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Writing Truthiness

by Judith Briles on November 21, 2019 6 Comments

I’m always asked this question: Do you have any quick tips for getting unstuck in writing? We all get stuck once in a while so know that you aren’t alone.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Writing Tagged With: Judith Briles, Writing, writing block

No Time To Write AND Market Your Book? This Should Help…

by Joel Friedlander on January 7, 2019 4 Comments

Every New Years I talk to authors who have big writing and publishing plans for the new year. And yes, as you know, most of them never pan out. Does that happen to you, too? This is all too common, and I think it’s partly due to an assumption many of us have that writing […]

Filed Under: Book Production, Marketing Tagged With: Kimberley Grabas, plnners, Writing

Rhythm and Pacing of Writing; The Final Flourish

by Jennie Nash on November 30, 2016 6 Comments

Make your writing pleasing, memorable, unique and rhythmic so that the reader really feels the impact of the journey they have been through.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Writing Tagged With: Jennie Nash, Writing

Back to Basics on Backstory

by Jennie Nash on October 26, 2016 6 Comments

Backstory works in order to write a seamless story that captures a readers’ attention. What happened before colors everything that happens now.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Writing Tagged With: Jennie Nash, Writing

Mastering the Art of the Scene

by Jennie Nash on September 21, 2016 13 Comments

How you move through scenes and chapters is part of the art of writing. It dictates the flow, or pace, of your work. Have you mastered the art of the scene?

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Writing Tagged With: Jennie Nash, Writing

How to Legally Use Quotations in Your Book

by Helen Sedwick on August 29, 2016 231 Comments

A book or website that relies almost entirely on using quotations written by others can be done, but not without doing a lot of homework.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Legal Issues Tagged With: Helen Sedwick, quotations, Writing

A Little Lesson in Dialogue

by Jennie Nash on August 17, 2016 11 Comments

Every writer needs to master the art of dialogue. If a writer gets it wrong, they risk losing their reader right from the start.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Writing Tagged With: dialogue, Jennie Nash, Writing

Four Truths and Four Myths That Every New Novelist Should Know

by Joel Friedlander on July 25, 2016 36 Comments

Here are four truths and four myths about publishing a novel that will help you on your journey to becoming a novelist enjoyable and rewarding.

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Writing Tagged With: Florence Osmund, self publishing, Writing

How to Get the Story Out of Your Head and Onto the Page – a Lesson on Shaking Off the Burden of Knowledge

by Jennie Nash on July 13, 2016 19 Comments

Are you getting the story out of your head and onto the page in your opening chapter? Here’s how to recognize and shake off the burden of knowledge.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Writing Tagged With: Jennie Nash, Writing

How to Start Your Book in the Right Place (and Save Your Reader from Boredom, Frustration and Despair)

by Jennie Nash on June 8, 2016 10 Comments

In order to write a great first chapter for a book, you have to start in the right place. There are two main ways writers tend to get this wrong.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Writing Tagged With: Jennie Nash, Writing

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