I’m going to try something a little different today and instead of posting links to writing-related articles, I’m going to share some links I found to Friday the 13th myths, legends, and superstitions. And just to be clear, I’m not talking about the awesome movie franchise, but the actual day. This is mostly for fun, […]
7 Essential Elements of a Story
I attended the Nebraska Writers Guild Spring Conference this weekend (although it could have been called Winter Conference, as it was 14 degrees with snow. Hence the “Nebraska” part of “Nebraska Writers Guild”) and had a great time, as always. They brought in several high profile speakers and agents, and today I wanted to share […]
Podcast Episode 58 – Situationally Appropriate Dialogue
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott take a look dialogue: when it works, and when it doesn’t, including how certain dialogue can be out of place in certain situations, time frames, or settings. About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife and kids. He is […]
Five Links Friday 4/6/18
It’s a yucky and snowy day in April. But never fear, it’s also Friday and I’ve got another Five Links for ya to read over the weekend! 1. Let’s start with a great post by Eva Langston on How to Write Better Novels with ONE Key Step. 2. Here’s an informative post by The results […]
Surprise your audience, but be sure it makes sense in the long-term
I’ve never been shy to admit that I’m a fan of professional wrestling. Well, maybe I should say I used to be a fan of professional wrestling. Due to the combination of life’s responsibilities, the kids, and just the fact that the current product is nearly unwatchable to us fans of the 80s and 90s, […]
Blogging Tools & Sites I Use for My Platform
As a follow-up to yesterday’s post, I thought it could be helpful to share the tools and websites I use for my author platform. Some are more successful than others, but it doesn’t take a lot of time to manage these things. Websites and blog I prefer WordPress for all my three sites (jasonbougger.com, themeofabsence.com, […]
4 Reasons Why Your Author Platform is Important (Even if it doesn’t help you sell any books.)
I’m often asked if I think it’s important to have a writer’s platform. Your platform was all the rage a few years ago, but now you don’t hear so much about it and most of the big sites and magazines don’t push the idea like they used to. I still think a platform is important. […]
Five Links Friday 3/30/2018
It’s Friday! And it’s even Good Friday, so here are some good links for ya to read over the weekend. 1. Let’s start with an older post by Jeanine Henning from Indie Author News, with some editing tips: Treat Your eBook as Your Readers First Date. 2. Alexander M Zoltai has a neat look at […]
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