Hey, we’re back with another edition of Five Links Friday. Enjoy! 1. We’ll start with an older post by Lisa Gail Green at Writers Helping Writers with some tips on how to Turn Story Opening Don’ts Into Do’s. 2. Next let’s take a quick look at the Marketing Tip of the Week from The Writing […]
Starting Points: Characters
As a writer, I’m sure you’ve been asked at least once in your life “where do you get your ideas?” And if you’re anything like me, you don’t necessarily have an answer. It’s more like, you just start writing something and the ideas kind of pop in on their own. It’s almost a subconscious thing, […]
How Developing a Game is Like Writing a Novel
I haven’t been writing any fiction since late November. As I mention ad nauseam to anyone I meet in real life and on the internet, I’ve been in the process of creating a fantasy card game. It’s been a great experience so far, and I’m making a ton of progress. I’ve been playtesting with a […]
Podcast Episode 73 – Historical Fiction and Alternative History
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott take a look at Historical Fiction and Alternate History, including the similarities and differences between the two, some common tropes, and some tips on writing the two types of fiction. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available on iTunes, Google […]
Five Links Friday 12/14/2018
Hey, it’s the weekend! It’s Friday! It’s Five Links Friday! Enjoy. 1. Let’s start with a post by Todd Matthews asking “Can You Find Success Writing?” Lots of good info there. 2. And here’s someone who did just that. Nat Russo shares some Lessons Learned from selling his first 1000 Books. 3. Onto the craft, […]
4 Questions to Ask When You Create Your Main Character
On a recent episode of the podcast, we discussed the idea of having the basics of a story planned, but no characters to move the plot. We pretty much come to the conclusion that a plot without characters isn’t actually a plot. I don’t want to rehash what we talked about in this post, but […]
Hitting the target: Finding your audience (and the big mistake I made)
Occasionally people will ask how my novel is selling. A personal question, I know, but the answer is always the same: “Well, I’ve still got a day job so that should tell you what you need to know.” But in all seriousness, I know very few writers who are ecstatic about their sales, and even […]
Podcast Episode 71 – Relationship Between Character and Plot
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott take a look at the relationship between the characters and the story. If you have a plot, but no characters, is it really a plot? Is it easier to start with the characters, or start with the story? Click the link below to […]
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