In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott take a look at the consequences of the actions of your characters. Things they do will have intended an unintended results. It’s your job to be aware of both. Relevant links: The Dark Knight, The Dark Tower Click the link below to stream […]
Another look at writing goals
I often preach the value of setting attainable, written goals on this site and stress the importance of following through and holding yourself accountable to those goals. There’s one thing that I’ve never really talked about though. What happens if you set a goal that seemed attainable at first, but then in practice ended up […]
Halloween Contest Opens September 1
For those of you out there writing flash fiction, I just wanted to share that the third annual Theme of Absence Halloween Horror Flash Fiction contest is opening for submissions at midnight. This is a semi-pro paying contest, with the winning entry getting published at the site on Halloween and receiving $.01/word. Click on the […]
WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING AT ME!!!
As the only dude reading submissions for Theme of Absence, I see a lot of “rules” of writing that should never be broken. (Yes, I understand that rules are meant to be broken, but that comes in a more general sense, and you need to understand why exactly the unofficial rules of writing exist before […]
June/July Progress Report 2017
Man, it seems like just yesterday I was sitting at the dentist office talking about how great the weather was (this was during a period of something like 10 solid days of non-stop rain) and he said, “Yeah, a lot of people complain about it, but I just remind them of what comes next.” Well, […]
Make the Connection or Find a Rejection
There are plenty of things in writing that don’t make sense. For example why is your favorite book not an international best seller? Or why is that book you just hate selling out in bookstores nationwide? Those are questions we might not be able to answer. For some reason, some books, TV shows, or movies, […]
5 Ways to Make Money Writing While You Wait for Your Novel to Hit
We all fantasize about that day when the novel is not only in the hands of a Big Five publisher, but also on the books shelves at every major bookstore in America, and number one on all of the best sellers lists. That day when writing is not only a tax write-off from your day […]
Seven Dialogue Don’ts
As I continue working through the outline of the first book of a planned trilogy, I started drafting out a few of the scenes that seemed the most relevant to the overall plot and character arcs. One of these scenes was a little more dialogue-heavy than I envisioned. Not a big deal, since it’s literally […]
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