So after watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I went over to one of my favorite movie reviews sites an checked out what everybody thought about it. Most of the reviews were gushing, as you’d expect, but there were a few arguments on whether or not the main character, Rey, was a “Mary Sue” character. […]
Five Links Friday 1/15/16
This crazy week has finally come to an end. But here at Write Good Books, we don’t complain. We celebrate stuff. And what better stuff to celebrate than an upcoming three-day weekend? Here is some stuff to read about writing. Give it a look and then get to work! 1. Let’s start on a positive […]
Quick Tips # 2 : Introduce the main character first.
Another thing I see in Theme of Absence submissions that I really don’t like is when a story begins and you have no idea who the story is about. And by that, I’m not talking about a story where several characters are introduced and you wonder which one is the protagonist. I’m talking about those […]
Writing Convincing Dialogue
At times, writing the characters’ dialogue can be the easiest part of writing fiction. How hard can it be, after all, to have a couple of Joes sharing a drink and shooting the breeze, right? Wrong. Writing dialogue well is rarely easy, and it certainly isn’t simply about a couple of characters talking to each […]
Five Links Friday 1/8/16
So, yeah, we’re buried in sleet at the time of this writing. Hope the weekend gets a little better. For now, however, here are the 5 best writing(ish) articles I read this week. Take a look and stay indoors for the next couple of days! 1. Derek Haines takes a good look at something that […]
Quick Tips # 1 : “Was” in the opening
One of the most common problems I see in my Theme of Absence submissions comes in the opening sentence. It’s the unnecessary use of past progressive tense and immediately takes the story down the path of telling instead of showing. Don’t do this: “C-3PO was running away toward the escape pod.” Instead, do this: “C-3PO […]
Podcast Episode 1: Time Management For Writers
“How do you find time to write?” The first episode of the Write Good Books Podcast looks at time management for writers as Jason and Scott answer that question by discussing the ways they fit writing into their daily schedules. Click the link below to stream the episode or grab the rss feed to the […]
Author Spotlight: Elaine Cantrell
Today’s Author Spotlight features Elaine Cantrell Tell us a little about yourself. I was born and raised in South Carolina where I attended Clemson University and ultimately got a master’s degree in personnel services. I’m a member of Alpha Delta Kappa, an international honorary society for women educators, and I’m also a member of Romance […]
What can you do to help other writers?
Hey, it’s the first Monday of the new year. I’ll tell you this, we’ve got a little rule over here at the Write Good Books blog and that is this: NO COMPLAINING. And especially no complaining that it’s Monday. So I wanted to start off the year on a super positive note and figured what […]
Five Links Friday New Year’s Day 2016
It is my favorite day of the year. (Yes, even more than Halloween, despite what I have may have said in the past.) And as I’m a firm believer in setting goals, especially New Year’s Day goals, I wanted to make this Five Links Friday one focused on setting and keeping goals. Enjoy! 1. Don’t […]
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