Writing Help and Advice for All
First-Person POV #amwriting
Originally posted on Life in the Realm of Fantasy:
Third-person omniscient is my usual mode to write in, but I am currently writing a short story in first-person present tense, and it’s not going well. When we write in third-person omniscient mode, the story is told from an outside, overarching point of view. The narrator…
What Now? Five Things I’ve Learned about Writing
Originally posted on Reading Rachel:
832 days. Exactly the number of days that elapsed between publication of the first book and completion of the sequel’s first full draft. That works out to 2 years and 102 days, most of spent not writing anything at all. Anyhoodle, I wouldn’t call 832 days a long time (I…
Why You Have To Promote What You Do, Everyday…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
By Derek Haines on Just Publishing Advice: Everything online is competitive, so you need to promote to succeed There are no shortcuts to success in any form of business. You need to have a very good product and have a plan for how you are going to…
Book Description Basics…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
By KS Brooks on Indies Unlimited site: The number one problem we run into during the vetting process here at Indies Unlimited is a book’s description, also sometimes known as the book sales pitch or the book blurb. Too long, too short, too detailed, too vague,…
Stock and Cloned Characters in Storytelling
Originally posted on Pen & Paper:
? ? ? ? ? by Melissa Donovan on March 15, 2018 · I was recently reading a novel, and a few chapters in, I realized I had mixed up two of the main characters. In fact, I had been reading them as if they were a single character.…
Loglines and Pitches – How to Reduce Your Book to a Sentence…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
by Erica Verrillo on Publishing … and Other Forms of Insanity: When my agent asked me for loglines for my book, I had no idea what she was talking about. I pretended I understood. (FYI, “faking it” is a required skill for writers.) Once I was…
#MotownWriters: Is a Press Release Still a Good Book Promotion Tool?
Originally posted on Motown Writers Network . . . Michigan Literary Network:
Is a Press Release Still a Good Book Promotion Tool? 4 Author Marketing Experts, Inc. by Penny Sansevieri When it comes to getting the word out there about their book, the first thing authors think of is writing a press release. Which makes sense, I mean it’s what we’ve…
Writing About Death, Dying, And Grief With Dr Karen Wyatt…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Extract from an article on The Creative Penn: Death is an inevitable part of life. We spend a lot of time trying to forget that fact but as writers, our job is to face the difficult things and write about them anyway. We can heal…
A Starter’s Guide For Fiction Writers Trying To “Establish A Social Media Presence” Part 4
Originally posted on WRITING TIPS & WRITERLY MUSINGS:
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Part 4: Visual Social Media Three weeks ago, I shared my descent into social media and my guiding philosophies for interacting with others on the internet. Two weeks ago, I discussed the generals about creating a website and starting…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 