January 1, 2018 2018 2018! This is it. This is the year you will discover is your breakout year. This is the year you’re going to read those… Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
December 19, 2017 The Truby Rules “Most screenplays fail at the concept level.” This is something I’ve been seriously thinking about lately. There’s almost a mathematical precision to writing movies,… Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
December 18, 2017 Self Editing Editing. The ugly word. We’d all like to think that our first draft is perfect, and that the publisher is going to instantly write… Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
December 17, 2017 Genre Genre seems to be one of those things that fiction authors rarely think about. “It’s a book. I wrote it.” But learning how to… Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
December 16, 2017 Writer’s Digest Shop Hopefully you all saw it! The Writer’s Digest shop had a huge sale a few days ago. I was able to get several of… Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
December 13, 2017 Essential Keys to the Writer’s Notebook It doesn’t matter what kind of notebook you get. I like a small one (9.5X6) because that way I can carry it around with… Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
December 12, 2017 The Next Steps in the Novel Challenge Okay, in the last few days, we got the mechanical stuff set up for the novel. We’re about to really start our planning soon,… Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
December 9, 2017 Getting your novel off to a right start I’m of course always reading, studying, trying to improve. Experts tell us this is the character trait of a successful novelist and screenplay writer…. Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
December 8, 2017 Starting your novel project in Scrivener The first thing you’re going to do is get Scrivener, and then get the template. I’m probably going to try a mystery, because I’ve… Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
December 7, 2017 Six Important Keys to Scene Introductions Years ago, when I was a kid, I remember my dad going off on intro lines to books. He made a big deal about… Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn