• Follow a ‘process’ when writing your book • The ‘thinking step’ when writing your book • Outline your scene when stuck on what to write • Draft rarely perfect after first …
“If you don’t know it, don’t write it.” – Darrell Schweitzer“It’s better to write about things you feel than about things you know about.” – L. P. Hartley“And as to experience – well, t…
“Unless a writer is extremely old when he dies, in which case he has probably become a neglected institution, his death must always be seen as untimely. This is because a real writer is always…
Indie authors: Murky biz advice, gray legal issues
A variety of potential problems can create problems for indie authors starting their own business. Oftentimes, this arrives as murky business advice and gray legal areas. Here are some answers to c…
“The purpose of writing is both to keep up with life and to run ahead of it.” – William Saroyan“I just knew there were stories I wanted to tell.” – Octavia E. Butler“The only end o…
Some mainstream media will ignore your release because they deem it as less news than an advertisement for your product. Indeed, an announcement that your book will be released or that it has been …
• Passive voiceVerbs give sentences and books vibrancy. When too many of them in a story are passive or weak, the writing sounds drab.• Telling not showingPerhaps the most common mistake among novi…
“If you don’t know it, don’t write it.” – Darrell Schweitzer“It’s better to write about things you feel than about things you know about.” – L. P. Hartley“And as to experience – well, t…
• Basic guidelines for your story’s rising action • Develop conflicts related to resolving your story’s central problem • Unfold action to develop a stronger story • Your main characte…
Rob Bignell, Editor/Author
