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Is Your Book Good Enough?

That’s the question of the day. Here’s the answer. Probably not. That’s why we re-write and edit. Some people re-write for a year. Man, that’s…

Challenging the “On The Nose” criticism

When you write something, people constantly say, “Don’t write what people would really say to one another. Write it in subcontext. Don’t allow your characters…

The Writer’s Brain

One of the techniques a lot of writers do when they’re writing is the no-load day. That’s when you’re specifically not thinking about your book.…

Expectations of Yourself

Writer’s tend to come into two groups – the person who thinks they’re not any good, and the person who thinks they’re much better than…

Three Essential Must-Have’s for Every Writer

Scrivener Scrivener. Why Scrivener? Yes, there are things that Write Way does that Scrivener doesn’t. There are things Liquid Story Binder does that Scrivener doesn’t.…

So and Then!

Looking to cut words from your novel? Go to the search window in the upper right corner in Scrivener. Type in “so”. Hit enter. Look…

Filter Words

The least liked and retweeted tweets I put in Twitter are about filter words. However, some of the most important writing tips I put on…

Tip for Your Writer’s Website

I like to use a desktop blogging client to write my blog in advance. I spent some time trying all of them, such as Microsoft’s…

A Reminder

I’ve got a lot of articles on writing for the writer – they should be interesting for readers as well! If you’re on schedule with…