Originally posted on FELIX THE FOX MYSTERIES:
First and foremost, because I really enjoy them floating past my social-media feed. Everything further down from here is pure conjecture. If you’ve been around on social media, especially if you are a beginning author still building up your fan base, you’re probably wondering how to get noticed. The…
Originally posted on Katie Phillips Creative Services:
People live at the heart of your story. You may think your book is about you. And it absolutely is. Your unique voice breathes life into a story that only you can tell. But it’s not JUST about you. It takes a village of beta readers, critique partners,…
Originally posted on Lorraine Loveit:
My favourite is “Make people cry. Make them feel the potent moments.”
Originally posted on Traveling Light:
Visit me at the Virtual Fantasy Con Sunday, Oct. 9 !! https://www.facebook.com/events/518395788285240/?active_tab=posts I’ve been having some conversations with writers about writing fight scenes, and I thought it might be a good idea to put some information out there. A lot of writers write fight scenes that are, to be honest,…
By James Scott Bell My neighbor John loves to work on his hot rod. He’s an automotive whiz and tells me he can hear when something is not quite right with the engine. He doesn’t hesitate to pop the hood, grab his bag of tools and start to tinker. He’ll keep at it until the […]
Read More The 7 Tools of DialogueI am not a fan of this current fad to strip all dialogue tags! This is the current wisdom in editing. It’s believed that things that are not “said” or “asked” are distracting and should be cut. It is “justified,” for example, by the conventional wisdom that you can’t “growl” a sentence; a “growl” is […]
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