I was driving to work a few days ago and found something interesting on one of the FM morning shows. In between the usual banter or “deep” discussions about current pop culture, one of the shows was having a discussion about a book by Seth Godin. Unfortunately, I’m not sure which book it was, but […]
When it’s Okay to Use Dream Sequences
Yesterday I list a few reasons why you should avoid using dream sequences in your novel, but just like anything else, there are no absolutes in writing. While you should generally avoid including characters’ dreams in your fiction, there are a few times when it’s okay. It basically comes down to these three thing: Does […]
4 Reasons to avoid dream sequences
In a post last year I listed a few ways to not start your novel. The first thing I listed in that post was dream sequences. I’ll still argue that if you open your story or novel with a dream, you’d better have a darn good reason for it. (Disclaimer: one of my WIP novels […]
Five Links Friday 2/3/17
Hey, it’s First Friday! And with it comes another edition of Five Links Friday. Enjoy! 1. Wow, check out this post by Kristen Lamb on Unpacking the “Character-Driven” Story—How to Make Your Story Sizzle 2. “When you don’t feel like writing…” I think we’ve all been there. Victoria Griffin has some great pointers on her […]
Podcast Episode 29 – Your Author Website
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott talk about why you need an official author website and discuss the differ types of content you can host there. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available at iTunes, Soundcloud, RSS and YouTube. About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in […]
January Progress Report and February Goals
Well, we’re one month down in 2017 and I hope yours was a good one. This month was a super busy one, as is the norm. But it’s always good and busy is better than boring, right? I spend a lot of time reading and critiquing some great stories for the The Write Practice winter […]
Social Media DOES Cause Depression (and you should be writing)
People have been speculating for years that too much social media can be bad for your mental well-being. A quick search pulls up several articles like these: Can too much exposure to social media lead to anxiety and depression? Teen depression and how social media can help or hurt Can Too Much Social Media Cause […]
Third-person problems
A while back, I did a post on some of the Pitfalls of Writing in the First person. This got me thinking about some of the problems I’ve seen in third-person narratives, both in my own fiction and in other stories I’ve read for Theme of Absence or in the recent Winter Writing Contest hosted […]
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