Tag Archive | publishing
Introduce Yourself – Promotional Opportunity for New Authors
Originally posted on The PBS Blog:
Tomorrow marks the exact date of the premiere of this feature. On March 27, 2017, I opened my blog to authors who were interested in being interviewed here and to promote their work. I am reposting this for any authors out there who are interested in taking advantage of…
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…
How to improve your manuscript
Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
Want to give your story an edge? Start with a little housekeeping. Okay, I’m nowhere near ready to submit to editors. But I like to plan. To have my ducks in a row when the time comes. And where better to start than a great list of words to cut…
Face Blindness – why this is the subject of my new novel
Originally posted on fabricating fiction:
Next week on 21stJune, my latest psychological thriller, The Date, will be published. This is a novel that has taken a long time to write and several false starts before it was completed and there is a very special reason for that. With my previous novels I’ve written about a…
Sharpening Your Focus – Why it’s Important to Outline from a Reformed Pantser
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? Remember the smell of a freshly sharpened pencil? Ground and shaped to a fine tip, it was the only way to color in those little bubbles on placement tests. Its marks on the page were dark and clear, easy to read. Though I’m dating myself, I have a point…
6 Tips to Become a Great Author
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Jordan Jolley ? Each author has different tactics of writing. Some authors will work from sunup to sundown while others may have part-time jobs. Some may have a deep love for historical fiction while another has a deep love for romance. Of course, one specific set of writing…
The Elevator Pitch: Telling People About Your Book in One Sentence
Originally posted on Self-Published Authors Helping Other Authors:
You may be talking to someone at a party, at work, or while waiting to lead an army of werewolves and asuras into battle to stop the demonic entity Delassi from entering our dimension and consuming it entirely (or is that just me?), and the subject you’ve…
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