Five Types of Point of View and Which One is Absolutely, No Doubt the Best by Laurel Osterkamp
Authors can have difficulty choosing their books point of view, sometimes they can look to their story to help them decide.
by Guest Contributor · Published August 30, 2022 · Last modified August 26, 2022
Authors can have difficulty choosing their books point of view, sometimes they can look to their story to help them decide.
Art imitates life when fiction authors reflect the human condition back to readers, helping them see the world through different lenses.
Deb Kastner teaches us about one of her favorite ways to market her books: Facebook takeovers. This is a fun, free way to build your brand, and generate interest in your book!
This post is about principles on how to revise for your reader’s experience. I’m staring at my WIP—work in progress. It’s final edits time. Fish or cut bait. It’s time to make all those...
Writers get a lot of advice. They’re told to write what they know or explore new worlds. To grab readers in the first paragraph or do a slow build.
I wrote one blog on the tools one can use for productivity before at and all of those tools still stand. They’re all great. What I found was that I used too many at once and that didn’t end up working well for me as I spent more time inputting and checking off than was necessary.
Today we welcome a new guest writer to Writer’s Fun Zone, Sarah Chauncey, who is stopping by to chat with us about “Identifying Your Ideal Reader.” Enjoy!
Let’s welcome back monthly columnist, editor, and novelist, Kay Keppler, as she shares with us “Love Your Bad Guys!” Enjoy!
“…the bearded merchants in furred robes conversing quietly as they picked their way along the slimy stones above the water, the fishermen unloading their catch, coopers pounding and shipmakers hammering and clamsellers singing and shipmasters bellowing, and beyond all the silent, shining bay.”
We all face it, that frightening moment when our flying fingers pause mid-motion over the keyboard. Wait, was that the wrong tense? Did I say that before? Is that a realistic reaction from my character? Oh pink elephants, that’s too predictable!
You’ve finished your first novel, sent it through the wringer of your critique group or chosen beta readers, and tweaked it again and again. Nerves rioting, you’ve decided set it free into the reading world. You’re standing in the open doorway and the paths before you are numerous. You notice a passing author out for a stroll with their third, or was it tenth, book at their side. You clear your throat and timidly ask, “Which road is the one to Publication City?”
According to story consultant Michael Hauge, your job as a storyteller is to create images. Your readers, viewers, or listeners want to picture who is doing what. To succeed at that, all the elements of your story need to be clear and vivid. However, some writers have trouble developing unique characters that jump off the page.
This material first appeared as a course within the Group Coaching Program for Novelists where Carol is an assistant mentor. Click here http://coaching.bethbarany.com/ for more information about the program where we help novelists write, edit,...
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by Beth Barany · Published June 7, 2011 · Last modified July 15, 2011
Recommendation from someone I know The cover Saw on a bestseller list Reviews you’ve read in blogs/online forums Reviews you read in magazines/newspapers Prominent display in bookstore Fom a comment by Michelle Gagnon at...
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