I saw a pin the other day that listed ten short writing tips and attributed it to a guy named Elmore Leonard. So I looked him up and his story checks out. In addition to selling tens of millions of copies of his novels and selling screenplays to a handful of successful Hollywood movies, he […]
Think Big, Start Small
Most new writers don’t have a big publishing house show up at their front door and offer them a six-figure book deal out of the blue. Shocking, I know. But it’s worth saying. Like anything else, finding success in writing doesn’t happen overnight. It takes years of practice and hard work. You have to be […]
Make “Lucky” the New “Busy”
Hey, I hope your Memorial Day weekend is going well. It’s a great time of year to pay tribute to not only your lost loved ones, but also to all of the men and women who died in service. I also consider it the weekend where summer really begins. And even though our kids aren’t […]
Five Links Friday 5/26/17
Hey, it’s Friday again! Hope you had a good and productive week. My recovery from the accident isn’t going as quickly as I hoped and I’m still a little slow and pained out in a lot of places, so a good collective “Awww” would be nice 🙂 Anyhow, on to the links! 1. Here’s an […]
Podcast Episode 37 – On the Agent Hunt
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott talk about the process of seeking a literary agent to represent your novel, including writing a query letter and a synopsis. Relevant links: QueryTracker.net, Writer’s Digest, Holy Fudgesicles Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available at iTunes, Soundcloud, RSS and […]
Interstate Writing Time
Making my hour-long commute home today in taught me a couple of things. The first and possibly most important is that it would be nice to have a working air conditioner in my car. Sure the weather has been great here lately (by “great” I mean dark, rainy, and dreary) but we all know what […]
15 Minutes for a Flash Fiction Challenge
I’ve written a bunch about time management in the past and have even thrown out some ideas on how to make the most of tiny time frames. But this time I’d like to talk about a writing exercise that can keep you writing every day and will not take a considerable amount of time. First, […]
Three things I did this weekend to get my writing back on track
I’ve had a lot of busy weekends in the last two months. With the new baby, a writing conference, a bunch of signings, panels, and talks, and of course getting hit by a car while crossing the street…yeah, things have been somewhat crazy over here. And while I’ve been keeping up with my promotional goals, […]
Five Links Friday 5/19/17
It’s time again for Five Links Friday: The best articles I read about writing this week. Hope you enjoy! 1. Let’s start this week with ta quick post by Christopher Kokoski on The Fastest Way To Make All Your Descriptions Better. 2. Whoa. Here’s a post by Blake Atwood with some really interesting numbers, but […]
When Should You Use a Prologue?
I’ve mentioned in previous posts that seemingly everybody “in the know” says you should avoid using a prologue in your novel. I would tend to agree for a couple of reasons. First off, if you’re pitching a book to an agent who says “I don’t like to see a prologue” then you shouldn’t use one. […]
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