Finding time to write. It’s something I’ve written about quite a bit on this blog, and I even used time management for writers as the topic of our first podcast. But still, as we enter the final month of 2016, I believe there is more to be said on the topic. I’ve always said that […]
Five Links Friday 11/25/16
Hey, it’s Friday! And for a lot of us in the U.S. it’s also an extended weekend. So enjoy the time off, get some stuff done, and read these 5 links when you can. 1. Do you ever feel like it’s impossible to find balance between your writing and you day job, family and everything […]
Podcast Episode 24 – Customs and Laws in Worldbuilding
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Scott and Jason share their thoughts on what goes into setting up the society of your fictional world. How are laws made? What are the local customs? And how much writing time should you devote to this? Click the link below to stream the episode. Also […]
5 Questions About Query Letters
I often talk about how rejection letters don’t usually bother me. In some sense I even view them as a minor success since each rejection reminds me that at least I have a story finished. There is a lot you can learn from short story rejections and if you view them as a tool to […]
“Where do you get your ideas?”
I don’t know if it’s because I’ve always had a writer’s mindset (even though I didn’t start really writing until a few years ago) but the one question I’ve never really considered asking an author is “Where do you get your ideas?” It always just seemed like such a pointless thing to ask. A writer’s […]
When to pull a story out of the slush pile
I don’t like leaving potential cash sitting on the table. Why have money sitting someplace where it’s not invested, or at least earning some sort of minuscule interest in a savings account? I feel the same way about short stories. If a short story has an ending, it’s no good to anyone hidden away on […]
Five Links Friday 11/18/16
Time again for Five Links Friday! Hope your week was as productive as mine. Here are some links for ya. 1. Ever wonder how a literary agency sells its authors? Here is a post by Andrew Lownie at Publishing Talk to tell you how: How does a literary agency sell its authors? 2. NaNoWriMo is […]
“Write Drunk and Edit Sober”
“Write drunk; edit sober.” That quote is often attributed to Hemingway, although I’m not sure it’s ever been confirmed that he ever actually said it. I do think it’s a great quote though for a couple of reasons. First, if you want to take it literally, then by all means do just that. If writing […]
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