And it’s already Friday. The week just goes by WAY too fast. Here are some posts you should read this weekend. 1. Check out this post by A. Howitt at Mythic Scribes with some great advice for Writing With Confidence. 2. I don’t particularly enjoy writing a story or novel from multiple POVs, so I […]
A Sense of Urgency
In order to draw in a reader, the author needs to create an emotional connection between the reader and the story. That’s one of the most important, and perhaps obvious, writing facts I know. But I’ve been looking at it the wrong way. I kept thinking that that emotional connection is brought in by creating […]
Dealing with Criticism
You know, I’ve written a few articles about rejection on this site, but I haven’t every really touched on criticism. In my head, they’ve always sort of gone hand in hand, but in real life, it’s not like that at all. When a rejection comes, it means that’s it. That particular editor doesn’t want your […]
Revisions: Don’t Try To Do Everything At Once
The September issue of Writer’s Digest has an article by Gabriela Pereira titled “The Great Revision Pyramid.” I was eager to read the article, as I’m working on a major rewrite of my second novel. In the article, she talks about how non-writers might think that once the first draft is written, the book is […]
Five Links Friday 7/15/2015
And I’m back with another Five Links Friday. Sorry I missed out last week. I was fighting a weird fever and stuff, but I lived to see another Friday. 1. Indie Author News has some great advice for authors using Twitter. Take it to heart. And stop retweeting reviews of your book. Nobody cares. 2. […]
Nab your first publishing credit
Writing is hard. Getting anyone to read your writing is even harder and getting anyone to pay you for your writing is the hardest. With that said, I’ve managed to do it a few times, so I’d like to share some quick advice on how to get your first short story published. Let’s start with […]
What makes horror work?
My comfort food is horror movies. Of course, I don’t usually eat while I watch them, unless we’ve got a bag of Pop Secret in the pantry, but you get my point. Everybody has something they do to de-stress, and for me, scaring myself silly for 90 minutes seems to do the trick. That love […]
Three Reasons to Consider Token-Paying Markets
How much should you be paid for a short story? When speaking with other writers, I’ve heard some say you should only submit to professional markets that pay a minimum of $.05 per word and others who say you should you respect the art of writing enough to do it for free (those are what […]
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