Tag Archive | writing tips
Screenwriting Tips And Writing Diverse Characters With Selina Ukwuoma…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on The Creative Penn: Intro by Joanna Penn: We’re living in what some are calling the ‘platinum’ age of TV and visual storytelling, with opportunities to reach viewers all over the world with our stories. But it’s still hard to get noticed. In today’s episode,…
Writing the Dreaded Novel Synopsis? These 2 Simple Hacks Will Help – by Anne R. Allen…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Writing a novel synopsis doesn’t have to be a miserable chore. I have yet to meet a writer who enjoys writing a novel synopsis. Unfortunately, we all need to write them. Yes, even self-publishers. I sometimes see people in writing groups and forums who gloat…
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…
How To Write A Story That Connects With Readers – by Alysia Seymour…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on The Creative Penn: Intro by Joanna Penn: Writing is a kind of telepathy. You write words on a page and at a different place and time, another human will read it and they will understand your mind at that moment. You aren’t there but…
Two Good Tools for Making Multimedia eBooks – by Richard Byrne…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on Practical Ed Tech site: Developing multimedia ebooks can be a good way for students to enhance portions of fiction and non-fiction stories that they write. By adding drawings, pictures, audio, and video students can further their points and explanations in ways places where just using…
Shorter Fiction is In! All About Novellas, Novelettes, Stories & Flash – by Mara Purl…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on Anne R. Allen: Novellas, novelettes, and serial fiction are no longer”old fashioned.” Do you know what George Orwell’s Animal Farm, Edith Wharton’s Ethan Frome, Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea, and H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds have in common? They’re…
How To Write A Book And Stay Focused During The Process – by, Derek Haines…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on Just Publishing Advice: You want to know how to write a book but you are not sure where to start If you have ever dreamed of writing a book, there is no better time than now to do it. All you need to do…
Why Write A Non-Fiction Book? – by Joanna Penn…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on The Creative Penn: Writing a book is hard work. You need a reason to carry you through the tough times. Why do you care about this subject so much that you want to invest the time, emotional energy, and maybe money, in order to…
Non-Verbal Communication in Writing – by Jeanne Kisacky…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
On Writer Unboxed: The last time I edited some of my work, I was dismayed to discover how many times my characters smiled, sighed, or scowled and how infrequently they used any other gestures. What, I thought, if my characters didn’t just smile, sigh, and…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 