We’re back for another round of Five Links Friday. I thought with this being November 1 and all, it would be a great list to share 5 posts around NaNoWriMo. 1. Let’s start from a post on the basics from Reedy: What is NaNoWriMo? And How to Win it in 2019 2. Need a NaNoWriMo […]
Podcast Episode 80 – How Setting Influences Your Story
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott look at how the setting you choose can affect your overall story, as well how your reader’s opinion. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available on iTunes, Google Play, Blubrry, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Castbox, TuneIn, Overcast, YouTube, or your favorite RSS […]
Your plot is too neat. Increase your word count and crank up the conflict.
This might be one of those posts where the whole idea can be summed up in the title, but it never hurts to elaborate a bit, right? What it comes down to was this: I was working on a thing once and after tying “The End” I kind of looked at the story and said, […]
Five Links Friday 6/21/19
And another week is in the books. Check out these articles and have a great weekend! 1. Getting ready to send that query letter? Make sure you’ve got a good edit first. Here are some tips on How to edit a novel by Anna Davis. 2. Here’s a post by Anthony Ehlers sharing 3 blogs […]
What to Look for in Query Guidelines for Novels
Yesterday I talked a little about what you should look for when reading the submission guidelines when submitting a short story. On a similar note, I’d like to take a look at query letters for your novel. While similar to that of submitting a short story to a publication, the process of querying an agent […]
A Cool Trick to Help Improve Your Revision Skills
My 7-year-old really enjoys reading. Watching him devour Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Captain Underpants, and all their sequels and spin-off makes me so proud. My favorite (and the one I’m reading with him) is the 39 Clues series. Like a lot of kids, his love of reading has him writing as well. He staples […]
Podcast Episode 76 – The Inciting Incident
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott take a look at the Inciting Incident of a story, what it is, and why it is important. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available on iTunes, Google Play, Blubrry, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Castbox, TuneIn, Overcast, YouTube, or your favorite RSS […]
Seven Ways to Get Inside Your Character’s Head
I’ve written about bland characters in the past, but the problem of writing one-dimensional characters is still a difficult one to overcome. I was looking over a WIP the other day and I still just couldn’t make a connection with the main character. So I thought about it for a bit and decided that the […]
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