Getting feedback is an important part of the path to publication. I’ve written previously about writing critique groups and dealing with criticism, but one thing I haven’t touched on too much is how to evaluate a critique, and whether or not you should implement any of the recommended changes. Critiques can be scary. Putting your […]
Five Links Friday 7/12/19
Hey, we’re back for another edition of Five Links Friday. Enjoy! 1. Let’s start off this week with some tips on Finding and Using Beta Readers by Emma Lombard. 2. Here is an older post from April Davila, on here 2018 Resolution, to Find an Agent. I’m sharing because I like her strategy. 3. Awesome […]
Your plot is too neat. Increase your word count and crank up the conflict.
This might be one of those posts where the whole idea can be summed up in the title, but it never hurts to elaborate a bit, right? What it comes down to was this: I was working on a thing once and after tying “The End” I kind of looked at the story and said, […]
A Cool Trick to Help Improve Your Revision Skills
My 7-year-old really enjoys reading. Watching him devour Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Captain Underpants, and all their sequels and spin-off makes me so proud. My favorite (and the one I’m reading with him) is the 39 Clues series. Like a lot of kids, his love of reading has him writing as well. He staples […]
How Developing a Game is Like Writing a Novel
I haven’t been writing any fiction since late November. As I mention ad nauseam to anyone I meet in real life and on the internet, I’ve been in the process of creating a fantasy card game. It’s been a great experience so far, and I’m making a ton of progress. I’ve been playtesting with a […]
Five Links Friday 1/4/19
And we’re back with the first edition of Five Links Friday for the year. Hope your year is off to a great start. Enjoy the links and have a great weekend! 1. Let’s start the year out right with 10 Books You Need To Help Your Writing Life by Rachel Thompson at BadRedhead Media. 2. […]
Five Links Friday 5/11/18
It’s Five Links Friday! Check ’em out. 1. You’ve got your novel ready to query or self-publish, but you should still have a couple of beta readers before you pull that trigger. Lets start off with 12 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Beta Reader Feedback by Hannah Heath. 2. Developing your writing habit […]
4 Areas to Increase Conflict in Your Story
I was looking over one of my unfinished pieces of fiction, trying to figure out what exactly was wrong with it before taking it down the path of becoming a finished piece of fiction and one thought kept popping into my head: “This is boring.” That’s a rather painful realization to have about a work-in-progress, […]
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