I’ve often claimed that I can tell if I’ll accept or reject a story at Theme of Absence as early as the first sentence. Mind you, I don’t actually make that decision until I finish the piece (if flash fiction) or read at least of third of it (if a longer piece). But still, in […]
Five Links Friday 6/16/17
Another weekend is upon us, and that means it’s another Five Links Friday. Try to stay out of the heat and enjoy! 1. Let’s start with a post by Roland Yeomans on How to Write a Book Blurb. Good stuff to know whether you’re querying or self-publishing. 2. Here’s an inspirational post by Sara Letourneau […]
The only surefire way to get better at this “writing” thing
I know this is old advice, but it’s always worth repeating. If you want to get better at something, you need to practice. That means if you want to be a writer, you have to write. In fact, you have to write every day. Seriously. See, here it is in bold: write every day. And […]
Three Writing Ideas I’ve Changed My Mind About
I’ve been writing for a while now, and while I still look back on those first couple of years where everything was fun, new, and exciting, I still had a few wrong ideas about the craft. And had I not corrected them, they may still be holding me back today. So with that said, here […]
Building a Story From the Bottom Up
So maybe I’m a terrible person, but in the distant past I used to kind of (silently) make fun of those writers who would talk about getting so hung up on world-building that they haven’t even begun their book yet. I was like, What the Hell? World-building? How boring is that? Just shut up and […]
Five Links Friday 6/8/17
Hey, it’s Friday! I don’t want to complain about the heat, so I won’t say anything at all. Enjoy these links and have a great weekend! 1. Let’s start out with some evil.Here are 5 Characteristics of an Epic Villain in a post by Antonio del Drago at Mythic Scribes. 2. We all feel overwhelmed […]
Podcast Episode 38 – What to Avoid in a Query
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott look at a few of the things agents and editors do not want to see in your query letter and synopsis. Relevant links: QueryTracker.net, Writer’s Digest, Holy Fudgesicles Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available at iTunes, Soundcloud, RSS and […]
Writing friends and critique groups
One thing I found when I “came out” as a writer is that there are writers everywhere. It seems like everybody knows somebody who is either trying their hand at the craft or thinking about starting, and most seem ready to talk to other writers about it. It can be so beneficial to get together […]
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