Tag Archive | novel
The Odds of Advertising Your Book
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Richard Risemberg ? This is the way it is: if your book does not enjoy extensive publicity, it will not sell. This is not a hard and fast rule, as miracles do happen through word of mouth, but the odds favor ads in this word of white noise…
New Release! Shadows of Tomorrow: 2 Post-Apocalyptic Short Stories
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? Hi all! It’s been due time for me to publish a book under my personal name, so here you are. I’ve been focusing on a pen name for a while, but that’s no excuse. I had the urge to write in a post-apocalyptic (which apparently is a difficult word…
12 Worst Blogging Mistakes
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by AR Huelsenbeck ? I read a lot of blogs. I follow nearly 300, and I check out new blogs all the time. If you follow me or you’ve left a comment on ARHtistic License or you’ve tweeted something that interested me, I’ve probably taken a look at your…
Get yourself a free book for the summer holidays.
Originally posted on Dragons Rule OK. V.M.Sang (author):
Today and tomorrow, The Stones of Fire and Water, book 2 of Elemental Worlds by V.M.Sang is free. Don’t miss this opportunity. Click on the book cover to buy. Here is a bit about it. After his return from Aeris with the gem of air,…
How Your Emotional State Can Affect Your Editing
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Andrea Lundgren ? I’ve been thinking about how we humans clean things up. Sometimes, we do it begrudgingly, sometimes compulsively. How we feel (and how close we are to a deadline) usually determines whether our efforts are frantic or methodical. When rushed or pressured, we can get rid…
How to Write an Effective Chase Scene
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Doug Lewars ? Either a villain is fleeing from the forces of law-and-order or your hero is fleeing from overwhelming danger, but in either case you need a chase scene. Any form of transportation can be used and the overall structure of the narrative will be reasonably uniform…
When to Show and When to Tell
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Kyle Massa ? Show, don’t tell. If you’ve ever taken a writing course of any kind, you’ve probably heard that phrase. If you haven’t, the meaning is pretty simple: don’t come out and tell your readers everything they need to know. Instead, show them examples and specific situations…
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