Writing Help and Advice for All
3 Struggles Only a Writer Will Understand
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Daniella Levy ? As writers, we’re often referred to as some of the strangest, most misunderstood members of society, and it’s a theme that has certainly carried down from generation to generation. It’s probably to do with the creative lifestyle – always obsessing over a project and never…
Writing a crime novel – should you plan or go with the flow? – by Louise Harnby…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Some crime writers are planners. Some are pantsers (so called because they fly by the seat of their pants). Neither is better than the other. What matters is that the method you choose to write your story works for you and results in a tale…
Nonfiction Writers: Beware the Curse of Knowledge – by Anne Janzer…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on Jane Friedman site: Few of your readers care about what you know, no matter how many years you have spent accumulating that wisdom. They care about what they need or want to understand. You share much in common with your readers: you both live…
How to rewrite with more impact
Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
Switch out those inactive words with power words. Hit your reader straight on and leave them in awe. K.M. Allan tells us to check this list against our writing and replace with active words. And you all know, I do love lists. The Active Word Checklist by K.M. Allan I am…
5 Steps to Writing Better How-To: by Betsy Graziani Fasbinder…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on Jane Friedman site: In the age of YouTube—where instructions for many of our daily how-to challenges can be answered with a click—the needs for books in the how-to genre are changing. If the answers to your potential readers’ questions can be satisfied by watching…
Kindle Unlimited Has A Problem – It Can’t Count Words – by Derek Haines…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on Just Publishing Advice: Kindle ebook scammers know that Amazon can’t count words or pages Kindle Unlimited (KU) has one big flaw. Amazon cannot count the words readers read, the number of pages readers flip, or the time readers spend on reading an ebook. For…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 