Write Good Books

Jason Bougger's blog for new and aspiring writers

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Home
  • About
  • Writing Resources
  • Podcast
    • Episode List
    • Podcast Contact Form
  • Articles
    • All Writing Posts
    • Site News
    • Author Spotlights
    • 5 Links Friday
    • Personal
  • Contact Forms
    • General Feedback Form
    • Podcast Contact Form
    • Author Spotlight Submission Form

Keeping up with your writing goals

April 6, 2015 By: Jason Bougger

In a post last week, I warned (complained about) how going into a writing session with no plan can be very unproductive if you’re not careful. The way to prevent that is to set goals. I always like to push the idea that, as writers, we need to set written, daily goals and commit to […]

How NOT to write

April 4, 2015 By: Jason Bougger

I forgot my own rule for beating writer's block. Grrr.

Allow me to gripe, if you will… I went to Scooters with a good 90 minutes to write today. Total freedom. And I don’t mean freedom from the kids or anything like that. I’m currently caught up on all of my writing stuff for the rest of the weekend. The first round of my novel […]

3 Most Common Mistakes I Find in My Own Fiction

April 2, 2015 By: Jason Bougger

3 Common Mistakes I Find In My Own Fiction

After spending the last few years writing, reading, and learning as much as I could about writing fiction and the “right” way to do things, I’ve also learned a lot about the wrong way. Not only through Theme of Absence, but also from my own work. In fact, most of what I discovered came from […]

3 Pitfalls of Writing in the First person

April 1, 2015 By: Jason Bougger

Do you write fiction in the firt person? Watch out for these 3 pitfalls of writing in the first person!

How often do you write a story in the first person that feels so real–so natural–that after you finish you are certain that you have completed a near-perfect work of art? If you’re a newer writer, this feeling might be quite common when you first start writing with the first person narrative. It’s pretty enticing […]

Writing a query letter? Check out this free e-book!

March 28, 2015 By: Jason Bougger

Free ebook HOW TO WRITE A GREAT QUERY LETTER INSIDER TIPS AND TECHNIQUES FOR SUCCESS

Cool! Here’s a free e-book by Noah Lukeman (the author of The First Five Pages: A Writer’s Guide To Staying Out of the Rejection Pile). To me, writing the query letter is just as difficult as writing the novel. Agents and editors are busy. You may have only one or two seconds to grab their […]

3 Overused Character Traits to Avoid

March 26, 2015 By: Jason Bougger

You're supposed to create interesting, flawed characters with compelling back-stories. The last thing you want is for a rejection letter to tell you that you have flat, dull characters.

I know. You’re supposed to create interesting, flawed characters with compelling back-stories. The last thing you want is for a rejection letter to tell you that you have flat, dull characters. So what do you do? Like all good writers, you try to make your characters deeper by giving them some interesting baggage from their […]

5 Surefire Ways to Fail at Writing

March 25, 2015 By: Jason Bougger

Magazines and blogs about writing (including this one) are plumb full of advice on what to do to improve your writing and your chances of publication. On the other side of the coin, here’s a list of five things that will get in your way. 1. Not taking writing seriously The first way you’re guaranteed […]

5 Things You Need to do RIGHT NOW if You Want to Start Writing

March 24, 2015 By: Jason Bougger

This post is for the person who has always wanted to write but hasn't started yet.

This post is for the person who has always wanted to write but hasn’t started yet. Or the person who might have started writing something a couple of times, but never actually finished a short story. Or maybe even for the person who casually writes fiction, but hasn’t gotten serious about it yet. It’s five […]

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • Next Page »

Hi There! I’m Jason.

Welcome to Write Good Books, a blog dedicated to helping new writers improve their craft and learn about the industry. Read More…

Get more stuff like this
in your inbox

Subscribe to our mailing list and get interesting stuff and updates to your email inbox.

Thank you for subscribing.

Something went wrong.

we respect your privacy and take protecting it seriously

Top Posts & Pages

  • Who is Mary Sue and How Can You Kill Her?
    Who is Mary Sue and How Can You Kill Her?
  • Five Reasons to Start a New Paragraph
    Five Reasons to Start a New Paragraph
  • Generative Writing and Brainstorming
    Generative Writing and Brainstorming
  • 4 Reasons to avoid dream sequences
    4 Reasons to avoid dream sequences

My Young Adult Novel

Tags

Agents Beginnings Blogging Characters cliches Conferences Critique Groups descriptions dialogue Doubt Editing endings fantasy Fear goals Holy Fudgesicles horror ideas Links marketing Motivation Nebraska Writers Guild Novels Pay Personal Plots podcast Point of View Queries Rejection Revisions science fiction Self-publishing setting Short Stories Social Media Stephen King success Theme of Absence Time Traditional Publishing worldbuilding Write Good Books Writer's Block Writing
Write Good Books - Blog Directory OnToplist.com

Write Good Books

  • About
  • Author Spotlight Submission Form
  • Contact
  • Podcast
  • Podcast Contact Form
  • Privacy Policy
  • Resources

Blog Archive

Copyright © 2025 · Write Good Books