Magazines and blogs about writing (including this one) are plumb full of advice on what to do to improve your writing and your chances of publication. On the other side of the coin, here’s a list of five things that will get in your way. 1. Not taking writing seriously The first way you’re guaranteed […]
Five Links Friday 3/6/15
It’s Friday already. I hope your week was a great one! Here are five writing related links to check out over the weekend. 1. What You Write About Doesn’t Matter as Much as You Think by Jeff Goins takes a very interesting side of an argument I didn’t every know existed. What is more important: […]
10 “Platform Building” Things You Can Do When You’ve Caught Writers Block
It happens to the best of us. You brew a pot of coffee, pick out the most appropriate music for the mood, open up your laptop and put your fingers on the keyboard. And then…nothing. You wait a minute or two, maybe fiddle around with the wording of a couple of paragraphs from a work-in-progress, but […]
Five Links Friday 1/23/15
I’m back with the best articles I read about writing in the last seven days. This week we look at everything from world building to dialogue. Enjoy! 1. I’ll lead with Balancing World Building and Pacing from Janice Hardy’s Fiction University. I been told by editors (more than once–eek!) that I my settings often need more development. […]
Time Management For Writers
One of the things I’ve learned about writing in the last few years is that you never stop learning. Whether you’ve been writing for five years or fifty, you’re never as good as you need to be and you’re never as good as you can be. When I first starting working on fiction, a common […]
Five Links Friday 1/16/15
Wow, it’s Friday already. And the weather out here in Nebraska is pretty good for a mid-January day. Here are five writing links to check out over the weekend. 1. Dylan Hearn has a really good article looking at 5 Self-publishing Truths Few Authors Talk About. If you’re self-publishig, or thinking about self-publishing, you should […]
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