What to Do About Your Worldbuilding Gaps by Jasper Ezekiel
Jasper Ezekiel talks about what to do when there’s a gap in your world building – and why that might actually be a good thing after all.
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Novels In & Out by Catharine Bramkamp
Writing coach Catherine Bramkamp shares how reading books is like breathing air in this article Novels In & Out.
Q&A with Cindy Kehagiaras
Enjoy this Author Q&A with Cindy Kehagiaras, sharing about her inspirations, challenges, writing habits, and future plans.
Writing Short Stories Can Make Your Novel Better by Thao Nguyen
Novels are huge undertakings, and can be daunting to practice. Thao Nguyen teaches us how important skills for novel writing can actually be honed much quicker with short stories.
3 Fun Videos on Preparing for NaNoWriMo
Today is the eighth and last in an 8-post series on planning your novel. In today’s post, Ezra shares 3 fun videos on preparing for NaNoWriMo or any time. If you missed it: the...
The Role of Mindfulness in Creativity by Sarah Chauncey
Novels, J.D. Salinger wrote, grow in the dark. By that, he meant that true creativity comes from the subconscious mind, from allowing ideas time to percolate below our conscious awareness.
Termination Right 101 by Kelley Way
I’ve had several occasions now where I’m talking to an author, and they mention how frustrating it is that this publisher has the rights to their book and, for one reason or another, the publisher refused to give the rights back when the author asked for it. I promptly ask the first question that comes to my mind: “So, do you think you’ll exercise your termination right when the time comes?”
Fiction Physics (remember, the F in Physics is for fun!) by Catharine Bramkamp
I work with an engineer on the show – someone devoted to reality as much as he’s devoted to fantasy. Interestingly my son is a Geo-Physicist and is equally passionate about fantasy and science fiction. Which should be a lesson to writers: even brilliant people read to be transported to far away lands. Remember that you are writing for brilliant readers, some even more brilliant than you.
Promote Your Christmas Romance: Sign up here
Who here has written a Christmas romance?! Either this year or in past years. I’m writing a series of blog posts featuring romance with a Christmas theme. I’m running a fun series the FOUR Fridays...
Blogging Tips: Is Less Really More? by Annmarie Miles
Your blog is not the place for your novel – well not all of it!
How to Edit Your Novel in 3 Steps
After writing your novel — be it a romance, mystery, thriller, fantasy, horror, or science fiction — and letting it sit — I let my novels sit for 1 year — edit your novel in layers.
7 Ways I Got on the Amazon Bestsellers Lists
How Amazon bestseller and award-winning author of the thriller, The Torah Codes, Ezra Barany, really got on the bestsellers’ lists.
What Happens in Vegas, Gets Published to the Entire World
Extra! Welcome to another Indie Author spotlight this week, an article on how to research your novel by author Kay Keppler. Kay Keppler writes smart, funny contemporary romance, and other fun stuff. Her story on how she did research for her Vegas-based book is fun and informative. Enjoy! PS. Oh, be sure to visit her blog for a chance to win one of my writing books and many other fabulous prizes.
CRAFT: The Author’s Voice — Subjective versus Objective
Welcome to the weekly series on craft. We authors need to write excellent books for our readers to enjoy. This week’s guest author on craft, Kat Duncan, shares about author’s voice. Check out her...
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