Tag Archive | revision
Writers, are you showing off or sharing? A way to kill your darlings
Originally posted on Nail Your Novel:
I’ve been reading Bill Bryson’s Notes From A Small Island and he describes a moment in an Edinburgh art gallery when he saw a father talking to his son about the difference between early and later Goya. Bryson says: The man was describing the pictures with a fondness and…
3 Step Method to Finding and Fixing Plot Holes
Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work:
My latest novel, The Terminarch Plot, is probably my most ambitious work yet. I spent at least 6 months designing the backstory and various otherworldly settings where the series would take place. However, once the first novel was complete and off to the beta-readers, I was informed right away…
10 Things to Consider Before Writing a Novel
Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work:
Currently life is preventing me from reaching my daily quota on my new writing project. I suppose if I hadn’t considered a few rules to set for myself before I began this project, I would be spinning my wheels in the endless morass of counter-productivity. I set some…
Are You An Ethical Author..?
Mandy Eve-Barnett's Blog for Readers & Writers I came across a blog post referring to an ethical author code. This, I believe, is an excellent way to show your readers, potential publishers and fellow writers that you consider these principals to be correct and worthy of upholding. Displaying the logo will enable everyone reading your […]
Elizabeth Hein’s Route to Publication – a lesson in learning the craft, a lesson in not giving up or giving in…
Originally posted on BRIDGET WHELAN writer:
I am very glad to hand over my blog today to Elizabeth Hein who lives in North Carolina. We have only met online – but as a regular reader of her blog Scribbling in the Storage Room I have been following her writing career with interest. Her tenancity is…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 