June 22, 2018 Setting Priorities Setting priorities. If you can’t do that… you’re not going to get things accomplished. I love setting priorities. I just wish I was disciplined… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
June 21, 2018 Pant’sing Your Novel Pantsing is the common term for “writing a novel by the seat of your pants.” Steven James and Jerry Jenkins fall into this category…. Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
June 19, 2018 How to Tell Good Writing Advice from Bad Good writing advice makes sense. Bad writing advice makes you scratch your head. Good writing advice builds you up and encourages you. Bad writing… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
June 18, 2018 Really Bad Writing Advice I’ve been reading a lot of really bad writing advice lately. I can only tell you, they must be trying to reduce competition. I… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
June 12, 2018 Bad Ideas Sometimes (a lot of times) you get ideas for a book. You plan it, even start writing it. Then it peters out. Why? Wasn’t… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
June 11, 2018 Bottom Line Writing Advice I’d love to have bought my first five or six writing books (I don’t remember how many I bought last year – I’m still… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
June 7, 2018 Antagonists Explained One of the writer advices I keep hearing is, “Your antagonist cannot be evil for evil’s sake! Go into their history! Show the circumstances… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
June 5, 2018 Back To Basics I’m a very big believer in planning, and in structure. Story Structure requires certain elements to keep reader interest, and ignoring that is often… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
June 4, 2018 An Unfixable Book Authors sometimes write a book you just can’t do anything with. It’s broken, and it can’t be fixed. Essentially, the book can’t be changed… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
June 3, 2018 Getting Back on Track When you get partway through your novel, and you reach a point where you don’t want to write it, something’s gone wrong. You turned… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)