Writing Help and Advice for All
The Three “Acts” of a Writer’s Journey—From Newbie to Master
Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
Pirate Code=Writing Rules. Clearer now? 🙂 The mark of a great storyteller is they make our job look easy. The story flows, pulls us in, and appears seamless. Many of us decided to become writers because we grew up loving books. Because good storytellers are masters of what…
How to come up with a book idea.
Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
You have a goal to write a novel. Perhaps you want to do so in one month’s time. You are pumped and ready to go. You sit down at your keyboard and ? ? ? You got it, nothing happens. Blank. Headache. Pit level feeling of nausea. Despair. I…
Hadrian’s Wall: Life on the Roman Frontier – Course
Originally posted on Library of Erana:
Review – Hadrian’s Wall: Life on the Roman Frontier Online course from Future Learn. https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/hadrians-wall #FLHadrian #Romans #History I’ve been looking at some more online history courses for a while, but as with most things it is finding both the time and the appropriate course. I was introduced to…
Goodreads for promoting books … my experience
Originally posted on Books: Publishing, Reading, Writing:
My books have been listed on Goodreads since they were each published. Those books have been favourably rated and reviewed on the site by many members, both known and unknown to me. I have also been a member of the site and list books that I’m reading, have…
46 Top Websites to Promote Your Book for FREE
Originally posted on Savvy Writers & e-Books online:
Stand out Against Thousands of Books . Added June 23, 2013: Dear Reader: Â This list of websites, which we compiled in March 2012, grew in the meantime to almost 100. Â Please visit our two new blog posts with even more possibilities to announce your work for free:…
Five Tips for writing flash fiction plus one inspirational exercise that will deliver a plot to your keyboard
Originally posted on BRIDGET WHELAN writer:
I originally wrote this post for the Hysterectomy Association when I was writer in residence of their annual writing competition earlier this year. Flash Fiction goes by many names: micro fiction, sudden fiction, short short stories, skinny stories (no fat allowed) and postcard fiction. I gather in China it…
#NaNoWriMo Day 1: My #Writing #Tips for Today. “Stop with an idea.”
Originally posted on ronovanwrites:
Yes, it’s NaNoWriMo time. So what am I doing instead of working feverishly away at a novel? Why I am here with a tip about writing away feverishly at a novel. I had fun announcing my entry into NaNoWriMo. I like to play around with the fear factor. Yes, I am…
Weekend Edition – NaNoWriNOPE plus Good Reads and Writing Tips
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
NaNoWriMo – Maybe Next Year I don’t mind adventure on the road, but I like to know where (I think) I’m going. I think 2009 was my first NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month. You know, the month of story-driven insanity where intrepid writers try…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 