Tag Archive | Authors
Want to Write Great Fiction? Stop Using the “Logical” Side of Your Brain
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Lauren Sapala Every morning when I open my inbox a landslide of emails from the online writing community pour out. Blog posts, newsletters, classes and programs and retreats. And then I jump on social media and the wave continues: Advice and instructions on character development, plotting your plot,…
Book Review: The Experimental Notebook of C.S. Boyack II
Originally posted on S.K. Nicholls:
Reading is not something I am able to do when I’m writing, or when I have personal family matters if front of me, like babysitting three kids (unless I’m reading to them). I haven’t been able to sit down and read a good book since September. One book I…
The Sweat and Tears in Writing
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Jordan Jolley If you devote time for the quality of your story, then your book’s potential can go far. There are two very common questions people ask me: “How long did it take you to write your first book?” and “Are you done with your second book?” It…
2 Tips For Introducing Your Protagonist
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Kathryn What’s wrong with this picture? ‘I wake up in the morning and look in the mirror, find my big green eyes crusted with sleep. I brush my beautiful brown hair and check my flawless skin for pimples, but of course I don’t have any, so I don’t need…
The Ultimate Character Questionnaire (156 questions)…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
This character questionnaire has been collated from a variety of sources. It has been split into categories to try to make it more manageable, but this categorisation is far from perfect and lots of the questions could probably be in more than one category. If…
5 Mistakes Authors Make on Social Media
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Michael Cristiano I thought writing a novel was the hard part. I thought endless drafting and editing and proofreading involved the most work when it came to being a writer. I was wrong. My debut novel has been on sale for a little less than a month, and I…
Meet Guest Author Mark Simmons…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
It is a loaded question to be asked why you write. For the answer will differ from one author to the next. But it is a question that I am happy to answer. There are a number of reasons. The solitude of writing can be…
Apollo is in the Spotlight
Originally posted on Promoting Authors:
Hey Lovely Readers, The third book in the Guardian League Series ~ Apollo ~ has released today! And it’s in the Spotlight too! Come take a look at this Amazing featured book: http://vipliteraryservices.blogspot.com/2017/01/newrelease-apollo-by-tklawyer.html ? #TKLawyer #ILoveGLA #MustRead
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