Writing Help and Advice for All
Use a Thesaurus
Originally posted on Have We Had Help?:
For any writer, no matter whether or not you are new or seasoned, one thing we all have to take into account when writing a book is the use of appropriate words. There is always a danger of a writer showing off, intentionally or otherwise, by using certain…
Horror Writing – Housing Demons
Originally posted on Life With Words:
We all have darkness inside us. We all have demons spawned from scars on our souls. While most people run from the evidence of brokenness, damage, and pain, horror writers face it. We’ll sit and talk to our demons, daring our minds to push against that barrier inside –…
Elasticity of e-book Prices
Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
Kindle e-book Prices Here are three important considerations that go into e-book prices: What list price to set What the per-book royalty will be What the net royalty will be These three figures are related by price elasticity. The general trend is that a lower list price will attract more readers.…
5 Fears Writers Must Overcome
Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work:
Over the years I have become more and more determined in my quest for greater distribution of my work, and along that journey I have had to not just overcome but put to rest many fears that I had about being an independent novelist. I have three novels…
Amazon Does E-Book Math For Hachette In Arguing For $9.99 Prices
Originally posted on readers+writers journal:
“If we want a healthy reading culture, we have to work hard to be sure books actually are competitive against these other media types, and a big part of that is working hard to make books less expensive,” via Amazon Does E-Book Math For Hachette In Arguing For $9.99…
Writing Tips: Five Editing Principles- Editing Tip Wednesday
Originally posted on Author Maegan Provan:
http://www.cws.illinois.edu/workshop/writers/tips/editing/ ? Another amazingly useful page.
Writing the 3rd Person Omniscient Voice with Confidence
Originally posted on Veronica Bale's Blog:
Whether this is a well-known fact or not, I don’t know. But if you didn’t know this already, then here it is: writing from the perspective of third-person omniscient is the easiest way to write. It is the most versatile, the most flexible and the most widely used.…
Tolkien’s 5 Tips for Creating Complex Heroes
Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work:
Tolkien’s letters are rich with information about J.R.R. Tolkien’s writing process. I wrote a post last week about Aragorn being Tolkien’s example of an epic hero, and someone posted: “But Frodo Baggins is the hero of the LOTR trilogy, right?” I would argue that he is not, but…
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