pitch...
Estates and Copyrights – What Happens When They Collide? By Kelley Way
When you have an income-producing asset like a copyright, it’s easy to focus on how to keep that income flowing over the next few months.
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