December 9, 2017 Getting your novel off to a right start I’m of course always reading, studying, trying to improve. Experts tell us this is the character trait of a successful novelist and screenplay writer…. 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)
December 8, 2017 Starting your novel project in Scrivener The first thing you’re going to do is get Scrivener, and then get the template. I’m probably going to try a mystery, because I’ve… 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)
December 7, 2017 Six Important Keys to Scene Introductions Years ago, when I was a kid, I remember my dad going off on intro lines to books. He made a big deal about… 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)
December 6, 2017 Ten Essential steps you need to write your novel in one month Sounds good, doesn’t it? What does it take to write a novel in a month? You and I just missed it, because Nanowrimo is… 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)
December 5, 2017 Cutting words It’s difficult to cut words from a novel. I wrote those words. It felt right to write them. But I have 196,000 words in… 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)
December 4, 2017 Nagging My fourth book is nagging at me. I know where it went wrong. I’m not entirely sure how to bail that part out. There’s… 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)
December 3, 2017 Character Creation Sheets Character Creation sheets run the gamut from “Name Height Weight Hair Color” to “At what age did your character first drink a soda?” I’m… 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)
December 2, 2017 The problem with Holiday Time One of the biggest problems we’ve got as writers is that holiday time has so many obligations on us. We have to see family,… 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)
December 1, 2017 7 Common Dialog Traps Fiction Writers Must Avoid One thing I have found out is that when you say, “They can’t teach me anything”, it is a self fulfilling prophecy. Even though… 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)
November 30, 2017 Open Live Writer Okay, I’m trying Open Live Writer to write my blog with. I’m still doing the rest of my writing (including Twitter and Facebook) in… 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)
