NaNoWriMo is two months away. You know the drill: 50,000 words in 30 days. That comes in at 1,667 words per day. It’s a daunting task for both new and experienced writers. I’ve done it twice and will probably do it again in a few years when the kids are older. But for now, I’ve […]
Getting back into writing after taking a break
I’ve taken…holy cow…almost the entire year so far off from writing fiction. Most of the time off has been spent working on other projects such as the card game and setting up some the initial business stuff required for that. And, yeah, designing and playtesting 52 Dragons has been so much fun. I can’t wait […]
Theme of Absence Halloween Horror Flash Fiction Contest
It’s that time of year again! The 5th Annual Theme of Absence Halloween Horror Flash Fiction contest is open for submissions. The rules are simple. $.01/word | 1000-word max | Deadline October 10 Click here to read complete guidelines and see previous winners.
What to Look for in Short Story Submission Guidelines
Submission guidelines: Just read them and do what they say, right? Right! Thanks for reading. … … Okay, so there’s a little more to it than that. And honestly, as I can tell you from my experience with Theme of Absence, some writers really seem like they don’t read the guidelines at all. And I […]
Podcast Episode 76 – The Inciting Incident
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott take a look at the Inciting Incident of a story, what it is, and why it is important. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available on iTunes, Google Play, Blubrry, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Castbox, TuneIn, Overcast, YouTube, or your favorite RSS […]
Seven Ways to Get Inside Your Character’s Head
I’ve written about bland characters in the past, but the problem of writing one-dimensional characters is still a difficult one to overcome. I was looking over a WIP the other day and I still just couldn’t make a connection with the main character. So I thought about it for a bit and decided that the […]
Five Links Friday 2/1/19
Hey, it’s Friday! I’ve got to start off this weekend by saying, yes, I’m still here and alive and well. I haven’t been posting much as of late, and I even missed last week’s Five Links Friday. Sigh. Not slacking at all though; I’ve just been dedicating most of my non-parenting time to the card […]
5 Quick Writing Exercises to Boost Your Output in 2019
Hey all, it’s a brand new year and I’m sure you’ve all set some monster writing goals for the year. Or even you didn’t set any massive word count goals (I didn’t) you’d still like to get that word count up this year, right? So where do you start? Well, first off, I’m going to […]
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