May 27, 2018 Writing For Emotional Response I pretty much knew I’d made it as a writer when I wrote a scene in a novel where I cried as I wrote… 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)
May 25, 2018 Resolving Contradictions in Writing Novels I’ve read a lot of books and articles on writing. Some I agree with. Many I don’t agree at all with. I constantly hear… 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)
May 24, 2018 Why the Lord of the Rings Was an Amazing Success The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings were highly successful – so successful they inspired their own genre, and a horde of imitators…. 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)
May 23, 2018 Two Tools You Need to Know that Sharpen Your Writing Skills Short one today. What’s the two tools you can use to sharpen your fiction writing skills? Easy. Twitter. Why? you’ve got a character limit…. 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)
May 21, 2018 Take Away Lessons I’ve learned on Writing Recognizing that there’s a reading public out there with definitive wants, I’d like today to speak on this.There seems to be an attitude evoked… 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)
May 20, 2018 Reflections on a Ninja Movie If you’ve poked through this website, you’ll see I make the occasional reference to a Ninja movie I wrote once. It’s funny, when 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)
May 18, 2018 The First Chapter The first line. The first scene. The first chapter. I was paralyzed from writing in my youth when my father used to make dramatic… 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)
May 17, 2018 Be Different As I got ready to write this,I suddenly heard Weird Al’s Dare to be Stupid song in my head! Publishers and producers are looking… 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)
May 15, 2018 Story Length I tend to be pretty wordy when I write. Other people complain they under write. So, the question is, how many words do you… 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)
May 14, 2018 Story Structure Versus Story One thing we must understand is that story rules and structure are not set in stone. Should you have a 3 chapter set up,… 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)