At times, writing the characters’ dialogue can be the easiest part of writing fiction. How hard can it be, after all, to have a couple of Joes sharing a drink and shooting the breeze, right? Wrong. Writing dialogue well is rarely easy, and it certainly isn’t simply about a couple of characters talking to each […]
Five Links Friday 12/18/15
Five Links Friday! If you made it to Star Wars last night, cool for you. I’ll be avoiding most of the internet, as I probably won’t get to a theater until an afternoon showing early next week. But that’s okay; there’s always some writing to be done. And reading. Here are five links for ya… […]
Five Links Friday 12/11/15
It’s Friday! Let’s get right to it… 1. K.M. Weiland has a nice post at her awesome blog looking at anti-climatic endings, which are a problem we all face every now and then in our writing. 2. We all get angry sometimes, especially us writers who are trying to balance our writing with our family […]
As NaNoWriMo Approaches…
It’s October 19 today. That means that National Novel Writing Month is only twelve days away. National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo, as the kids call it) takes place every November, with the goal of writing a short novel (50,000 words) in only thirty days. For a full description, visit the NaNoWriMo about page. Registering […]
3 Quick Things To Watch For If You’re Writing YA
When I’m working on a Young Adult project, I often need to remind myself that while I may be childlike, I’m still an old guy. That can sometimes make writing a story with younger characters difficult. In fact, as I worked on one of the revisions to my first novel, I found three mistakes in […]
Five Links Friday 9/18/15
It’s Friday, I’m home with the kids, and there’s a thunderstorm. In other words, today rules. Here is some stuff to read. 1. Social media is such a big deal for new writers trying to gain a fanbase. It can really help make or break you. Here is a nice post about What Writers Should […]
3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Set a Goal
So it’s a new month. And, really, it’s a great month. September is one of those where the heat finally starts fading away and the awesomeness of fall starts creeping in, although in this part of the state, we had a pretty nice August with lots of days in the 70s and 80s. Anyhow, I […]
Small Press or Self-Publish?
It’s crazy to think about how the business of writing fiction has changed in the last five years. With Amazon, Smashwords, Lulu, and a plethora of other online and print options, it’s become much easier for writers of all levels to see their work in print. Now, I’ll admit I was a little slow to […]
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