• Tax forms self-published authors must fileAs a published author, you’ll have to pay taxes on your earnings from book sales. If a self-published author in the United States, you are a self-proprie…
• Constructing your story’s main character• How to create a memorable protagonist• How NOT to create a protagonist• How to make your main character likable• Create main character that readers bond …
Anytime you’re writing a scene in the story’s rising action, you’ll want to treat it as a short story in and of itself. That means focusing on conflict.All too often when editing such scenes for my…
“…bad writing usually arises from a stubborn refusal to tell stories about what people actually do― to face the fact, let us say, that murderers sometimes help old ladies cross the stree…
• Should you ever co-write your book? Sometimes you come up with a great story idea with another person. Or your discussions and critiques of one another’s works are inspiring. So you decide to co-…
“The language fictional characters use is chosen for effect, at least if the author is concentrating.” – John M. Ford“All the information you need can be given in dialogue.” –…