Whoa, first Friday in April. It’s a good month so far. I sent off a couple of unpublished stories and I’m hoping to get a little more fiction written this month. We shall see….here are Five Links for ya! 1. Let’s start this week with something I know very little about: Romance. What Makes a […]
Five Reasons to Start a New Paragraph
My seven-year-old likes to write books. Sure, they are only a few pages long, but he puts a lot of work into them–stapling the pages, illustrating, and double-checking the spelling with his mom and dad. It’s so awesome to watch him develop and learn some of the absolute basics of putting together a little story. […]
Five Links Friday 9/7/18
Hey, we’re back with another edition of Five Links Friday: The best articles about writing I read this week. Hope you enjoy! 1. Let’s start with something a bit out of the ordinary. Here are 400+ Words to Describe Hands by Kathy Steinemann. 2. Here’s a post on editing by Victoria Mixon, with a look at […]
Podcast Episode 61 – Word Choice in Dialogue
It’s Scott’s turn to go solo this week as he takes a look at how words and slang change over time and how to use this in your fiction whether writing in the present day or in past times. About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife and kids. He is […]
Podcast Episode 59 – Details and Descriptions
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott take a look at how details and description can affect your story and how they differ pending on your genre, your readers’ expectations, and your ability to write them. About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife and kids. […]
Three Simple Rules for Using Adjectives
I turned into Crazy Dad last night while reading a book to my six-year-old. A reoccurring behavioral issue finally pushed me over the edge after it happened for the fifth time before I could finish a single page. I slammed the book shut, placed it on my lap, and shouted “I can’t take it anymore! […]
You’re Writing Fantasy. Forget the “Rules” and make your own.
I was trying to work on a fantasy novel the other night, and instead ended up spending something like six hours researching tools used in medieval farming. Because, you know, all fantasy needs to take place in a world that could realistically pass for thirteenth century western Europe, right? And then it hit me. What […]
WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING AT ME!!!
As the only dude reading submissions for Theme of Absence, I see a lot of “rules” of writing that should never be broken. (Yes, I understand that rules are meant to be broken, but that comes in a more general sense, and you need to understand why exactly the unofficial rules of writing exist before […]
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