I still remember something that happened at a writing conference I attended a few years ago. When asked what the most important thing an aspiring writer can do, one of the panelists answered: “Cancel Facebook.” A few people in the crowd chuckled, but one of the other panelists disagreed, saying that you need the social […]
Five Links Friday 5/1/15
And another week is in the books. I guess another month is too. I hope April was a good for you as it was for me. Onto Five Links Friday. 1. Let’s start with a great article from Wendy Lawton at Books and Such. 10 Near-Fatal Errors Writers Make (and how you can avoid them!) […]
3 quick marketing things to do if you only have 15 minutes
I used to think if I didn’t have at least two hours of uninterrupted time to put away for writing that it wasn’t even worth taking the time to try for the night. My, how things have changed. On weekends, it’s not unusual to reserve a two or three hour block and get stuff done, […]
3 questions (about your book) to ask yourself right now
Writing is book is hard, but the really difficult stuff comes after it’s finished. After the editing, revising, rewriting, and cleanup, you’ve still got nothing but a book. Your next step is to get the novel to readers, and hopefully make some money doing so. When it comes to publishing, you’ve basically got three options: […]
Never Lie to the Reader
There are so many “rules” we need to follow as writers. Don’t write in the second person. Don’t open with a dream sequence. Don’t use too many flashbacks. Don’t use too many adjectives. Don’t use any adverbs. You get the point. But there is one rule of writing fiction that isn’t brought up very often, […]
Five Links Friday 4/24/15
It’s time again for Five Links Friday, although we were dangerously close to making this on the first Five Links Saturday. Let’s have at it. 1. This one is more of a motivational post than a strictly writing related one, but 15 Questions to Ask Yourself Every Friday by Adrian Granzella Larssen at The Daily […]
Avoiding Past Progressive Tense
One of my biggest writing mistakes (especially early on, but it stills shows up every now and then) is to slip into this annoying tense that I believe is called past progressive or past continuous. The most common place I find it is when I’m describing a setting. For example, after Bob walks into a […]
Writing comedy? Check out this free ebook!
Here’s another free ebook available at FreelanceWriting.com. This one is pretty interesting. I’ve published the occasional humorous short story, but humor is far from my strongest writing skill. This book gives an interesting overview of the comedy business, covering everything from writing to sitcoms to handling hecklers. Are you the guy or gal whom everyone […]
But who the heck cares?
Any of us who can still remember elementary school are familiar with the questions of description: “Who? What? When? Where? Why? (and sometimes How?)” As writers, we pretty much ask ourselves most, if not all, of these questions whenever we create a new story or setting. And that’s all great, but there is another question […]
The 3 Most Convenient Places to Brainstorm
“Where do you get your ideas?” It’s a question that every writer has been asked at least once. But no matter how many writers have been asked that question, and no matter how many times, the answer is the same: “Damned if I know.” If pressed to elaborate, we might add something along the lines […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 64
- 65
- 66
- 67
- 68
- …
- 72
- Next Page »