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. […]
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. […]
Podcast Episode 56 – Past and Present Tense
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott take a look at past tense and present tense in fiction, discuss their preferences both as readers and writers, and share some advice on when you should use past or present. About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife […]
Podcast Episode 55 – First Person, Third Person, and Info Dumps
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott start with a look at how to convey information to the reader in a first person narrative, and also have a more general discussion on how to use (and choose) a point of view suitable for your story. Related links: The Fifth Season: […]
Five Links Friday 1/5/18
And we’re back for the first Friday post of the New Year. I hope 2018 is treating you well. We just got back from a family trip and had a really nice time staying in a cabin at Mahoney State Park. But enough about me; here are five links to get you through the weekend! […]
Five Links Friday 6/30/17
The weekend is here and it’s time for another 5 Links Friday. He we go… 1. Let’s start of this week with 10 Fantasy Writing Resources from Alyssa Hollingsworth. 2. Here is some Writerly Career Advice from Donald Maass and Heather Sunseri that is worth a read. 3. “I never finish anything” Neil Hughes has […]
Making your characters stand out
One of the most interesting aspects of having kids is watching their distinct personalities develop as they grow. It’s so crazy to see. Our five-year-old and three-year-old have such different personalities that sometimes you’d think they weren’t even related. And our little two-year-old is now really starting to become a fun little person and letting […]
Podcast Episode 31 – Pacing of a Story
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott look at pacing in novels and how it can help influence the reader’s enjoyment of a story. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available at iTunes, Soundcloud, RSS and YouTube. About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in Omaha, Nebraska with […]