Giving Your Writing A Proper Place in Time and Space by Beth Barany
On Giving Your Writing A Proper Place in Time and Space … Confession: I only work on my own novel about one to three hours a day — the creative parts I mean, whether those...
Writer's Fun Zone by Beth Barany
Revise Your Way to Success by Kay Keppler
You need an editor to make your writing shine, and the first red pen that touches your draft should be your own. Learn how to revise, and especially, learn how to delete. Read Strunk & White’s Elements of Style or some other book that shows you how to strip verbiage, and then apply what you’ve learned to your manuscript.
Blogging on Books on Blogging by Catharine Bramkamp
So, in an unexamined fit of self- improvement, I Googled blogging and yes, found a self-described expert. He offered membership in the master mind program, I could subscribe to his newsletter, I could sign up for a free online class, I could download white papers, I could buy his book.
Does Your Brain Always Storm With Creative Juices? by Carol Malone
Join us today as authorpreneur, ghostwriter, book, and creativity coach in training, Carol Malone, studies out the process for helping to get herself unstuck in her current WIP. She gives some advice on how to “Brainstorm” your novel’s storyline. Enjoy!
Returning to Self by Beth Barany
One of the hardest things for me to know is what I really think and feel. Not because I just don’t know. But because I think and feel so much and I’ve learned much...
Why You Should Know The Grammar Rules… So You Can Break Them Better! by Alicia Rasley
Many writers think of grammar and punctuation rules as restrictions which restrain and constrain their creativity. In fact, grammar and punctuation are just like words and sentences. They are mutually agreed-upon ways for readers...
Writing a Synopsis an Editor Will Read by Kay Keppler
Have you tried writing a synopsis? Do you hate it? You’re not alone. The synopsis is probably the single most hated document for authors to write, but we do it because publishers and agents usually demand it.
Spiritual Life of a Fiction Writer by Beth Barany
I’m working on a book on the spiritual life of a fiction writer. Not in any particular order. You can read my work-in-progress here on this blog. I’m writing this book to explore the...
One Word At A Time: The Law of Compound Effects by Beth Barany
People often tell me how overwhelming the thought is of writing a book. All those pages. All those words. But no one writes a book in one day. It takes time because words across...
You Got the Look by Nevada McPherson
When I first started creating graphic novels I thought it would be fun to add color, but the labor-intensive method I use (doing everything by hand) made it really difficult. I liked the look of the black and white and stuck with it for a long time.
How Did I Write This Thing? Jane is Everywhere by Crystal Jo Reiss
Imagine you have wanted to write stories since you first laid eyes on a Dr. Seuss picture book. For years you read YA novels that inspire you to dream up your own. You scribble a few lines, maybe a few pages, before giving up, only to try again.
Book Marketing with Newsletter Swaps by Ezra Barany
A lot of authors think that they need to spend time alone marketing their books to make more sales. The reality is, if they just have other people with many followers market their books,...
So You Want to Be A Fiction Writer? 3 Practices You Need by Beth Barany
So you want to be a fiction writer… here are some things you need to know, do, and be… 1. READ If you want to be any kind of writer, read. Anything and everything....
Making Mistakes: Why We Should by Catharine Bramkamp
“Let’s welcome back monthly columnist Catharine Bramkamp as she shares with us about “Making Mistakes – Why We Should.” You have these critics in your life. We all do. It is one of the biggest obstacles and frustrations for writers, and frankly, all creatives.
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