I’ve been on a serious writing journey for awhile and just published my first eBook. While walking that path, I’ve discovered a lot of things about myself and the writing process.
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by Beth Barany · Published October 14, 2013 · Last modified October 10, 2013
Start feeding the source that feeds you, and don’t stop. Don’t ever stop.
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by Beth Barany · Published September 19, 2013 · Last modified September 4, 2013
Let’s welcome back Kay Keppler for another month with Writer’s Fun Zone! In today’s article, Kay discusses the importance of giving your characters tough goals to achieve, and the impact tough goals have on...
Creativity Tools and Tips / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published September 16, 2013 · Last modified September 13, 2013
Welcome back to Tiffany Turpin Johnson, a kidlit writer and editor whose monthly column, Scribe Supplies: Writerly Tools for Success, brings you the best in all types of tools for professional writers. Today she shares...
For many fiction writers, figuring out how to create characters that seem real to readers is difficult.
Only then did I discover the question sleeping in my subconscious all the time: What if witches really did exist?
While my journalism experience hadn’t prepared me for the magnitude of the task, it helped in other ways.
If you’ve ever tried to write a book in a short amount of time, you know what a daunting task it can be. But you don’t have to stumble through the process alone.
In this article, I want to cover how to get speaking engagements for novelists. Yep, that’s right, standing up and talking to people, live. Lots of us writers are introverts, but the funny thing about...
To keep your characters and your narration distinct, you need to be particularly aware of sentence and paragraph structure. Variation is critical.
Please welcome Summer Lane who is today’s guest columnist. Summer provides us with her thoughts on writing a survival story. Enjoy! *** It’s one thing to write a book. It’s another thing to write...
I would like to welcome a new guest writer, Michael H. Fox, to Writer’s Fun Zone. Today Michael discusses music and writing, and how you can use music to help you write. Enjoy! *** Which...
Welcome to the next installment of craft posts by monthly guest columnist, Kay Keppler, on novel writing. Today she’ll help you with writing dialogue. You can contact Kay through the Writer’s Fun Zone or at kaykeppler AT yahoo DOT com to ask...
In today’s post, author Faith Van Horne discusses the importance and power of writing deadlines. Don’t procrastinate! Read her article and get writing! *** One of the greatest barriers I face in producing words...
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