One of the most important steps you can take when outlining a short story is to create your main character’s background. This is not necessarily information used in your story but is in your h…
One of the most important steps you can take when outlining a short story is to create your main character’s background. This is not necessarily information used in your story but is in your h…
Sometimes the littlest detail, when mishandled, can significantly slow a story. Such is the case with a freeze-frame when writing fiction.A freeze-frame occurs when the writer briefly pauses the ac…
All too often when beginning authors think about what they’re writing, they scowl and wonder why they even bother. Their writing, they surmise, is horrible – poor cadence, clunky dialogue, dul…
When creating your story’s setting or explaining what your characters are doing, you’ll need to use imagery. Imagery is necessary to move along the plot and to create tone. You even can c…
If your book were being handled by a mainstream publisher, you’d have little or even no say about how your front cover looks. In self-publishing, since you’re essentially doing all of the work of a…
What’s the best way to write your book: writing it out by hand on paper or typing on a computer?Interestingly, this is a hotly debated topic among writers. A number of discussion boards list i…